Oil refiners in the United States produced just 27.2 million barrels of base oil during the first six months of this year, the third-lowest first half output in the past two decades.

Ingevity has reached an agreement to sell its crude tall oil refinery in North Charleston, South Carolina, the latest in a series of restructuring steps the past two years.

Peruvian lubricant supplier Viskosil Industries won a trademark infringement judgement last month against competitor Vistony, which was found to have marketed numerous products that were too similar to Viskosil’s.

Despite a slight dip in revenues, Thai lubricant producer PSP Specialties reported a 37% jump in net profit for the first half of 2025, thanks mostly to lower costs and reduced financing expenses.

Fuchs has partnered with KCF Technologies to help manufacturers reduce downtime and operating costs by addressing lubrication-related failures in real time.

Lubrizol in Pakistan. Valvoline Cummins colab with Mahindra and Mahindra. Motul to Supply MacLaren.