Vietnam has tightened recycling requirements for lubricant marketers and importers under a new extended producer responsibility regime that took effect last month, while industry groups are pushing for common standards to make it easier to trade re-refined base oils across Asia. Decree No. 110/2026/ND-CP, issued April 1 and effective May 25, brings Vietnam’s lubricant recycling rules under a single system. Manufacturers and importers of products including engine oils must either arrange re...

PKN Orlen will more than double its base oil production capacity by the end of 2026 with the startup of a new heavy base oil unit at its Gdansk refinery, a company spokesperson told Lube Report. Orlen, one of Central Europe’s largest base oil producers, manufactures API Group I base oils at its Plock, Gdansk and Jedlicze refineries. Its portfolio includes solvent neutral 100, SN150, SN500 and SN650 grades used in automotive, industrial and process lubricants. The company has invested heavily i...

Liquid Moly Anti-counterfeit Measure Liqui Moly has rolled out a product authentication system for its motor oils that allows customers to verify products by scanning a QR code on the container cap with a smartphone. Developed with authentic.network, the technology is being introduced in around 150 countries. The companies said the system is designed to help combat counterfeit products and improve traceability across global supply chains, a growing concern in the lubricants and automotive afterm...

Lubriage, the exclusive distributor of Mannol lubricants in the United Kingdom, ceased trading last week, leaving behind unpaid debts, unpaid staff and growing questions about the company’s operations. No official announcement has been made in the U.K. company register. The Northamptonshire-based company and its parent, United Arab Emirates-based SCT Chemicals FZE, became embroiled in a U.K. Trade Remedies Authority investigation last year. The government agency, which protects domestic busine...

Ukraine’s expanding drone campaign against Russian oil infrastructure has reached facilities producing base oils and lubricants, raising concerns that repeated attacks could disrupt fuel supplies and reduce refining capacity across Russia. The latest incidents are part of a broader campaign that has methodically targeted Russia’s refining sector in recent months in response to continued Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and civilian targets. For lubricant industry participan...