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The world may — or may not — soon have a regulation prodding the shipping industry to use cleaner fuels. Depending on the alternatives it chooses, ...

Lube producers looking for alternative Group III sources found that other suppliers were already sold out. Rerefined base oils might have offered a ne ...

Fuchs’ growth through acquisition and organic expansion spans 95 years.

ABN Resource’s 2026 lubricant industry talent report reveals mixed feelings for workers: high job satisfaction but openness to new opportunities; go ...

The base oil crisis will lead lubricant manufacturers to work in a variety of ways to make supply chains more resilient. Their steps generally will in ...

October Base Oil Report

October 5, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz remained mostly closed to ship traffic, continuing to cause upheaval to the base oil market. Gabriela Wheeler likens the situatio ...

Base oil production in Brazil rose to its highest level of the year in July but was still down 9% from the same month of 2025, according to the latest ...

Silicone base stocks are attracting new attention for greases, partly because of developments in thickener technology and the press for PFAS-free prod ...

The global supply crisis has put base oil distributors in difficult positions.

Why Routes to Market Matter

September 7, 2026

Strategic decisions about how and where to supply finished products can greatly affect a company’s success.

September Base Oil Report

September 7, 2026

Gabriela Wheeler looks hard for good news in the base oil market.

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 ...

August Base Oil Report

August 10, 2026

The Light at the End of the Tunnel Will the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran hold? Will crude oil and base oil shipments from t ...

China-based Richful Lube Additive Co. Ltd. was in the midst of a large global expansion. Then the European Union sanctioned the company for allegedly ...

First article in a two-part series from Ernie Henderson examining the history that made base oil markets vulnerable to geopolitical conflict.

ABN Resource’s DEI survey reveals a lubricants industry that is deeply divided on this hot-button subject.

July Base Oil Report

July 1, 2026

No end in sight to the chaos in the Gulf.