Two Italian used oil recycling operators filed an antimonopoly petition against Conou, Italy’s National Consortium for Waste Oils Management, alleging that the consortium used its dominant position in the market to hinder their operation in the used oil rerefining industry, according to papers filed with the Italian Competition Authority.

Lanxess completed an expansion at its Mannheim, Germany, factory of production capacity for sustainable light-color sulfur carriers – used as extreme pressure additives for lubricants mainly used in the metalworking industry.

The European Council and European Parliament reached a provisional agreement Monday to not make major changes to passenger car engine emissions limits in the upcoming Euro 7 standard.