Petronas announced Wednesday that it has agreed with Pertamina to explore the possibility of the companies building a base oil plant at Pertamina’s ...

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 ...

Western motor oil brands continue to lose shares of sales in and around Moscow, while domestic and Korean brands have taken up slack since last summer ...

Finished lubricants demand in Germany, including process oils, dropped 22% in June, continuing a trend of year-on-year decreases every month this year ...

Higher sales and increased revenue from other sources helped Tide Water Oil (India) Ltd. post a 12% increase in net profit for the quarter ending June ...

Japan’s consumption of finished lubricants increased 7%, while production and exports of lubes fell 13% and 27%, respectively, in July, according to ...

As competition ramps up for business with original equipment manufacturers, Chinese lubricant companies are working to differentiate themselves while ...

Valvoline Global last week announced that it has made an equity investment in Haertol Chemie GmbH, a German manufacturer of automotive antifreeze.

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials say they have developed a virtual lab to predict effects of electrical fiel ...

Gazprom Neft’s new 220,000 metric tons per year Group II and III base oil production in Omsk is scheduled to start streaming by the end of September ...

China has become a powerhouse country. As such, it has the ability to make or break global sustainability efforts.

An updated motorcycle oil specification is set to hit the market soon. What’s new, and how might the new standard affect lubricant marketers?

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. ...

Brazil’s base oil production jumped 22%, and its base oil imports rose 14% in July, compared to volumes in the same month last year, a government ag ...

Operating profit for Lanka IOC plummeted 80% for the quarter ended June 30 due to a steep increase in cost of sales, while Chevron Lubricants Lanka Pl ...

Amid a weak economy that is on the brink of deflation, Chinese blenders are keen to seek alternative options to keep their businesses running, includi ...

Japanese specialty lubricant producer Moresco Corp said this week that it will buy out its partner in a specialty lube joint venture in Wuxi, China, b ...

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. expanded its die casting lubricant market and production capabilities with the acquisition of ...

To help reduce potential for environmental contamination, an Argentinian waste management company launched a used lubricant collection and treatment p ...