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

Oleochemical producer Oleon acquired a blending plant in Conroe, Texas, the company announced this week. Oleon’s esters are used in lubricants, incl ...

The United States’ base oil production declined 16% in September, and production for the first nine months of the year was down 4%, compared to the ...

North American lubricant demand in 2021 almost recovered to pre-pandemic levels, driven by strong growth in the United States’ market. Despite infla ...

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

The United States’ exports of base oil experienced a 41% year-to-year plunge in August – to the lowest volume since May 2020 – while imports of ...

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

Base oil production in the United States dropped to 4 million barrels in August, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported yesterday, the lo ...

Infineum announced yesterday it will acquire Billerica, Massachusetts-based Entegris’ Pipeline and Industrial Materials business as part of its tran ...

The United States’ base oil production slipped 9% to in July, while production for the first seven months of the year was up 1%, compared to the sam ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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, ...

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. ...

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