North America

Lubrizol reported higher first-quarter pre-tax earnings despite a drop in sales revenue – thanks to decreases in raw material and manufacturing cost ...

Base oil demand has shown a healthy uptick over the last two weeks, as blenders bolster inventories for the summer driving season and ahead of the sta ...

Installation of new wind power capacity in the United States dropped 28% in 2023 to its lowest level since 2014, the American Clean Power Association ...

Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. reported decreased base oil and process oil sales revenue for the quarter ended March 31, while Perimeter Sol ...

Standard Lithium Ltd. announced a partnership with international energy major Equinor to develop two lithium extraction projects in east Texas and wes ...

Additional posted price decreases emerged within the Group II+ and API Group III categories during the week. SK Enmove announced that it would be lowe ...

United States base oil exports jumped by 60% in February, while base oil imports fell 34%, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information A ...

Safety-Kleen Systems acquired Noble Oil Recycling, which collects used oil in the Eastern United States and has a North Carolina rerefinery that produ ...

Valvoline Inc. reported higher revenue and a quarter bump in increases in operating income for the three months ended March 31, while Quaker Chemicalâ ...

Base oil production in the United States jumped 22% in February, compared to the same month last year, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. ...

Afton Chemical achieved a 14% increase in first-quarter operating profit, primarily due to lower costs that overcame a dip in sales revenue.

Following a round of posted price increases issued by a majority of paraffinic base oil producers in April, Motiva surprised the market with a price d ...

United States-based D-A Lubricant Co. announced it will establish its brand in Asia through a new partnership with Chinese lubricant toll blender Shan ...

An accelerator pedal problem caused by an unapproved change adding a lubricant as part of the component assembly process led Tesla to recall 3,878 of ...

According to base oil suppliers, the implementation of posted price increases appeared to have inhibited orders to a certain extent, as buyers were mo ...

A number of base oil suppliers have implemented posted price increases over the last two weeks, with a few others joining the round of initiatives thi ...

Several paraffinic base oil producers communicated posted price increases during the week, which were precipitated by climbing crude oil and feedstock ...

The United States’ base oil exports volume jumped 34% in January, while base oil imports rose 10%, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Inf ...

Earnings Fall at WD-40

April 10, 2024

WD-40 Co. reported a decrease in net income on increased net sales for its maintenance products segments for its second fiscal quarter ended Feb. 29, ...

A tightening supply and demand scenario and firm crude oil and feedstock prices drove base oil producers to seek posted price increases over the last ...