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Industry Links
- American Automobile Association (AAA)
- American Chemistry Council (ACC)
- American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)
- ASTM International (ASTM)
- Auto Alliance
- Automotive Oil Change Association
- California Air Resources Board (CARB)
- Coordinating European Council (CEC)
- European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA)
- European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA)
- Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association
- Infineum Insights
- Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA)
- National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM)
- National Lubricating Grease Institute (NLGI)
- NIST Handbook 130
- NORA An Association of Responsible Recyclers
- Petroleum Marketers Association of America
- Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA)
- PQIA Quick References
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA)
- Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)
- The Institute of Materials
- TractorLife
- Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA)
- Union Indépendante de l’Industrie Européenne des Lubrifiants (UEIL)
- World Refining Association
More Price Increases
More Price Increases (updated April 12, 2021) The following companies have also announced increases. Most note that the price adjustments are due to continued increases in nearly every raw component used to manufacture lubricant products.

Highline Warren Appoints John Fleming Senior Advisor
Highline Warren Appoints John Fleming Senior Advisor Highline Warren, a leader in the manufacture and distribution of automotive aftermarket consumable products, announced today the appointment of John Fleming as Senior Advisor. Mr. Fleming will play

Champion Oil adds Scott Baubie as Director of Sales/Business Development Manager
Champion Oil adds Scott Baubie as Director of Sales/Business Development Manager For over six decades Champion Brands, a globally recognized blender and packager of automotive, racing, and heavy-duty lubricants, chemicals, additives, and motor oils, has
Highline Warren, AOCUSA, and Nu-Tier/Gulf Lubricants announce increases
Highline Warren, AOCUSA, and Nu-Tier/Gulf Lubricants announce increases It what appeared to be inevitable due to continuing and substantial increases in costs, we are now looking at a 4th round of lubricant price increases in
Safety-Kleen Announces Lubricant Price Increase
Safety-Kleen Announces Lubricant Price Increase Safety-Kleen advised it customers it will be increasing prices on all lubricants and related products by up to 15%, with adjustments varying by product segment and SKU. The increase is
Safety-Kleen Announced Base Oil Increase
Safety-Kleen Announced Base Oil Increase Safety-Kleen announced a 40cpg increase for Kleen Performance Products RHT 70 and RHT 120, and fifty 50cpg increase for RHT 240 Group II+ base oil grades. The increase is effective
Valvoline Launches New Premium Full Synthetic Motor Oil to Maximize and Extend Engine Life
Valvoline Launches New Premium Full Synthetic Motor Oil to Maximize and Extend Engine Life The brand’s Extended Protection Motor Oil features new innovative Dual Defense Additive Technology to fight deposits and wear and enhance engine
Urea Prices Continue to Climb
Urea Prices Continue to Climb The price of urea, a key component in Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF), reached $392 a ton at the end of March, up from close to $350 at the start of
Matrix Announces Promotions, Welcomes New Team Member
Matrix Announces Promotions, Welcomes New Team Member Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. (“Matrix”), a leading, independent investment bank is pleased to announce two promotions and welcomes our newest member to the Downstream Energy & Convenience Retail
Champion Brands Announced Today the Offering of API FA-4 Diesel Engine Oils to Fleets and Private Label Customers
Champion Brands Now Offers API FA-4, SAE 10W-30 Diesel Engine Oil to Fleets and Private label Customers Champion Brands, a globally recognized industry leader in specialty lubricants for over 65 years, announced today the offering
More Price Increases
More Price Increases (updated April 12, 2021) The following companies have also announced increases. Most note that the price adjustments are due to continued increases

Highline Warren Appoints John Fleming Senior Advisor
Highline Warren Appoints John Fleming Senior Advisor Highline Warren, a leader in the manufacture and distribution of automotive aftermarket consumable products, announced today the appointment

