North America

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 period of 2021 and more than 2 ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

September 28, 2022

Avista Oil and Paulsboro joined other producers in decreasing posted prices this week on the back of lower crude oil and feedstock prices and seasonal ...

Automotive aftermarket selling prices in the United States – for motor oils and other products such as tires and windshield wipers – have risen 30 ...

Afton Lifts Force Majeure

September 21, 2022

Afton Chemical lifted its force majeure declaration effective Sept. 8, the company confirmed to Lube Report. In July, Afton notified customers it decl ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

September 21, 2022

Chevron, Excel Paralubes, HollyFrontier, Petro-Canada, ExxonMobil, Calumet and Safety-Kleen informed their customers that the producers would be decre ...

Blue Tide Environmental – which is developing a network of used motor oil recycling facilities across North America – last week announced a final ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

September 14, 2022

Motiva informed its customers that the company would be decreasing posted prices, with the adjustment becoming effective retroactively on Sept. 1. Oth ...

Piedmont Lithium chose Etowah, Tennessee as the site of a 30,000 metric tons per year lithium hydroxide plant, with completion and start of production ...

New EPA Risk Regs Add Red Tape

September 14, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed changes to its Risk Management Program that put more emphasis on climate change and power-loss r ...

A Missouri Federal District Court granted preliminary approval of a settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging some products of a tractor hydraulic ...

Base oil exports from the United States were flat in June, while base oil imports into the country declined 9%, compared to the same month last year, ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

September 7, 2022

Some segments of the base oils market have tipped towards the tight side, while others showed some lengthening given high production rates and slowing ...

Base oil production in the United States declined 8% in June, compared to the same month last year, according to data released by a government agency. ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

August 31, 2022

With the end of the summer driving season and the Labor Day holiday just around the corner, it was not surprising to see activity in the base oils mar ...

North America’s automotive and lubricant industries are continuing their steady march to lower viscosity grades for gasoline-powered light-duty vehi ...

Legislators in California have agreed to a ban on sales of internal combustion engines by 2035, a move that State Governor Gavin Newsom described as t ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

August 24, 2022

While most segments of the United States base oils market seemed to move at a slower pace as the summer driving season wound down, the unplanned exten ...

Base oil exports from the United States declined 9% in May, while base oil imports into the country fell 20%, although the import volume was the highe ...

Automakers and representatives of the lubricants industry have taken the first formal step toward developing the next gasoline engine oil specificatio ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

August 17, 2022

Activity in the United States base oils market proceeded at a moderate pace as participants enjoyed the last few days of the summer holidays and buyer ...