North America

The U.S. Supreme Court last week decided against reviewing a lawsuit first by the Minnesota Auto Dealers Association challenging the state’s adoptio ...

Martin Midstream Partners reported higher operating income and lower sales revenue for its specialty products business segment – which includes lubr ...

North America’s finished lubricant demand is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 0.8% out to 2032, held back by shrinking consumer demand ...

The United States exported 22% less base oil in July – as shipments to Colombia and Brazil plummeted – and imported 21% less, according to data re ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

October 11, 2023

Base oil market participants were keeping a close eye on crude oil futures, as values jumped early this week after deadly attacks on several Israeli t ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

October 4, 2023

Following the implementation of posted price increases during the second half of September, price action within the base oils market has turned quiet ...

Base oil production in the United States declined 7% in July – continuing a year-long trend – although naphthenic production sported a 5% increase ...

North America accounted for 24% of global lubricants demand in 2022, with nearly half of its share coming from an industrial segment that shows potent ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

September 27, 2023

The paraffinic posted price increases communicated by a vast majority of base oil producers and rerefiners over the last two weeks have now been imple ...

Aiming to expand its offerings for dielectric fluids and other electrical insulating lubricants and coolants, chemical manufacturer and distributor So ...

ExxonMobil on Tuesday announced the startup of two new chemical production units at its Baytown, Texas manufacturing facility, including a linear alph ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

September 20, 2023

Motiva, ExxonMobil, Excel Paralubes, Holly-Frontier, Petro-Canada, Chevron, Calumet, Paulsboro, Safety-Kleen and Avista Oil communicated posted price ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

September 13, 2023

San Joaquin Refining communicated a price increase for its naphthenic oils this week, driven by rising crude oil and feedstock prices, along with bala ...

The largest finished lubricant distributor in the United States grew some more recently when Reladyne purchased Michigan-based Great Lakes Lubricants. ...

The Unites States exported 22% less base oil in June, with the steepest drops occurring in exports to Colombia and Belgium, while base oil imports dec ...

Base oil production in the United States fell 20% in June, compared to the same month last year, according to government data released last Thursday. ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

September 6, 2023

The Labor Day holiday on Sept. 4 marked the end of the summer driving season and the period when demand for lubricants was likely at its highest. Whil ...

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. expanded its die casting lubricant market and production capabilities with the acquisition of ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

August 30, 2023

With the summer driving season winding down and the Labor Day holiday just around the corner, the United States base oils market was understandably qu ...

SK Enmove today announced a memorandum of understanding with computer maker Dell Technologies and United States-based GRC to encourage the spread of l ...