Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. intends to install a base oil unit and a finished lubricant blending plant at its refinery in Bina, India. To do so, the ...

Overcapacity and weak demand are putting the brakes on China's domestic base oil capacity buildup. according to a Chinese consulting company.

Volatile crude oil prices introduced uncertainty into base oil markets in Asia and partly offset the downward pressure exerted by growing supplies of ...

Base oil prices were generally stable to slightly higher in Asia, with supply and demand attaining a more balanced ratio than in the previous months a ...

The trade war between China and the United States emphasized the need for a highly controlled domestic supply chain across industries for China.

Zeller+Gmelin, a chemical company based in Germany, has opened a lubricant production facility in Huzhou, China, as part of its expansion in Asia.

The Asian base oils market has entered a more restrained demand period because of seasonal events such as the monsoons in parts of Southeast Asia and ...

Base oil prices were mixed because of slowing demand from some segments – a trend that was partly offset by curtailed availability due to plant turn ...

The price of some base oil grades was firm in Asia because of tight supply and demand conditions, while others were standing on more precarious ground ...

Base oil imports to China sank further during the first quarter of the year, falling 20% from the same period of last year.

The return of market players following national holidays in several countries spurred slightly increased activity, although buying appetite was still ...

Base oil prices were mostly steady-to-firm in Asia on persistently tight supply of some grades given a string of plant turnarounds, although sluggish ...

S-Oil’s base oil unit looks to be the only part of its operations to be in profit this quarter.

Tight conditions in the API Group I and Group II segments and higher feedstock prices supported generally steady pricing in Asia, with participants fo ...

Perstorp and BRB have opened a new research laboratory in Shanghai, China.

Lubrizol CV1150 heavy duty motor oil additive package meets China’s GB D1 specification for heavy duty engines.

Base oil prices were steady-to-soft on limited tr\ading given tight supplies of some grades and sluggish demand from downstream lubricant segments. Ec ...

Sinopec Lubricant Co. and Fuchs China signed an agreement that could solve supply chain challenges and enhance resilience, the companies sai ...

Activity was somewhat subdued in Asian base oil markets, as many uncertainties continued to temper buyers’ enthusiasm. Aside from the upheaval broug ...

Asian base oil markets seemed to be in a holding pattern as economic uncertainties and a tight supply scenario dampened buying interest. Participants ...