Briefly Noted

Lucas Oil Names Furgiuele as COO Lucas Oil has promoted Naomi Furgiuele to chief operating officer, effective immediatel...


Why Routes to Market Matter

Strategic decisions about how and where to supply finished products can greatly affect a company’s success.


Clean Harbors to Acquire EnviroServe

Clean Harbors has agreed to acquire environmental and waste management company EnviroServe for $470 million in cash, exp...


Briefly Noted

New Sales Head at Pennine Pennine Lubricants has promoted Dale Fletcher to UK sales manager after more than eight years ...


Hormuz Uncertainty Keeps Base Oil Shipments in Limbo

The chances of the Strait of Hormuz reopening soon are becoming slimmer, as negotiations between the United States and I...


Have Engine Oils Become Too Thin?

Have Engine Oils Become Too Thin? Automobile and lubricant industries in North America have begun the process to develop...


The Rise and Stumble of Richful

China-based Richful Lube Additive Co. Ltd. was in the midst of a large global expansion. Then the European Union sanctio...


Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

The exchange of military attacks between the United States and Iran was paused, at least temporarily, as U.S. president ...


Asia’s Rerefiners Want Better Collection and Image

The Strait of Hormuz crisis highlighted the value of used oil as a domestic resource, prompting countries such as Japan ...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

The past week saw a ramp up of strikes and counterstrikes between the United States and Iran, primarily directed toward ...