Ardova Plc introduced a new lubricant, AP Supermax, on Thursday in Lagos as part of a strategy to expand its presence in Nigeria’s downstream mass m ...

Kline & Co.’s Anuj Kumar observes Group III base oils sprouting from a few used oil rerefiners and predicts more will come.

A tidal wave of mineral base oil capacity is surging onto a global market that already has a supply overhang. Exporters are especially likely to feel ...

Electric vehicle manufacturers have a big wishlist for the next generation of driveline fluids — copper compatibility, copper protection, improved ...

The geography, quality and scale of global base oil supply has fundamentally changed over the past two decades. Global production capacity has swollen ...

Are we close to the long-anticipated point where chemical safety laws and market expectations become incompatible at an accessible cost? Lubricant for ...

Base oil markets are seeing pockets of unseasonal demand for various grades, although the particular grades vary considerably between regions.

Many players from the international lubricants industry are attending the Lube Expo get-together this week in Dusseldorf, Germany, and while that lead ...

Confusion looms over Algeria’s lubricant market this week after the reported lifting of a monopoly on the import of lubes and other products.

Zambia has signed a $1.1 billion agreement with China’s Fujian Xiang Xin to build a major oil refinery in Ndola, with a dedicated lubricants blendin ...

With 10 days remaining before United State President Donald Trump declares tariffs on European Union goods and services, the base oil market is awaiti ...

Into July, and very little new activity has been evident in the base oil markets across European, the Middle East and Africa. There are certainly pock ...

Into July, and very little new activity has been evident in the base oil markets across European, the Middle East and Africa. There are certainly pock ...

With a delicately balanced peace between Israel and Iran, base oil markets are returning to normal following days of worry that the Strait of Hormuz m ...

Saudi base oil rerefiner Yunitco plans to carry out maintenance at its unit in Yanbu

The world breathed a sigh of relief this week as Iran and Israel agreed to a ceasefire in their one-sided 10-day war, after the United States bombed I ...

This week’s news is dominated by the spiraling conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East, which poses a long list of potential impacts on ...

One of the major headline topics being discussed around the lubricants industry at the moment is the impending sale of Castrol, currently under the co ...

Base oil prices this week are largely stable across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but there are variations between regions. For example, demand ...