Logistics & Distribution

Read the Special Report on Distribution

Read the Special Report on Distribution

November 13, 2024

What are the major trends shaping the distribution business?

The Evolution of Lubricant Distribution

The Evolution of Lubricant Distribution

November 4, 2024

What are the major trends shaping the distribution business, and how have distributors rolled with the punches?

It’s a Pressure Cooker, and Something Has to Give

It’s a Pressure Cooker, and Something Has to Give

November 4, 2024

Tom Glenn explains why lubricant manufacturers and distributors must implement cost-reduction strategies to maintain pro ...

Need to Know

Need to Know

September 3, 2024

Tom Glenn explains how the emergence of bigger and stronger distributors has affected the power balance with the oil maj ...

Canal Problems Disrupted Base Oils

Canal Problems Disrupted Base Oils

July 24, 2024

Over the past eight months, a number of incidents have had severe impacts on base oil cargoes, extending delivery times ...

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ExxonMobil Taps Philippines Distributor

July 5, 2024

ExxonMobil tapped Juliana Holdings, Inc. to be its official distributor of Mobil-branded lubricants and services in the ...

A Watershed Moment in Lubricant Distribution

A Watershed Moment in Lubricant Distribution

April 30, 2024

The lubricants industry has undergone significant changes during the past few years. What challenges have these changes ...

Vivo Lube Earnings Rose in 2023

Vivo Lube Earnings Rose in 2023

April 30, 2024

Vivo Energy, which distributes lubricants to retail and commercial customers across Africa, reported a 10% increase in e ...

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ExxonMobil Enlists EMB for South China

April 19, 2024

ExxonMobil has reached an agreement for its base stocks to be distributed in South China by EMB, a joint venture that al ...

Cherry Picking Distributors

Cherry Picking Distributors

March 5, 2024

Tom Glenn explains why acquisitive companies are expected to be increasingly discerning in selecting companies to acquir ...

The Direction of Distribution

The Direction of Distribution

January 2, 2024

What are some of the factors shaping the lubricant distribution segment, and are they likely to continue?

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Brenntag Restructures Business

December 11, 2023

Germany-based chemicals and ingredients distributor Brenntag will place its finished lubricants business under its new B ...

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Iconic Will Also Distribute Chevron Base Oils

September 27, 2023

Chevron and Ipiranga recently agreed that their Brazil joint venture, Iconic, will distribute Chevron base oils in addit ...

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Reladyne Acquires Michigan Distributor

September 13, 2023

The largest finished lubricant distributor in the United States grew some more recently when Reladyne purchased Michigan ...

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Valvoline Buys Stake in Haertol

September 6, 2023

Valvoline Global last week announced that it has made an equity investment in Haertol Chemie GmbH, a German manufacturer ...

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MOGoil Bought by Ergon Subsidiary

August 1, 2023

Ergon announced today that its subsidiary Process Oils Inc. has acquired MOGoil, a major base oil trader in Europe. The ...

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Bharat to Build Another Blending Plant

May 19, 2023

In a nod to India’s growing lubricant market, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. said this week that it will construct a new ...