India Police Arrest Four in Counterfeit Lube Sting

Police in India’s Odisha state have arrested four people in connection with an alleged operation manufacturing and sup...


Briefly Noted

IPAC Jurong New Facility International Petroleum Products & Additives Co. opened a new manufacturing plant on Singap...


The Black Sheep Comes Home: Rerefined Base Oils Is the Next Strategic Bet

Slicker Recycling’s Mark Olpin makes a case for stepping up used oil rerefining in the United Kingdom.


Reassessing Silicone Lubricants: New Opportunities for Modern Greases

Silicone base stocks are attracting new attention for greases, partly because of developments in thickener technology an...


Crisis Puts Distributors Between Rock, Hard Place

The global supply crisis has put base oil distributors in difficult positions.


Richful Earnings Rose in First Half

Richful Lube Additive Co. Ltd. earned a healthy profit in the first six months of 2026 thanks to increased demand from C...


Clean Harbors to Acquire EnviroServe

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


BYK Opens Shanghai Plant as China Demand Drives Expansion

German specialty additives company BYK opened a new plant in Shanghai with annual production capacity of 500 metric tons...


Ukraine Strikes Russian PAO and Fuel Hub Again

Ukrainian drones struck Tatneft’s Taneco refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, on Aug. 10. The attack was the latest in a c...


Geopolitics Impacts on Base Oils: Group III Requirements and Supply Chain Vulnerability

Evolving performance standards for passenger car engine oils have narrowed formulator base stock options, making base oi...