A Ukrainian drone last week struck the Taneco refinery in Nizhnekamsk, which has an API Group II and Group III base oil plant – the third attack on a Russian refinery producing base oils and lubricants.

Lukoil broke ground recently on a grease, metalworking fluids and lubricant additives production facility in Volgograd.

Data center density and accompanying energy consumption continue to rapidly grow, highlighting needs for more efficient power consumption and thermal heat management, which is where data center immersion cooling – still in its formative stages – is playing a growing role, according to consultancy Kline & Co.