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

Sep 07, 2026

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

Sep 07, 2026

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

Sinclair Replaces Petro-Canada with SK Enmove, Chevron

Sep 07, 2026

The decision to close its Petro-Canada base oil plant will turn H.F. Sinclair’s lubricants and specialties business fr...

Crisis Puts Distributors Between Rock, Hard Place

Sep 07, 2026

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

Why Routes to Market Matter

Sep 07, 2026

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

September Base Oil Report

Sep 07, 2026

Gabriela Wheeler looks hard for good news in the base oil market.

August Base Oil Report

Aug 10, 2026

The Light at the End of the Tunnel Will the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran hold? Will crude oi...

Base Oils Under Pressure: Hormuz, War and Global Disruption

Aug 10, 2026

Participants in a Lubes’n’Greases webinar discussed how fall-out from the war between the United States, Israel and ...

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

Aug 10, 2026

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

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