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Chemical company Novvi LLC filed what it described as a voluntary bankruptcy petition Sunday, stating that it intends to repay all outstanding externa ...

U.S. base oil production decreased 4% in September, although naphthenic base oil production experienced a 16% jump in volume, according to U.S. govern ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has dropped a plan to invite public comments about rules regarding the collection and treatment of oily waste ...

The ability to use phenol, isopropylated phosphate as an ingredient in lubricants would end in five years under rule amendments proposed Monday by the ...

Valvoline reported higher operating income and sales, and Calumet reported a large increase in net income, while Cosan’s Moove had lower net profit ...

Ingevity announced last week that it will close by mid-2024 its Deridder, Louisiana, processing plant, which produces crude tall oil fatty acid produc ...

Base oil exports from the United States surged 52%, while base oil imports into the country dropped by 31% in August, compared to the same month last ...

United States base oil production jumped 18% in August, marking the first year-on-year increase in production volume since January. Total base oil out ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom finally signed into law a first-in-nation bill that requires large U.S. corporations to disclose their carbon emissio ...

Afton Chemical reported a 68% jump in operating profit despite a 4% decline in sales for the quarter ending Sept. 30, as lubricant additive shipments ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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. ...