Transformer oil rerefiner Hydrodec Group acquired used lube oil collector OSS for 4.7 million (U.S. $6.3 million), securing feedstock for a planned pi ...

Shell signed a memorandum of understanding to supply lubricants to Geely Motors, the Russian marketer of Chinese cars, the oil major said last week. ...

The Russian Ministry of Energy proposed a bill for collection and treatment of waste lubricants, according to its Aug. 13 post in the state portal for ...

The European Commission has approved Nynas proposal to acquire the base oil production units at Shells Harburg refinery in Hamburg, Germany, an acquis ...

Lubricants production in Russia is expected to grow 2 to 3 percent by 2016, driven by automotive and industrial growth, introduction of higher quality ...

Bulgarian lubricant manufacturer Prista Oil acquired Chevrons lubricants distribution business in the Czech Republic. Terms were not disclosed. Under ...

Russian oil major Lukoils marine lubricants division recently posted strong results for 2012, with increased sales compared to 2011, new market expans ...

Shell and Bogdan Auto, one of the biggest car dealers in Ukraine, signed a lube supply contract. Under the deal, Shell Oil Products Ukraine will supp ...

Russian Chemical Co. bought exclusive rights to manufacture and market Rikos products, one of the countrys oldest grease brands, the company told Lube ...

Russian lubricant marketer Lukoil launched its key European brand Genesis in Russia last week, reaffirming its grip on the countrys automotive lubes m ...

The European Lubricating Grease Institute and the European Committee for Standardization both want to create a standard for greases to reduce noise an ...

Obsolete refinery technology prompted Forte Invest to shut down the API Group I base oil plant in Orsk, Russia, in early 2013, but base oil production ...

Puralube is investing 40 million to build a third rerefinery at its Zeitz Chemical and Industrial Park in Troeglitz, Germany, bringing its API Group I ...

MOSCOW – The Russian government recently adopted a waste oil treatment regulation for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, an ...

As a result of growing passenger car sales, Russias motor oil market saw a steady increase in sales during the first half of 2012 compared to a year e ...

Additives manufacturer Chevron Oronite last week said it is achieving milestones in four major capital projects – two in Singapore and two in Fr ...

ExxonMobil will no longer use its Esso semi-synthetic motor oil brand in Russia, and will instead offer its better established Mobil brand. Synthetic ...

Rosnefts Novokuibyshevsk oils and additives plant recently started producing marine lubes under BPs Castrol brand for the Russian market. Under the a ...

Lonza will shut down its biocide plant in Swords, Ireland, in June as part of a corporate cost-cutting effort, the company announced Thursday in its f ...

Gazprom Neft Lubricants added a new product line designed for Russia’s Far East region and Central Asia, and expanded its presence in Mongolia a ...