Volume 6 Issue 23
Hill Plans Rerefinery in Lithuania
June 6, 2023Kazakhstan’s Hill Group expects to break ground in Lithuania soon on an API Group II base oil rerefinery. The project includes a large blending complex that will produce finished lubricants primarily meant for export markets, a company official told Lube Report Monday.
Russian Lube Imports and Exports Fell in 2022
June 6, 2023Russia’s lubricant market stagnated in 2022, hampered by lower industrial output in sectors such as automobiles, machine building and metallurgy that were hurt by sanctions, according to a report by B2X, a Moscow-based consultancy. Demand for industrial lubes was up slightly, while production of those products dropped 14%.
Italy Still Rerefines Close to Half of Waste Oil
June 6, 2023Italy recycled 98% of used lubricating oils collected there last year – the sixth consecutive year that it met or topped that level – according to a report by the country’s National Consortium for the Management, Collection and Treatment of Used Mineral Oils.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
June 6, 2023U.S. Base Oil Production Fell in March
Briefly Noted
June 6, 2023In May, new passenger car sales in Western Europe rose 19% to more than 1 million units, compared to the same month last year, according to LMC Automotive, a GlobalData company.