North America

Clashing supply-demand dynamics resulted in record price volatility in the U.S. base oil market, an industry analyst observed during a virtual confere ...

Lanxess AG will pay $1 billion to acquire United States-based specialty chemical manufacturer Emerald Kalama Chemical, which makes products such as co ...

For the fourth quarter and full year 2020, HollyFrontier Corp.’s lubricants and specialty products segment posted weaker income and lower revenue fr ...

Putting the customer first has always been a priority for Ohio-based Coolants Plus, helping to position it as an affordable, efficient, and popular lu ...

OQ Chemicals said Monday that it was declaring force majeure for the supply of chemicals produced at its Bay City, Texas, plant after closing the faci ...

Calumet Specialty Product Partners L.P. plans to retain its finished lubricants and chemicals business and moreover to focus future investment on thos ...

The United States base oil market continued its recovery in November, producing 5.4 million barrels of base stocks, which was 3% more than the average ...

Sales of new light vehicles in the United States declined by 15% to 14.5 million units in 2020 due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to o ...

Cometic Gasket announced yesterday the acquisition of Indiana-based Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, which blends and packages lubricants for the automotiv ...

Shell’s United States lubricants business and Whitmore Manufacturing LLC will form a joint venture to provide industrial products and services to th ...

Advanced Lubrication Specialties acquired the assets of Newark, New Jersey-based blender American Oil & Supply International LLC in a deal describ ...

Albemarle Corp. recently announced plans to double capacity at its lithium mine in Nevada in response to burgeoning demand from electric vehicles. Lit ...

United States base oil production continued to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in October, rising above 5 million barrels for the fi ...

Several major and independent lubricant marketers informed customers of finished lube price increases in the United States that will take effect from ...

Partly because of the coronavirus pandemic, businesses are undergoing more change than ever these days, which of course is a challenge in and of itsel ...

Martin Midstream Partners LP sold assets used in connection with its Mega Lubricants shore- based terminals and marine lubricants blending business to ...

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy issued a report to Congress Dec. 23 advising that the level of used lubricant rerefining in ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has birthed various challenges within the North American transportation sector, many of which affect transportation of lubricant ...

Several companies, including two from the lubricants industry, recently criticized a proposal by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to ...

Mexico’s new engine oils standard launched in mid-June introduced test methods and technical requirements to help ensure the country’s engine oils ...