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 government data. The country’s base oil output has been down from last year in every month this year.

Police in India’s Odisha state have arrested four people in connection with an alleged operation manufacturing and supplying counterfeit lubricants marketed under the names of established companies. Counterfeit lubricants are a persistent problem in India’s fragmented aftermarket, with fake engine oils produced by repackaging low-cost or used oil in containers carrying major brands’ labels. A Delhi High Court ruling in 2025 described Castrol engine oil as one of the country’s most widely...

IPAC Jurong New Facility International Petroleum Products & Additives Co. opened a new manufacturing plant on Singapore’s Jurong Island, expanding its production footprint into Asia as the U.S.-based additive supplier continues to build a more geographically distributed manufacturing network. The facility produces lubricant additive packages and carries out chemical synthesis and blending, according to industry reports. IPAC said the Singapore operation will strengthen its ability to suppl...

Richful Lube Additive Co. Ltd. earned a healthy profit in the first six months of 2026 thanks to increased demand from Chinese lubricant manufacturers seeking local supply, according to the research assessment. The financial performance mostly predated sanctions that the European Union imposed in mid-June. The EU identified the company as an entity supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex, concluding Richful supplied chemical additives for mechanical lubricants used by the Russian milit...

The U.S. base oil market absorbed a major supply chain disruption during the first half of 2026 as the conflict with Iran almost halted Middle Eastern shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.