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 ...

Refineria di Kursou, the Curacao government agency that owns the Isla Refinery, entered exclusive negotiations with a hefty consortium of companies to ...

Albemarle Corp. opened an additional plant Monday at its lithium production site in Antofagasta, Chile, part of a strategy of helping to meet spiralin ...

Brazil’s base oil production – mainly API Group I – increased by 5% in April, while imports dropped by almost 30%, and year-to-date imports were ...

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

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

Moove, Brazil-based Cosan’s lubricants arm, reported higher profits and revenue despite lower sales volume in the first quarter. The São Paulo-base ...