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Chevron Adds Group III+ in Pascagoula

Chevron Adds Group III+ in Pascagoula

March 12, 2025

Chevron said Tuesday that it will add API Group III+ production capability at its base oil plant in Pascagoula, Louisian ...

Idemitsu Shuts Tianjin Factory

Idemitsu Shuts Tianjin Factory

March 12, 2025

Idemitsu Kosan will permanently close its facility in Tianjin, China, by August 2025, citing weakening demand and rising ...

Singapore Firm Buys Savant Group

Singapore Firm Buys Savant Group

March 12, 2025

Singaporean investment holding company Paeonia Group has acquired Savant Group for an undisclosed sum.

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Brazil Base Oils Cooled in January

March 7, 2025

Brazil’s base oil market is off to a slower start in 2025 as domestic production and imports both declined significant ...

Growth Opportunities in a Declining Market

Growth Opportunities in a Declining Market

March 3, 2025

How can lubricant makers in the U.S. grow despite declining demand? Tom Glenn weighs in.

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Sinopec Makes Marine Lubes in Tianjin

February 26, 2025

Sinopec has opened a production unit making marine lubricants and hydraulic fluids at its finished lube blending plant i ...

Lanxess Opens R&D Unit in Mumbai

Lanxess Opens R&D Unit in Mumbai

February 26, 2025

German specialty chemicals company Lanxess opened its new application development center in Thane, India, near Mumbai. ...

Fuchs Finishes South Africa Expansion

Fuchs Finishes South Africa Expansion

February 26, 2025

Fuchs Group inaugurated its expanded production facility in South Africa after shelling out €26 million to add new equ ...

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China Base Oil Imports Sink Further

February 26, 2025

Base oil imports to China fell 12% in 2024, continuing a steady decline in recent years for one of the world’s biggest ...

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State Investigates Moove Fire

February 19, 2025

Prosecutors in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro opened an investigation into a large Feb. 8 fire at a Moove finishe ...

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Lube Deliveries Drop Steeply in Germany

February 19, 2025

Domestic deliveries of finished lubricants in Germany plummeted 39% in October, compared to the same month of 2023, an e ...

Luberef Reconsiders Closing Jeddah

Luberef Reconsiders Closing Jeddah

February 18, 2025

Citing improved market conditions, Luberef said Tuesday that it is considering keeping open its API Group I base oil pla ...

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Lubrizol to Axe Staff in France

February 12, 2025

Lubrizol is cutting staff in France and shifting some production overseas, blaming overcapacity in the market, the rise ...

Protestors Disrupt Shell Talk

Protestors Disrupt Shell Talk

February 12, 2025

Two protesters disrupted a presentation by a Shell official at the ICIS World Base Oils and Lubricants Conference in Lon ...

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Survey: Russian Drain Intervals Drop

February 12, 2025

A recent survey in Russia indicates motorists are reducing the intervals at which they replace their passenger car engin ...

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South Korea Base Oil Exports Dip Again

February 12, 2025

Base oil exports from South Korea dipped half a percentage point in 2024, falling to their lowest level since 2016, acco ...

Crews Battle Blaze at Moove’s Rio Site

Crews Battle Blaze at Moove’s Rio Site

February 12, 2025

Residents were evacuated from a blaze and fluid leak into Guanabara Bay at the Moove lubricant factory near Rio.

US Pauses Canadian, Mexican Tariffs

US Pauses Canadian, Mexican Tariffs

February 5, 2025

The United States on Tuesday walked back tariffs scheduled to take effect that day on goods imported from Canada and Mex ...