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Italy’s Model for Waste Oil Regeneration
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Italy’s Model for Waste Oil Regeneration

October 30, 2024

Italy is the European Union’s leading collector and regenerator of waste oil, said the head of the country's waste oil ...

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EU Alleges Lube Smuggling in Italy

May 14, 2024

The European Union’s public prosecution office last week announced an investigation, dubbed “Greasy Hands,” into a ...

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Uzbek Company Buys Italian Blender

February 20, 2024

Uzbekistan oil and gas company Saneg acquired CGC Lubricants Italy S.p.A., an Italian lube maker, to expand its footprin ...

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Eni to Shutter Livorno Base Oil Plant

January 30, 2024

Italian refiner Eni stated Monday that the base oil plant at its Livorno, Italy, fuels refinery will close permanently w ...

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Suit Calls Italy’s Conou Anti-competitive

December 19, 2023

Two Italian used oil recycling operators filed an antimonopoly petition against Conou, Italy’s National Consortium for ...

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Investment Firm Buys Control of Pakelo

August 22, 2023

An Italian mutual funds investment firm acquired a majority stake in Italian lubricants and greases producer Pakelo Moto ...

Italy Still Rerefines Close to Half of Waste Oil

Italy Still Rerefines Close to Half of Waste Oil

June 6, 2023

Italy recycled 98% of used lubricating oils collected there last year – the sixth consecutive year that it met or topp ...

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Eni Lube Sales Shrank in 2022

April 18, 2023

Italian energy company Eni said in its annual report that its wholesale lubricant sales in Italy fell 38% and that its c ...

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KLK Acquires Oleo Maker Temix

March 14, 2023

KLK Oleo acquired a controlling stake in Italian oleochemical producer Temix Oleo, the companies announced. The move exp ...

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Dussur Buys Stake in Italmatch

December 13, 2022

Saudi investment firm Dussur has agreed to buy a minority stake in Italmatch Chemicals, a growing Italy-based company th ...

Italy Starts Collecting Used Marine Oils

Italy Starts Collecting Used Marine Oils

October 18, 2022

A collaborative initiative collected 15% more used marine oils in the first nine months of this year in Italy’s Ostia ...

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Conou Cuts Italian Tax on Lube Sales

August 23, 2022

An Italian association that promotes recycling of waste lubricants has sharply cut a finished lubricant tax designed to ...

Italy Recycles Close to Half of Lubricants

Italy Recycles Close to Half of Lubricants

July 26, 2022

Italy recycled 98% of used lubricating oils collected in the country in 2021 – the fifth straight year that it met or ...

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COVID Cut Italy’s Used Oil Collection

July 6, 2021

Used oil collection in Italy fell 11% in 2020, reflecting the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on lubricant consumption, ...

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Italmatch Buys Phosphorous Process

January 26, 2021

Italmatch Chemicals Group acquired Israel Chemicals’ RecoPhos Project Technology, boosting the group’s development o ...

Used Oil Collection Recovers in Italy

Used Oil Collection Recovers in Italy

November 24, 2020

Used oil collection in Italy nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels during the three months ended in August, according ...

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Adnoc Offers Base Oil Guarantee

October 13, 2020

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. said Monday that it will now guarantee that its base stocks meet specified parameters for vis ...