Briefly Noted

Quaker in China Quaker Houghton has opened a 30,000-square-meter manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, China, expandin...


Poland’s Lube Sales Up in 2025

Poland’s lubricant consumption rose 4.6% year on year in 2025, supported by stronger economic growth, rising automotiv...


Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

Additional posted price increase announcements emerged in the paraffinic base oil segment, with Chevron, ExxonMobil and ...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

A so-called ceasefire between United States and Iran appears to be continuing in the Middle East Gulf but with sporadic ...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

The ceasefire between the United States and Iran was holding tenuously this week after the U.S. began providing informat...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

The Middle East situation appears to have run into an impasse with Iran maintaining control of the Strait of Hormuz whil...


Briefly Noted

Sinopec Expands Motorbike Oil Sales in Indonesia Sinopec signed a cooperation agreement with PT Mei Tech in Jakarta, Ind...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lubricant producers in the Middle East Gulf described business conditions as becoming increasingly serious in the face o...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

As Donald Trump introduces a blockade of Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz, events are shaping up for at least, a c...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

The Iran conflict continues into a second month, and with Donald Trump issuing ultimatum after ultimatum to the Iranian ...