As Russian forces continue to batter Ukraine, it’s no surprise that Ukraine’s lubricant industry is being impacted. Manufacturing plants in proxim ...

Shell announced today that it will close its finished lubricant manufacturing plant in Torzhok, Russia, and shut down its lubricants business in the c ...

Several Western oil companies announced the past few days that they will exit joint ventures in Russia to protest that country’s invasion of Ukraine ...

Russian base oil exports jumped 21% in December after an 11% decline in November, a trading company concluded, providing an upbeat end to a volatile y ...

New passenger and light commercial vehicle sales in Russia increased by 4.3% in 2021, driven primarily by positive sales in the second quarter of the ...

A recent survey of Russian motorists found that Shell, Lukoil and ExxonMobil were the most recognized motor oil brands in 2021, the same results as in ...

China recently halted land-based import of a variety of Russian products, including finished lubricants, after authorities found COVID-19 virus on som ...

Benefiting from expanded sales at home and abroad, Rosneft sold 208,000 tons of finished lubricants and greases in the first nine months of 2021, a 26 ...

Russian base oil production increased by 14% in the first nine months of 2021, driven by higher demand at home and abroad, and representing a partial ...

Russian lubricant marketer Alfa Chem Group is expanding the capacity of its synthetic motor oil production line by 2,500 tons per year, according to a ...

Gazpromneft-Lubricants sold 250,000 metric tons of its automotive lubricants in the first nine months of 2021, an increase of 12% compared to the same ...

Russian finished lubricant production has been sluggish and stood at about 1 million tons in the first eight months of 2021 as the economy recovers ve ...

Russia’s retail market for automobile spare parts, including motor oils, is facing supply shortages, according to Autodoc.ru, the country’s larges ...

Shell broke ground last week on the new building and storage facility that will house the capacity expansion of its 180,000-tons-per-year blending pla ...

Russia’s electric vehicle market could double by year end. Sales were driven by tax relief and could accelerate more with new incentives.

Russian base oil export loadings by rail and river dropped 12% in July, compared to June, caused by falling demand in export destinations and higher p ...

Gazpromneft-Lubricants reported larger automotive and industrial lubricant sales volumes for the first half of this year, driven by the positive marke ...

Royal Dutch Shell’s subsidiary in Russia sold 6% less lubricants in the country in 2020 due to the negative effects of the pandemic and extended per ...

Russian oil major Bashneft increased its bright stock sales by 16% last year by streamlining its production process, the company said in a recent news ...

Russian oil major Rosneft sold 1.05 million tons of base oils and lubricants in 2020, 4.5% less than the year before, according to the company’s a ...