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U.S. Base Oil Demand Slumps, Exports Soar

U.S. Base Oil Demand Slumps, Exports Soar

December 25, 2024

Domestic base oil demand in the United States has steadily declined over the past two years, pushing suppliers to boost ...

Associations Roll Out Carbon Footprint Tool

Associations Roll Out Carbon Footprint Tool

December 25, 2024

Europe’s two leading lubricant associations launched their product carbon footprint calculation tool this week, vital ...

HPCL Pumps Money into Base Oil Production

HPCL Pumps Money into Base Oil Production

December 25, 2024

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd is investing U.S.$551 million on expanding base stocks production at its Mumbai refinery, ...

Podcast: Positive Outlook for 2025

Podcast: Positive Outlook for 2025

December 19, 2024

Depending upon your perspective 2024, the two major environmental conferences at the end of the year were either a crush ...

Demand Dropping for Group I in Europe

Demand Dropping for Group I in Europe

December 18, 2024

Europe is still the biggest consumer and producer of API Group I base oils, even as demand is falling, leading to an ove ...

Environmental Benefits of Hybrids Questioned

Environmental Benefits of Hybrids Questioned

December 18, 2024

Real-world data shows negligible differences in greenhouse gas emissions between plug-in hybrids and conventional intern ...

Perstorp Buys OQ’s Dutch Esters Plant

Perstorp Buys OQ’s Dutch Esters Plant

December 18, 2024

Swedish chemical company Perstorp last week announced it had bought OQ Chemicals’ Dutch esters manufacturing facility.

Ingevity Spends on Charleston Plant

Ingevity Spends on Charleston Plant

December 11, 2024

United States-based chemical maker Ingevity will invest more than U.S.$53 million into a facility near its headquarters ...

September U.S. Base Oil Imports Jump

September U.S. Base Oil Imports Jump

December 11, 2024

Lubricant makers in the United States gobbled up record quantities of imported base stocks in September, according to re ...

OQ Chemicals Ups Carboxylic Acids Prices

OQ Chemicals Ups Carboxylic Acids Prices

December 11, 2024

Germany-based OQ Chemicals announced it will increase prices for its range of carboxylic acids.

Unlocking the Secrets of Grease

Unlocking the Secrets of Grease

December 11, 2024

Greases are an important part of the lubricants industry, but they are often less understood than fluid lubes. To help b ...

Fuchs Completes Strub Purchase

Fuchs Completes Strub Purchase

December 4, 2024

Fuchs Group completed the acquisition of the Swiss industrial lubricant company Strub. In Sepetmber, the company signed ...

Vibra Expands Rio Plant

Vibra Expands Rio Plant

December 4, 2024

Brazilian lube company Vibra completed expansion works of its Lubrax lubricant plant in Duque de Caxias to the tune of $ ...

Lube Groups Flag Sustainability Guidance

Lube Groups Flag Sustainability Guidance

December 4, 2024

Leading lubricant associations in the United States and Europe have expressed concerns over an influential sustainabilit ...

Running a Lubricant Plant

Running a Lubricant Plant

December 2, 2024

A lot goes into running a successful lubricant plant, but good leadership might be the most important factor.

Axel Royal Back in Operation After Fire

Axel Royal Back in Operation After Fire

November 27, 2024

An investigation is ongoing into the cause of a fire at Axel Royal’s Tulsa factory last Tuesday. The blaze sent plumes ...

Japan Lube Demand Dropped in September

Japan Lube Demand Dropped in September

November 27, 2024

Japan produced 159,864 kL of finished lubricants in September, a 24% drop from the same month of 2023, according to the ...

Exxon Ups Spending on Recycling

Exxon Ups Spending on Recycling

November 27, 2024

Oil giant ExxonMobil will fork out U.S.$200 million on expanding recycling operations at its Beaumont and Baytown refine ...