A few participants rushed to finalize business ahead of the Thanksgiving Holiday celebrated in the United States on November 27, and this led to a sho ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ordered Valvoline Inc. to divest 45 quick-lube shops as a condition for clearing its proposed U.S.$625 million acqui ...

The United States and China have agreed to suspend their tit-for-tat application of port service fees on each other’s docking vessels for one year, ...

Lopal prepared to ship its first batch of lubricants to Zambia, marking its initial order for Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd. The shipment is a ...

DuPont held a groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 18 for a new specialty lubricants production facility in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, aiming to boost ...

Yitai Bochen Chemical Technology Co. began construction this month on a new API Group III base oil plant in Zibo, Shandong province, marking a major b ...

Base oil consumption levels have slipped due to seasonal patterns, and this, along with steady production at most refineries and the release of hurric ...

Fuchs SE reported a modest recovery in its third quarter, with sales of €896 million, down 1% on a reported basis but “organic” growth rose by 1 ...

German specialty chemicals company Lanxess said a “weak economic environment and massive geopolitical uncertainties” pushed sales down for a secon ...

Spot prices for some base oil cuts succumbed to downward pressure on mounting availability, while other grades managed to maintain a steady course as ...

The successful completion of a plant turnaround coupled with slowing demand was expected to lead to oversupply conditions for some base oil grades. Pr ...

Federal and state regulators have filed a lawsuit against Smitty’s Supply Inc., the oil and lubricant manufacturer based in Tangipahoa Parish, over ...

U.S. base oil output slipped a bit during the first half of 2025 and still has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Over the longer term, rising expor ...

Now states in the United States have begun adopting programs that mandate collection and recycling of lubricant containers and that charge lube suppli ...

Ganesan Ganapathi cites examples of workers making exceptional contributions to lube blenders and discusses how to nurture such work.

As cost pressures rise, a survey reveals a mounting sense that corner-cutters are gaining advantage on companies that adhere to rules and standards.

Market forces continued to pull prices in different directions in Asia, with tighter supplies of some grades supporting steady-to-firm prices, and len ...

Despite a reduction in activity levels in some segments of the base oils market, demand was generally described as steady for many grades, with supply ...

Lubrizol and Aster, a Singaporean chemical and energy company, signed a memorandum of understanding to develop opportunities in the region, the compan ...

A fire broke out at an oil and lubricants store on Blanco Galindo Avenue in Cochabamba, Bolivia, damaging both levels of the building, local news repo ...