BRUSSELS – The United Kingdom Lubricants Association recently launched Verification of Lubricant Specifications, a new membership organization d ...

Chevron Oronite will soon be making more dispersants and detergents at its manufacturing plant in Gonfreville, France. A project to increase dispersa ...

Gulf Oil International appointed Paul DeVivo, CEO of wholly owned but independently operated subsidiary Houghton International, as its new CEO and hea ...

Prista Recycling of Bulgaria recently broke ground on its first base oil rerefinery in Ukraine, a $60 million investment, claiming it is the first suc ...

Gazpromneft Lubricants is offering marine oil bunkering services at a key Russian port to enhance its maritime product competitiveness and sales, the ...

Fuchs Petrolub recently opened a new lubricants plant in Russia to offer more products on local and regional markets. The 15 million (U.S. $20.4 mill ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Europe will consume 7 million tons of lubricants annually through 2021, but the continued economic crises may stunt markets, ...

Swiss lubricant company Strub opened a subsidiary in Russia to expand its operation in the region, the company said last week. The company’s of ...

Gazprom Neft and Chevron recently signed an agreement to widen the sales network of Texaco branded marine oils in the Baltic region. Produced by Gazp ...

ATIEL, the European lubricants industrys technical association, released a new version of its Code of Practice, which provides guidance for developers ...

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 ...