Europe

Motul, Valvoline Top Poland Motor Oil Survey

Motul, Valvoline Top Poland Motor Oil Survey

June 27, 2023

Motul and Valvoline were the top-rated brands in Poland last year according to a survey conducted throughout the year by ...

European Grease Output Nearly Steady in 2022

European Grease Output Nearly Steady in 2022

June 27, 2023

European grease production declined slightly in 2022, dipping less than a third of one percent compared to the prior yea ...

Poland May Exempt Recyclers from Licensing

Poland May Exempt Recyclers from Licensing

June 20, 2023

As part of an effort to combat illicit trade and tax dodging, Poland’s government plans to begin requiring licenses fo ...

Germany Lube Demand Tumbles in March

Germany Lube Demand Tumbles in March

June 20, 2023

German lubricant demand fell 24% in March, a second consecutive month of declines following two months of healthy gains. ...

France Market Continues Downward Trend

France Market Continues Downward Trend

June 20, 2023

Finished lubricant demand in France dropped in April to its lowest point since last August, continuing a 10-month streak ...

Upholding Lubricant Standards

Upholding Lubricant Standards

June 14, 2023

One United Kingdom-based organization is doing its part to ensure that lubricant standards are met or exceeded.

BASF Increases Alkoxylation Capacity in Europe

BASF Increases Alkoxylation Capacity in Europe

June 13, 2023

BASF is gradually adding alkoxylation capacity – in part to produce chemicals with uses in lubricants – at its plant ...

Italy Still Rerefines Close to Half of Waste Oil

Italy Still Rerefines Close to Half of Waste Oil

June 6, 2023

Italy recycled 98% of used lubricating oils collected there last year – the sixth consecutive year that it met or topp ...

Hill Plans Rerefinery in Lithuania

Hill Plans Rerefinery in Lithuania

June 6, 2023

Kazakhstan’s Hill Group expects to break ground in Lithuania soon on an API Group II base oil rerefinery. The project ...

Russian Lube Imports and Exports Fell in 2022

Russian Lube Imports and Exports Fell in 2022

June 6, 2023

Russia’s lubricant market stagnated in 2022, hampered by lower industrial output in sectors such as automobiles, machi ...

France Lube Demand Fell in March

France Lube Demand Fell in March

May 23, 2023

France’s finished lubricant consumption fell 13% to 45,297 metric tons in March, pushing demand for the first quarter ...

Slicker Acquires Waste Oil Collector Oil Monster

Slicker Acquires Waste Oil Collector Oil Monster

May 23, 2023

Waste oil collector Slicker Recycling Ltd. acquired competitor Oil Monster for an undisclosed sum in mid-May. The purcha ...

Taif’s PAO Plant Upgrade Completed

Taif’s PAO Plant Upgrade Completed

May 23, 2023

Russia’s only polyalphaolefins complex now can also produce polyalkylene glycols and complex esters, after completing ...

Lukoil’s Output of Lubes Rose, Base Oils Fell

Lukoil’s Output of Lubes Rose, Base Oils Fell

May 16, 2023

Base oil production by Lukoil fell 7% last year, while its finished lube output increased 2%, partly driven by its acqui ...

Spain Maintains Waste Lube Recycling Rate

Spain Maintains Waste Lube Recycling Rate

May 16, 2023

Spain in 2022 once again rerefined more than three-quarters of its collected used oil back into base stocks, according t ...

Profits Down for Castrol, Up for Luberef

Profits Down for Castrol, Up for Luberef

May 9, 2023

Citing higher costs, BP reported that profits for its Castrol Lubricants business fell 37% in the first quarter, while L ...

Fuchs Posts Higher Sales and Earnings

Fuchs Posts Higher Sales and Earnings

May 2, 2023

Independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE reported a 9% increase in net profit and a 16% uptick in sales revenues ...

Germany Lube Demand Declined in February

Germany Lube Demand Declined in February

May 2, 2023

Domestic lubricant demand in Germany declined 8% to 51,416 tons in February, with steep decreases occuring in metalworki ...