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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

October 15, 2025

Fundamentals in the base oils market varied according to each category, with a tighter supply and demand scenario for so ...

Christie Criticizes Trump at ILMA

Christie Criticizes Trump at ILMA

October 8, 2025

Ex-New Jersey governor Chris Christie slammed President Donald Trump’s trade and foreign policies at ILMA

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

October 8, 2025

Base oil market participants appeared to have come to terms with current industry conditions and made a concerted e ...

Colorado is First State to Approve EPR Program

Colorado is First State to Approve EPR Program

October 2, 2025

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment approved the Individual Program Plan submitted by the Lubricants Pack ...

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RelaDyne Acquires Domestic Fuels & Lubes

October 1, 2025

RelaDyne acquired Domestic Fuels & Lubes, a fuels and lubricants distributor based in Chesapeake, Virginia

Falling Prices Push Clean Harbors to Hike Fees

Falling Prices Push Clean Harbors to Hike Fees

October 1, 2025

Clean Harbors announced this week that its Safety-Kleen waste oil and rerefining subsidiary will raise rates.

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

October 1, 2025

Chevron stepped out with a posted price decrease announcement this week – the company’s first price revision since M ...

Mexican Smugglers Disguise Fuel as Lubricant

Mexican Smugglers Disguise Fuel as Lubricant

September 24, 2025

Mexican authorities have launched an investigation into customs offices nationwide over allegations that imported fuel w ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

September 24, 2025

Some base oil cuts were exposed to downward pressure due to sluggish demand and mounting supplies, but others maintained ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

September 17, 2025

Slowing demand from some lubricant segments resulted in lengthening base oil supplies, diminishing support for a number ...

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Fuchs and KCF Partner on Equipment Failures

September 17, 2025

Fuchs has partnered with KCF Technologies to help manufacturers reduce downtime and operating costs by addressing lubric ...

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U.S. Base Oil Output Weak During First Half

September 17, 2025

Oil refiners in the United States produced just 27.2 million barrels of base oil during the first six months of this yea ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

September 10, 2025

Editor’s note: The price table below initially contained errors, which led us to remove and correct it. The table is n ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

September 3, 2025

The Labor Day holiday on Sept. 1 officially ushered in the end of the summer driving season in the United States and wit ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

August 28, 2025

Some market discussions centered on the devastating explosion and fire that occurred at Smitty’s Supply Inc.’s blend ...

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ExxonMobil to Make Group III at Baytown

August 27, 2025

ExxonMobil announced Wednesday that it will upgrade the base oil plant at its Baytown, Texas, refinery, giving it capaci ...

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Explosion at Louisiana Lubricant Blender

August 24, 2025

A series of explosions ripped through Smitty’s Supply, a lubricant blender and distributor based in Roseland, Louisian ...