Ukraine has added a layer to its border control of base oil and lubricant imports in an effort to curb the illegal mixing of waste oils with finished products, as well as unlawful burning or dumping in landfills.

Custom Content – Within the space of just three years, Valvoline Europe has significantly grown its industrial lubricants business, expanded its team and broadened its already extensive portfolio of high-performance products.

Lubricant demand in France jumped to 46,040 metric tons in September, exceeding consumption in the same month of 2019 as the market continued recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Although COVID-19 impacted the economies of Africa and the Middle East in three key ways – the cost of coping with the pandemic, suppressed oil prices and reduced trade flows – several economic forecasts suggest a rebound and opportunities in 2021, a management consultant said during an online conference last month.