Base oils may be exempt from wide-ranging import tariffs imposed by the United States, but lubricant and base oil markets still stand to be impacted b ...

As the world reels from the United States’ April 2 announcement of tariffs against imports from most of the world, an amazing fact has emerged: Base ...

Valvoline Global Operations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, opened a new regional hub in central London.

German independent lubricant manufacturer Fuchs bought IRMCO Advanced Metalforming Lubricant Technologies.

Strategic Value Partners' acquisition of OQ Chemical has been approved by the European Commission, the commission announced on its website.

A degree of firmness has crept into base oil markets the past few weeks, apparently due both supply cuts caused by refinery maintenance programs and t ...

Mark Lord of Aztec Oils is on a crusade to stop one company dumping cheap lubricants in the U.K. and damaging business.

The manufacture of lubricants is one of the first industries in history and is likely to be one of the last. And yet many still are oblivious to its v ...

If business, including the lubricant and base oil industries, had hoped for quick resolutions to the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, they will ha ...

Fuchs Spain has increased production capacity by 25% at the company's Castellbisbal plant in Catalonia.

Wilting demand for diesel in Europe could persuade refiners to redirect vacuum gas oil to base oil production.

It may be too early to say what will come of ceasefire talks over the war in Ukraine, but an end to the fighting could have great impact on base oil m ...

Mobil Oil Turk, Exxon’s Turkish unit, has earmarked U.S. $2 million for new production capacity, renewable energy and increasing workforce in antici ...

More than usual, energy markets and others are being roiled by a series of geopolitical events that are dominating global headlines – from trade war ...

The dust-up in Washington between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed how much things can change in a week, and impacts may be felt in base oi ...

On the third anniversary of Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine, with the United States roiling the Western alliance as it bids to end the war, the ...

Domestic deliveries of finished lubricants in Germany plummeted 39% in October, compared to the same month of 2023, an especially weak performance in ...

This week saw the start of talks aimed at ending the three-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine – a goal that could cause significant impacts on ...

Lubrizol is cutting staff in France and shifting some production overseas, blaming overcapacity in the market, the rise of electric vehicles, the afte ...

A recent survey in Russia indicates motorists are reducing the intervals at which they replace their passenger car engine oils – results that a cons ...