Creating bio-lubricants using the liquid by-product extracted during processing of cashew nuts is the subject of a new patent earned by Brazil’s Fed ...

Brazil’s base oil production increased 16% in December 2022 but was down 7% for the full year, while base oil import volume doubled in December but ...

Might Latin America be on the cusp of increased base oil production capacity, or will its output dwindle in the coming years?

In another twist of the Isla Refinery saga, Curacao government officials confirmed the preferred bidder seeking to operate the facility provided sever ...

Last year’s purchase of the Lubnor refinery by Grepar Participacoes will be reviewed by a Brazilian court after a judicial official advised last wee ...

Passenger car registrations in Brazil rose 5% in December and were flat for 2022, gradually recovering in number after a lack of semiconductors for ne ...

Brazil produced 46,000 metric tons of base oil in November, close to flat compared to the same month of 2021. Meanwhile imported base oil volume dropp ...

Petrobras chose a concept on Dec. 22 for the base oil and fuel production units of its GasLub hub in Itaborai, Brazil, and gave the go-ahead for detai ...

Brazil's base oil production in October declined by 18%, while base oil imports rose 8%, according to data released by a government agency. The produc ...

Aimed at being the leading producer of industrial naphthenic lubricants and petroleum asphalt cement in Brazil, Grepar Participações Ltda seeks to s ...

Brazil's base oil imports declined 32% in September, compared to the same month last year, according to data released yesterday by the National Agency ...

How are Latin America’s unique market conditions affecting motorcycle oils, and how can lubricant formulators respond to evolving technology?

Brazil has sold off two of its three major base oil plants. What might this mean for base oil production and overall market dynamics in the country?

Brazil’s Institute of Automotive Quality launched a technicians training program about automotive lubricants quality, with the support of the Americ ...

A used oil management organization, in cooperation with fuels and lubricants distributor Enex, broke ground last month on what will be the first used ...

Finished lubricant demand in Latin America and the Caribbean rebounded in 2021 to pre-pandemic levels – reaching 3.9 million tons, boosted by the re ...

Moove, the lubricants arm of Brazil-based Cosan, posted higher profits, revenue and sales volume for the three months ending June 30. The São Paulo-b ...

Southern Cross Group, which owns the Petrobras lubricants and fuels business in Chile, has put it on the sales block, according to local news reports. ...

Cepsa Quimica closed on its acquisition of 27.88% of Deten Quimica from Brazil’s Petrobras, after obtaining authorization from a government agency. ...

Brazil’s base oil production, which is mainly API Group I, increased by nearly 20% in May, while imports slipped by 6% and import volume year to dat ...