North America

Growth Opportunities in a Declining Market

Growth Opportunities in a Declining Market

March 3, 2025

How can lubricant makers in the U.S. grow despite declining demand? Tom Glenn weighs in.

US Pauses Canadian, Mexican Tariffs

US Pauses Canadian, Mexican Tariffs

February 5, 2025

The United States on Tuesday walked back tariffs scheduled to take effect that day on goods imported from Canada and Mex ...

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US Base Oil Output Dipped in November

February 5, 2025

United States refiners produced a modest 4.4 million barrels of base oil in November, according to new data from the fed ...

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ALS Buys Chemlube’s Lube Division

January 10, 2025

Advanced Lubrication Specialties has bought Chemlube International LLC’s lubricants division, which features a finishe ...

EPA Calls Formaldehyde Health Risk

EPA Calls Formaldehyde Health Risk

January 8, 2025

The Unite States Environmental Protection Agency formally concluded last week that formaldehyde poses an unreasonable he ...

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 ...

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Cerilon GTL Plant Receives Permit

December 11, 2024

Cerilon, the start-up company working to build North America’s first gas-to-liquids base oil plant, said Tuesday that ...

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 ...

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 ...

ReGen III Secures More Funding

ReGen III Secures More Funding

November 27, 2024

Waste oil rerefiner ReGen III aims to be the world’s largest producer of regenerated API Group III base oil when the ...

Clean Harbors Ups Collection Fees

Clean Harbors Ups Collection Fees

November 13, 2024

Clean Harbors Inc. warned customers that it has “significantly” raised waste oil collection fees to offset depressed ...

Motul Buys Metalworking Fluid Firm

Motul Buys Metalworking Fluid Firm

October 30, 2024

French performance lubricant company Motul has acquired Chem Arrow Corp., a move aimed at expanding its market reach and ...

U.S. Base Oil Production Up in July

U.S. Base Oil Production Up in July

October 23, 2024

United States refiners produced 5 million barrels of base oil in July as this year’s output continued to run ahead of ...

Norac Builds Esterification Line  

Norac Builds Esterification Line  

October 16, 2024

Norac Additives broke ground on a new esterification line at its production site in Helena, Arkansas, giving German pare ...

Court Battle for Citgo Goes On

Court Battle for Citgo Goes On

October 9, 2024

Amber Energy Inc. made the successful bid for Citgo, the formerly Venezuelan refiner.

Recycler Vertex Files for Bankruptcy

Recycler Vertex Files for Bankruptcy

October 2, 2024

Vertex Energy Inc., a renewable fuels and environmental services company, filed for bankruptcy last week after its attem ...

The Evolving Role of the Lubricant in the Americas

The Evolving Role of the Lubricant in the Americas

September 27, 2024

Lubrizol’s Keith Corkwell explains how forging meaningful partnerships across the value chain and leveraging new techn ...