Base oil prices around Europe, the Middle East and Africa are mixed, with values firming in some areas but weakening in others, such as mainland Europ ...

Commercialization of Europe’s new industry engine oil standard for heavy-duty diesel engines opened on Oct. 15, allowing lubricant marketers to prom ...

Italy is the European Union’s leading collector and regenerator of waste oil, said the head of the country's waste oil consortium at an environmenta ...

A report last week that Russia has provided shipping data to Houthi rebels disclosed Russia’s complicity in attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, which ...

Gazpromneft’s Singapore subsidiary, Gazpromneft Marine Lubricants, will close down after a final general meeting of board members and creditors on N ...

Norway is the first country in the world where there are more electric vehicles than internal combustion engine cars, according to new figures publish ...

Brazilian lubricant maker Moove launched its engine oil and automotive chemicals brand Comma in Spain. The launch is part of a strategy to diversify i ...

The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine have caused significant disruptions to base oil and finished lubricant trading patterns across Europe, the Mid ...

The two major conflicts, in Ukraine and in the Middle East, continue to dominate the headlines with continuing Israeli strikes in Lebanon and Gaza to ...

Norac Additives broke ground on a new esterification line at its production site in Helena, Arkansas, giving German parent company Peter Greven greate ...

Authorities in the United Kingdom are mulling the imposition of import tariffs on certain engine oils and hydraulic fluids as a potential outcome of a ...

Lubricant maker Moove postponed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange a few hours before it was due to start. The company blamed ...

Sustainability ratings agency EcoVadis put Perstorp among the top 1% of companies it assessed for sustainability.

This report continues to collate information and activities regarding base oil trading and supply, but important geopolitical activities in the Middle ...

Israel on Tuesday launched a ground invasion into southern Lebanon, another significant expansion of its war with Hamas in Palestine’s Gaza Strip.

BASF opened a new production facility for alkyl ethanolamines at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium.

The Lube Expo trade show was held last week in Dusseldorf, Germany, attracting companies from almost every part of the lubricants industry, from base ...

British oil major Shell’s plans to convert a hydrocracker at its Wesseling, Germany, refinery into a production unit for API Group III base oil now ...

As base oil markets settle down following the summer break, pricing is becoming more varied depending on base oil type and, ultimately, availability a ...

With base oil market players returning to work last week, there was buyer interest in all types of oils. Many buyers were looking for quantities of AP ...