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Shell Acquires Lubrication Systems Firm

December 28, 2022

Shell, through its subsidiary Pennzoil-Quaker State, acquired the parent company of Allied Reliability Inc., an industri ...

EPA Tightens Heavy-duty Emissions Caps

EPA Tightens Heavy-duty Emissions Caps

December 28, 2022

United States President Joe Biden’s administration published a final rule last week tightening caps on heavy-duty truc ...

New Vehicle CO2 Emissions Drop in U.S.

New Vehicle CO2 Emissions Drop in U.S.

December 21, 2022

In model year 2021, the average estimated real-world carbon dioxide emission rate for all new vehicles sold in the Unite ...

Shell Acquires 49% Stake in Rerefiner

Shell Acquires 49% Stake in Rerefiner

December 7, 2022

Shell announced that its Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. purchased a 49% interest in Blue Tide Environmental LLC, which plans ...

Oleon Acquires Blending Plant in Texas

Oleon Acquires Blending Plant in Texas

December 7, 2022

Oleochemical producer Oleon acquired a blending plant in Conroe, Texas, the company announced this week. Oleon’s ester ...

Is U.S. Base Oil Production a Global Affair?

Is U.S. Base Oil Production a Global Affair?

December 1, 2022

Base oil production in the United States continues on the path to recovery, but the import and export scene has been sli ...

U.S. Base Oils Fall in September

U.S. Base Oils Fall in September

November 30, 2022

The United States’ base oil production declined 16% in September, and production for the first nine months of the year ...

U.S. Leads North America’s Rebound

U.S. Leads North America’s Rebound

November 30, 2022

North American lubricant demand in 2021 almost recovered to pre-pandemic levels, driven by strong growth in the United S ...

S&P Forecasts Flat Demand to 2050

S&P Forecasts Flat Demand to 2050

November 29, 2022

The global lubricants market will stagnate through 2050, with sluggish demand for transportation lubricants estimated to ...

Profits Up for Valvoline

Profits Up for Valvoline

November 16, 2022

Valvoline’s new business model – following the August announcement of the sale of its lubes unit to Saudi Aramco – ...

U.S. Base Oil Exports, Imports Fall

U.S. Base Oil Exports, Imports Fall

November 16, 2022

The United States’ exports of base oil experienced a 41% year-to-year plunge in August – to the lowest volume since ...

Puraglobe Moves Forward on U.S. Rerefinery

Puraglobe Moves Forward on U.S. Rerefinery

November 9, 2022

Plans for a rerefinery in Tampa, Florida were on the books for so long, the industry could be forgiven for considering t ...

U.S. Base Oils Take Big Step Back in August

U.S. Base Oils Take Big Step Back in August

November 2, 2022

Base oil production in the United States dropped to 4 million barrels in August, the U.S. Energy Information Administrat ...

Infineum Buying Pipeline Materials Unit

Infineum Buying Pipeline Materials Unit

October 12, 2022

Infineum announced yesterday it will acquire Billerica, Massachusetts-based Entegris’ Pipeline and Industrial Material ...

Kline: Latin America Demand on Upswing

Kline: Latin America Demand on Upswing

October 5, 2022

Finished lubricant demand in Latin America and the Caribbean rebounded in 2021 to pre-pandemic levels – reaching 3.9 m ...

U.S. Base Oils Output Dipped in July

U.S. Base Oils Output Dipped in July

October 5, 2022

The United States’ base oil production slipped 9% to in July, while production for the first seven months of the year ...

American EV Sales Keep Rising

American EV Sales Keep Rising

September 28, 2022

Registrations of new electric vehicles in the United States reached 442,788 in the second quarter, up 13% from the same ...

U.S. Aftermarket Spending Forecast to Drop

U.S. Aftermarket Spending Forecast to Drop

September 28, 2022

Automotive aftermarket selling prices in the United States – for motor oils and other products such as tires and winds ...