A majority of paraffinic base oil producers have communicated posted price decreases over the last three weeks, with Paulsboro joining several others ...

Despite an imminent decline in demand for passenger car motor oil, the North American lubricants market may be on the up and up.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has dropped a plan to invite public comments about rules regarding the collection and treatment of oily waste ...

A number of paraffinic base oil producers joined the ranks of Chevron and Motiva, who had announced posted price decreases last week prompted by subsi ...

Chevron and Motiva communicated posted price decreases during the week, reflecting falling crude oil and feedstock prices and softening base oil deman ...

The ability to use phenol, isopropylated phosphate as an ingredient in lubricants would end in five years under rule amendments proposed Monday by the ...

Canadian quick lube service business Mr. Lube + Tires reported an 18% increase in sales revenue and slightly higher same-store sales growth for the th ...

Lengthening supply and softening demand were some of the concerns that base oil suppliers were facing as the year-end holidays approached and business ...

Valvoline reported higher operating income and sales, and Calumet reported a large increase in net income, while Cosan’s Moove had lower net profit ...

Ingevity announced last week that it will close by mid-2024 its Deridder, Louisiana, processing plant, which produces crude tall oil fatty acid produc ...

Unexpected production hiccups and scheduled turnarounds have helped keep the United States base oils market fairly balanced at a time when demand has ...

Base oil exports from the United States surged 52%, while base oil imports into the country dropped by 31% in August, compared to the same month last ...

Which factors stunted base oil production in the United States during the first half of this year?

While there were ongoing concerns about crude oil price volatility, the possibility that the base oils market would become oversupplied before the end ...

United States base oil production jumped 18% in August, marking the first year-on-year increase in production volume since January. Total base oil out ...

Market players remained vigilant of crude oil and feedstock prices, as these were the factors most likely to influence base oil pricing in coming week ...

At least some lubricant manufacturers in Mexico were said to be scrambling with disruptions in base oil deliveries after the nation’s president impo ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom finally signed into law a first-in-nation bill that requires large U.S. corporations to disclose their carbon emissio ...

Afton Chemical reported a 68% jump in operating profit despite a 4% decline in sales for the quarter ending Sept. 30, as lubricant additive shipments ...

Largely balanced supply and demand conditions offered support to current base oil postings in the United States, but recent volatility in crude oil an ...