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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 moreNewMarket has reported higher earnings for both the second quarter and the first half of 2026, with its petroleum additives business carrying the improvement. The Virginia-based specialty chemicals…
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 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 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 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 moreVertex Energy is developing a conventional Group III base oil project at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama, built on crude-derived feedstock rather than re-refined used oil. The plan…
Read moreInfineum, the UK-based lubricant additive and specialty chemicals supplier, and Kangtai, a subsidiary of Tianjin-based Rianlon, are extending their cooperation in South Asia through a distribution arrangement confirmed…
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 moreKorea's SONGWON Industrial Group returned to profit in the second quarter of 2026, and the composition of that recovery says as much about the additive business as the…
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…
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