Staff Writer - Boris is a staff writer focused on Eastern Europe, Russia and the ex-Soviet lubricant industry. Prior to joining Lubes’n’Greases in 2010, Boris was a Russia-based reporter for several Macedonian news outlets. He had a 16-month stint as a business reporter for The St. Petersburg Times and contributed analyses to an English-language outlet of RIA Novosti, a Russian state news agency. Boris often travels to St. Petersburg, Washington, D.C. and Skopje. Recently, he has also begun a part-time engagement as a foreign correspondent for North Macedonia’s state news agency, MIA.
Authorities in the United Kingdom are mulling the imposition of import tariffs on certain engine oils and hydraulic flui …
The United Kingdom’s British Trade Remedy Authority has initiated an investigation into alleged dumping of low-priced …
Russian new passenger car sales surged to 617,000 units in the first five months of 2024, marking an 81% rebound from sl …
Uzbekistan’s Saneg said it aims to increase its base oil sales by directly targeting the European market, asserting it …
German lubricant maker Eurolub GmbH said it has acquired Bizol, another German lube marketer, to expand its automotive s …
Kluber Lubrication announced it will expand its factory in Mysore, India, to increase the amount of specialty lubricants …
Russian company Industrial Projects expressed intentions last week to build a lubricant blending plant in the Rostov obl …
Bulgaria’s Caspian Lubricants Recycling announced plans to invest in a new base oil rerefinery near Baku, Azerbaijan, …
The European Union’s public prosecution office last week announced an investigation, dubbed “Greasy Hands,” into a …
Lukoil’s refinery in Volgograd, Russia, was struck again Sunday by a drone attack that caused a fire and reportedly da …
Safety-Kleen Systems acquired Noble Oil Recycling, which collects used oil in the Eastern United States and has a North …
Lukoil’s base oil and finished lubricant production both fell significantly in 2023, impacted by a decline in marine …
A ground-up mixture of drained plastic motor oil canisters can be used as a construction additive in road pavement mater …
In a bid to support the country’s refineries, the Russian government introduced a measure to revoke step-up export dut …
A chemical company from the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan says it will build a lubricant additive factory in Ufa, th …
Angolan energy company Etu Energias and Malaysian lube marketer Glide Technology Sdn announced they will form a joint ve …
Poland’s demand for lubricants dropped by 1% in 2023 as the country’s economy stagnated, reflecting a broader declin …
A Ukrainian drone last week struck the Taneco refinery in Nizhnekamsk, which has an API Group II and Group III base oil …
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