India’s Specialty Oil Makers Post Strong Gains

India’s specialty-oil producers showed strong momentum in the first half of 2026, as healthy demand, improved pricing ...


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More Growth for Fuchs Fuchs China opened a new specialty lubricant plant in Wujiang, Suzhou, on July 16, expanding its l...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

United States President Donald Trump ordered a cessation over the weekend to the bombing program going on against Iran t...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

The Iranian peace initiative appears to have collapsed over the last few days, with Trump calling for the cessation of t...


Ukraine Drone Strike Disrupts Omsk Base Oil Production

Ukrainian long-range drones struck Gazprom Neft’s Omsk refinery on Monday, disrupting production at Russia’s...


Mannol Boss Implicated in Breaking Russia Sanctions

Companies linked to German businessman Juri Sudheimer supplied lubricants to Russia for more than a year after the start...


Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Amid national mourning for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delegations from Tehran and the Unite...


Geopolitics Impacts on Base Oils Part 1: The Rise of Merchant Base Oil Suppliers

First article in a two-part series from Ernie Henderson examining the history that made base oil markets vulnerable to g...


Second-Hand Textiles Make Circular Greases

Turning the ever-growing mountain of discarded clothing into thickeners.


Lubricants Industry Opinions on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

ABN Resource’s DEI survey reveals a lubricants industry that is deeply divided on this hot-button subject.