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Canadian rerefiner ReGen III Corp. said its chief operating officer, Tom Lawlor, has left the company, effective Monday. ReGen did not give a reason f ...

A new 50% U.S. tariff on selected imported Canadian goods has taken effect, adding costs for lubricant manufacturers, according to the Independent Lub ...

Supplies of Yubase 4 base oil are set to tighten in Europe after Repsol warned customers that it will be unable to supply the API Group III grade thro ...

Romania recorded the European Union’s steepest annual increase in prices for fuels and lubricants for personal transport in July, with the combined ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized temporary state management of oil refineries and other critical infrastructure damaged by Ukrainian dr ...

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August 25, 2026

Fuchs Opens Americas Technology Center in Massachusetts Fuchs has unveiled a new Americas Technology Center in Taunton, Massachusetts, expanding i ...

Exports of finished lubricants produced in the United States fell for the second month in a row in June after reaching their highest level of 2026 in ...

Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries are beginning to disrupt the country’s passenger car motor oil market, with lubricant suppliers reportin ...

Clean Harbors has agreed to acquire environmental and waste management company EnviroServe for $470 million in cash, expanding its network of faciliti ...

The U.S. base oil market absorbed a major supply chain disruption during the first half of 2026 as the conflict with Iran almost halted Middle Eastern ...

German specialty additives company BYK opened a new plant in Shanghai with annual production capacity of 500 metric tons, adding flexible local manufa ...

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August 12, 2026

New Sales Head at Pennine Pennine Lubricants has promoted Dale Fletcher to UK sales manager after more than eight years with the company. Dale join ...

Ukrainian drones struck Tatneft’s Taneco refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, on Aug. 10. The attack was the latest in a campaign targeting an industria ...

Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co. Luberef posted first-half net income of 992 million Saudi riyals (U.S.$264.5 million), up 113% from 467 million riyals a yea ...

Vietnam’s lubricants market is being reshaped by rapid growth in passenger vehicles, electric vehicles and industrial activity, while motorcycles re ...

The chances of the Strait of Hormuz reopening soon are becoming slimmer, as negotiations between the United States and Iran have devolved into both si ...

Participants in a Lubes’n’Greases webinar discussed how fall-out from the war between the United States, Israel and Iran has roiled base oil marke ...

Evolving performance standards for passenger car engine oils have narrowed formulator base stock options, making base oil supply more vulnerable to ge ...

Incorrect conclusions and lack of understanding lead the power generation industry to blame Group II base stocks for increasing oil deposits in power ...

Have Engine Oils Become Too Thin? Automobile and lubricant industries in North America have begun the process to develop an engine