The Torzhok, Russia, lubricant factory that Lukoil bought recently from Shell will produce products to be marketed under the Teboil brand that Lukoil ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created significant supply obstacles for the base oil industry in Europe and beyond, Ray Masson reports.

A research institute has developed two real-time methods for measuring the homogeneity of lubricating greases. What do these new methods entail, and h ...

Specialty chemicals distributor and service provider Azelis reached agreements to buy two related distributors in India – Chemo India and Unipharm L ...

Japan’s lubricants production and domestic lubricant demand both surged by almost 50% in April, compared to the same month last year, according to d ...

Indian transformer oil supplier Apar Industries reported large increases in net profit and in revenues from its transformer and specialty oils busines ...

Base oil production in the United States rose 15% in March, compared to the same month last year, and was 17% higher than in March 2020, a U.S. govern ...

Petrobras announced last week an agreement to sell its Lubnor refinery in Fortaleza, Brazil, to a consortium of companies including asphalt supplier G ...

The war in Ukraine has caused and continues to cause horrendous damage. Among the casualties is a lubricants manufacturer in the eastern city of Khark ...

German independent lubricants maker Fuchs Group entered the battery market by acquiring 28% of the shares in E-Lyte Innovations GmbH, a start-up that ...

Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, has approached Valvoline, one of the world’s largest independent lubricant suppliers, about buying ...

The CEO of Chevron Lubricants Lanka recently criticized the government’s management of the lube industry, questioning the logic of allowing more sup ...

South Korea’s base oil export volumes dropped almost 20% in April, continuing a trend of year-on-year flat or lower monthly volumes this year, accor ...

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. reported improved quarterly revenues and sales volumes for the quarter ended March 31 and a large increase in revenues ...

Vertex Energy Inc. reported large increases in gross profit and revenues for its used motor oil collection and processing business, while Perimeter So ...

An arbitrator last month issued a final award exonerating a former executive of International Petroleum Products & Additives Co. of violating term ...

Cosan’s Moove made a splash this week with an almost half-billion-dollar acquisition for PetroChoice, the largest lubricants distributor in the Unit ...

The Spanish Association of Lubricants and Sigaus, a non-profit waste oil collector, have formed a joint venture to manage commercial and industrial lu ...

Russia’s antitrust regulator approved last week Lukoil’s purchase of Shell’s retail and lubricants business in the country. The assets include a ...

One person died and nine were injured Thursday night in an explosion at S-Oil’s refinery in Onsan, South Korea. The incident, which occurred as work ...