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Delegates at the Asian Lubricant Exhibition in early September were shown a set of trading indications that few buyers had planned for at the start of the year. Group III base oil references moved…
Read moreChinese base oil spot prices accelerated into September, and the pace of the move has reset cost assumptions across the downstream chain.…
Read moreHF Sinclair has announced that it intends to separate its lubricants and specialties business into an independent listed company, and to close…
Read moreSinopec's Jinan refinery has loaded and dispatched its first batch of high-viscosity Group II 10 base oil to Southeast Asia, opening a…
Read moreDelegates at the Asian Lubricant Exhibition in early September were shown a set of trading indications that few buyers had planned for at the start of the year.…
Read moreChinese base oil spot prices accelerated into September, and the pace of the move has reset cost assumptions across the downstream chain. Monitoring data for 2 September put…
Read moreAfton Chemical has introduced a new generation of heavy-duty engine oil additive technology built for the upcoming API CL-4 and FB-4 categories, known during development as PC-12A and…
Read moreLubrizol has launched the CV1700 series, a heavy-duty engine oil additive solution developed for the next generation of API diesel specifications, and has begun shipping in North America…
Read moreChina's base oil market spent the first half of 2026 trading a geopolitical story rather than a supply-and-demand one. Prices drifted down through the winter, jumped in the…
Read morePetro-Canada Lubricants has notified customers of an increase of US$0.40 per gallon across its paraffinic base oil range, effective on shipments made on or after 14 August 2026.…
Read moreS&P Global Energy's Platts is set to introduce a weekly spot assessment for Group III base oil on an FOB Asia basis, with a proposed effective date of…
Read moreClariant has opened two research and development laboratories in China for its additives business, and for the first time the Swiss specialty chemicals group can synthesise flame retardants…
Read moreIn the space of five days in July, the heavy-duty lubricant market produced two developments that point in different directions. One was a new additive platform aimed at…
Read moreRobot joints cycle tens of thousands of times a day. Wind turbine main bearings run for years under low speed, heavy load, humidity and salt spray. Cold-climate equipment…
Read moreHF Sinclair has announced that it intends to separate its lubricants and specialties business into an independent listed company, and to close its base oil refinery in Mississauga,…
Read moreInternational Petroleum Products and Additives Company, known as IPAC, has opened a production base in Singapore, extending a manufacturing network that previously covered North America and Europe into…
Read moreA panel discussion at the Asian Lubricant Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur reached a conclusion about re-refined base oil that has little to do with chemistry. The technical case…
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