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European Grease Volumes Drop

Lube Report EMEA - July 5, 2020

Europe reported slightly lower grease production in 2019, according to a survey conducted by the United States-based Nat ...

Dire Times Forecast for Industry

Dire Times Forecast for Industry

Lube Report EMEA - June 28, 2020

The lubricant industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and demand could remain depressed at least into 2022, ...

Survey: Russian Sales Shift to Online

Survey: Russian Sales Shift to Online

Lube Report EMEA - June 21, 2020

Russian lubricant manufacturers are slashing investment, staff and marketing projects during the Covid-19 pandemic in fa ...

May Car Sales Still Low in EU

May Car Sales Still Low in EU

Lube Report EMEA - June 21, 2020

There are signs of moderate recovery in May for passenger car registrations across the European Union, according to the ...

Russia’s Grease Output Jumps 50 Percent

Russia’s Grease Output Jumps 50 Percent

Lube Report EMEA - June 14, 2020

Grease production in Russia rose 51 percent in 2019, continuing a four-year growth trend that has been boosted by a gove ...

Ukraine Duty Draws Criticism

Ukraine Duty Draws Criticism

Lube Report EMEA - June 8, 2020

Ukraine lubricant companies contended last week that they are facing a serious financial crisis because of a new base oi ...

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Food-grade Lube Market Set to Grow

Lube Report EMEA - May 31, 2020

A new report by market research company Data Bridge forecasts the food-grade lubricants segment will grow by 7.1 percent ...

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Middle East Airlines Mothball Planes

Lube Report EMEA - May 31, 2020

Fears that the market for aviation lubricants and greases in the Middle East is unravelling as a result of the Covid-19 ...

Russia Using More Synthetic Motor Oils

Russia Using More Synthetic Motor Oils

Lube Report EMEA - May 31, 2020

The share of vehicles in Russia that use American Petroleum Institute’s API SM or API SN motor oil categories increas ...

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Covid-19 Flattens EU Car Sales

Lube Report EMEA - May 22, 2020

Passenger car registrations in the European Union dropped a record 76 percent in April to 270,682, compared to April las ...

IMO 2020 Causes Shift to Low-Sulfur Fuels

IMO 2020 Causes Shift to Low-Sulfur Fuels

Lube Report EMEA - May 22, 2020

Maritime emissions regulations that took effect at the start of this year led the shipping to shift to low-sulfur fuel o ...

Supply by Spanish Association Dips

Supply by Spanish Association Dips

Lube Report EMEA - May 15, 2020

The 22 associate members of the Spanish Lubricant Association sold 348,000 metric tons of lubricants in the country in 2 ...

Spain’s Lube Demand Slightly Down

Spain’s Lube Demand Slightly Down

Lube Report EMEA - May 8, 2020

Spain’s total lubricant consumption decreased 1.5 percent last year to 455,861 metric tons, according to Sigaus, a non ...

Study Assesses Hydraulic Fluid Sustainability

Study Assesses Hydraulic Fluid Sustainability

Lube Report EMEA - April 29, 2020

German industrial giants Fuchs Petrolub and BASF carried out a joint study on the cradle-to-grave environmental impact o ...

French Lube Demand Fell in 2019

French Lube Demand Fell in 2019

Lube Report EMEA - April 29, 2020

French lubricant demand dropped 5.2 percent in 2019 as the European Union’s carbon dioxide emission reduction targets ...

Non-petroleum Waxes Grow in Europe

Non-petroleum Waxes Grow in Europe

Lube Report EMEA - April 24, 2020

Europe was the second-largest supplier of wax in 2019, remaining a significant supplier of petroleum waxes while showing ...

Russian Auto Sales Sag Under Covid-19

Russian Auto Sales Sag Under Covid-19

Lube Report EMEA - April 24, 2020

Russian’s vehicle market is enduring a difficult period, with steep sales declines projected for 2020 as a quarantine ...