Russian motorists did not significantly change their engine oil buying or changing habits during the height of the coronavirus pandemic last year, and even if some patterns changed slightly, consumers’ behavior has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, a market study found.

As the marine shipping industry transitions to engines using new fuel types that generate less carbon dioxide, cylinder oil development will need to continue evolving as lubricant and additive companies learn more about the systems, a speaker said during an online webinar last week.

Independent lubricant blender Fuchs Petrolub, based in Mannheim, Germany, acquired Swedish company Gleitmo Technik AB’s lubricants business, the company announced last week.