Taxes: Italy’s Accidental Promoter of Biobased Lubes

The sustainability movement is viewed as a big opportunity for businesses offering biolubricants — a stimulator of gov...


Pakelo Acquires Uveol to Expand Industrial Lubricants

Pakelo Motor Oil S.p.A. has completed the acquisition of Uveol Srl, taking full ownership of the Italian specialist in m...


Italy’s Model for Waste Oil Regeneration

Italy is the European Union’s leading collector and regenerator of waste oil, said the head of the country's waste oil...


Suit Calls Italy’s Conou Anti-competitive

Two Italian used oil recycling operators filed an antimonopoly petition against Conou, Italy’s National Consortium for...


Italy Still Rerefines Close to Half of Waste Oil

Italy recycled 98% of used lubricating oils collected there last year – the sixth consecutive year that it met or topp...


Italy Starts Collecting Used Marine Oils

A collaborative initiative collected 15% more used marine oils in the first nine months of this year in Italy’s Ostia ...


Conou Cuts Italian Tax on Lube Sales

An Italian association that promotes recycling of waste lubricants has sharply cut a finished lubricant tax designed to ...


Italy Recycles Close to Half of Lubricants

Italy recycled 98% of used lubricating oils collected in the country in 2021 – the fifth straight year that it met or ...


Italy Still Rerefines Most Waste Oils

Italy recycled 98% of used lubricating oils collected in the country in 2020 – the fourth consecutive year that it exc...


COVID Cut Italy’s Used Oil Collection

Used oil collection in Italy fell 11% in 2020, reflecting the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on lubricant consumption,...