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UKLA President Urges More Innovation

December 21, 2021

Ongoing innovation helps ensure the lubricants industry will continue to play a role as the world transitions to a more ...

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Castrol: Drivers Delay Maintenance

December 14, 2021

More than half of United Kingdom drivers responding to a recent survey said they have delayed vehicle maintenance such a ...

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Vitol Announces Buyout of Vivo

November 30, 2021

Africa fuels and lubricants supplier Vivo Energy agreed last week to a $2.3 billion buyout by Netherlands-based energy t ...

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Castrol Slipped in Third Quarter

November 9, 2021

London-based BP reported an underlying replacement cost profit of $231 million for its Castrol lubricants business befor ...

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Infineum Acquires Emulsifiers Business

August 24, 2021

Infineum has signed a contract to acquire ISCA UK’s emulsifiers business unit in a deal securing the Iscamul emulsifie ...

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VLS Resolves Mannol Complaint

August 24, 2021

United Kingdom-based Verification of Lubricant Specifications said it has resolved a complaint against German automotive ...

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Exol Expands U.K. Factory

June 1, 2021

United Kingdom-based Exol Lubricants announced it has begun redevelopment of its Rotherham site to increase lubricant bl ...

Castrol Aims for Paper Lube Packaging

Castrol Aims for Paper Lube Packaging

May 25, 2021

Castrol recently announced a partnership with packaging technology company Pulpex – which has developed a technology t ...

Profits Climb for BP, Fuchs

Profits Climb for BP, Fuchs

May 4, 2021

The first quarter of 2021 was bullish for two of the world’s largest lubricant suppliers, BP’s Castrol unit and Fuch ...

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Rerefiner Delisted from AIM Exchange

April 6, 2021

AIM, the London Stock Exchange’s market for small and medium growth companies, today issued a notice cancelling tradin ...

Base Oil Report: Trends

Base Oil Report: Trends

April 1, 2021

Brexit Outcomes The U.K decreed that it would finally leave the EU on Jan. 31, 2020. This date would allow for a tran ...

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Pandemic, Finances Burden Hydrodec

February 9, 2021

United Kingdom-based transformer oil rerefiner Hydrodec Group Plc continues working on a refinancing package for its pla ...

WD-40 Income, Sales Up

WD-40 Income, Sales Up

January 13, 2021

WD-40 Co. reported net income of $23.6 million for the quarter ending Nov. 30, up 94% from $12.2 million in the same per ...

VLS Files Complaint Against Mannol

VLS Files Complaint Against Mannol

January 12, 2021

A watchdog of the United Kingdom’s lubricant market has lodged a complaint against a German marketer, contending that ...

Profits Dip for BP, Fuchs

Profits Dip for BP, Fuchs

November 3, 2020

BP’s lubricants business reported a slight year-to-year decline in profit for the third quarter, and independent lubri ...

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Total to Expand UK Blending Plant

August 11, 2020

Total Lubricants last week announced an expansion plan to develop and upgrade its blending plant site in Ferrybridge in ...

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BP’s Lube Earnings Fall

February 12, 2019

BPs lubricant business profits decreased 20 percent to $311 million in the fourth quarter, down from $375 million during ...

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Volumes Down, Profits Up in U.K. Grease Market?

May 25, 2005

EDINBURGH, Scotland- While the United Kingdoms grease market has shriveled and the major oil companies have stopped maki ...