July base oil imports to China fell 14% from the same month of 2023 as domestic lubricant demand remained lukewarm and local refiners offer a surplus of supply.

Kixx, South Korea’s leading lubricant brand, has launched a groundbreaking global campaign film, "The World Without Lubricants,” to highlight the essential role of lubricants in our everyday lives.

Petrobras is negotiating to regain ownership of the Landulpho Alves refinery and reverse the previous administration’s sell-off of state assets.

Castrol is aiming for double-digit growth by the end of the year in Peru’s commercial and industrial lubricant market, part of a push to increase market share across Latin America.

Cars with hydrogen internal combustion engines won’t to pose a threat to the dominance of battery electrics, dashing the hopes of automotive lubricant blenders that the future of transportation will still need engine oils.

YPF u-turned last week on a lubricant price hike in Bolivia under pressure from a number of local transport associations.