Champion Oil adds Scott Baubie as Director of Sales/Business Development Manager
Champion Oil adds Scott Baubie as Director of Sales/Business Development Manager For over six decades Champion Brands, a globally recognized blender and packager of automotive,
Highline Warren, AOCUSA, and Nu-Tier/Gulf Lubricants announce increases
Highline Warren, AOCUSA, and Nu-Tier/Gulf Lubricants announce increases It what appeared to be inevitable due to continuing and substantial increases in costs, we are now
Safety-Kleen Announces Lubricant Price Increase
Safety-Kleen Announces Lubricant Price Increase Safety-Kleen advised it customers it will be increasing prices on all lubricants and related products by up to 15%, with
Safety-Kleen Announced Base Oil Increase
Safety-Kleen Announced Base Oil Increase Safety-Kleen announced a 40cpg increase for Kleen Performance Products RHT 70 and RHT 120, and fifty 50cpg increase for RHT
Valvoline Launches New Premium Full Synthetic Motor Oil to Maximize and Extend Engine Life
Valvoline Launches New Premium Full Synthetic Motor Oil to Maximize and Extend Engine Life The brand’s Extended Protection Motor Oil features new innovative Dual Defense
Urea Prices Continue to Climb
Urea Prices Continue to Climb The price of urea, a key component in Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF), reached $392 a ton at the end of
Matrix Announces Promotions, Welcomes New Team Member
Matrix Announces Promotions, Welcomes New Team Member Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. (“Matrix”), a leading, independent investment bank is pleased to announce two promotions and welcomes
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In the News and on the Wire
- Pennzoil Launches 4 New Motor Oils
- UPDATE: Fire at French chemical factory 'will burn for days'
- Fire at Lubrizol Rouen, France, Site – Lubrizol Press Release
- Electric Car Onset Leaves Lubricant Industry Facing Kodak's Fate
- Shell Announces New Oil Formulated for Natural Gas Engines
- Large Explosion Rocks Texas Chemical Plant
- Opalka v Amalie Oil Company Settlement
- Appleton, WI offers U.S. Venture $40 Million in Incentives to Convince the Company to Build Downtown
- Infineum M8220: Now Approved for INNIO’s Jenbacher J624H Steel Piston Engines
- Finland's AT-Tuote partners with Neste on bio-based industrial lubricant
- CSW Industrials Names Debra L. von Storch to Board of Directors
- Mobile oil changes come to Utah with new company, Oil Dash
- Use of FA-4 engine oils expected to jump in 2020
- 1/14/2021 – Oil Chem owner accused of dumping nearly 50 million gallons of landfill liquid into Flint sewers
News Archives
Safety-Kleen Announces Lubricant Price Increase
Eneos Motor Oil Partners with Hanson Distributing Company
Urea Prices Continue to Climb
Urea Price Spike
Highline-Warren Acquires BlueDevil Products
Tilley Chemical Company Partners with SK Capital
Valvoline Leads Packaging Innovation with Launch of FlexFill
Conrad & Bischoff Inc. to be Acquired by Parkland
Stockman Oil Company Partners with Cadence Petroleum Group
Flyers Energy Acquires Ohio Fueling Locations
USPP Begins Operation of Wholesale Business in Michigan
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Announces Sale of Mega Lubricants
Story Distributing Company to be Acquired by Parkland
Matrix Announces the Successful Sale of Dixie Gas & Oil Corporation
More Price Increases
Safety-Kleen Announced Base Oil Increase
Urea Prices Continue to Climb
Lubricant Price Increases – Updated March 9, 2021
Lubricant Price Increases – Round Three for 2021
Price Increases and Adjustments – (UPDATED FEBRUARY 11, 2021)
Déjà vu?
BP Lubricants USA/Castrol Announces Price Increase
Infineum Announces Lubricant Additive Price Increase
Chevron and ExxonMobil Announce Price Increases
Lubricant Price Increases – Round Three for 2021
Lubricant Price Increases – Round Three for 2021 UPDATED: 3/5/2021 SOPUS/Pennzoil-Quaker State Company announced it will be implementing a finished lubricant price increase of up
Motiva Moves Base Oil Prices, Sinclair Announces Finished Lubricant Price Increase
Motiva Moves Base Oil Prices Blenders got word today that Motiva will increase base oil prices by 40 to 45cpg on March 3rd. Sinclair Lubricants
Staying Connected
Staying Connected Tapping Technology in Lubricant Distribution By Thomas Glenn As if the many challenges lubricants distributors face in the normal course of business
Conrad & Bischoff Inc. to be Acquired by Parkland
Conrad & Bischoff Inc. to be Acquired by Parkland Allows organic growth opportunities throughout Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Montana Conrad & Bischoff Inc., a
Stockman Oil Company Partners with Cadence Petroleum Group
Stockman Oil Company Partners with Cadence Petroleum Group Cadence Petroleum Group continues its expansion with the acquisition of Stockman Oil Company. Stockman is a 3rd
Flyers Energy Acquires Ohio Fueling Locations
Flyers Energy Acquires Ohio Fueling Locations Flyers Energy (FlyersEnergy.com) today announced the acquisition of Fleet Express Commercial Fueling, the Ohio unattended “cardlock” fueling division of
Breaux Petroleum Products Announces Addition of C. H. “Chuck” Young as Senior Consultant
Breaux Petroleum Products Announces Addition of C. H. “Chuck” Young as Senior Consultant Breaux Petroleum Products, a leading provider of quality fuel and lubricant products
Urea Price Spike
Urea Price Spike As evidenced in a number of published US Gulf Urea price indices, the price of Urea has increased by nearly 40% over
Call 732-494-0405 for Information

JobbersWorld is a Petroleum Trends International, Inc. (PTI) Publication
Petroleum Trends International, Inc. is an independent strategic planning and market research consulting firm.
Since 1999, Petroleum Trends International has specialized in custom market research and business consulting services in the areas of automotive and industrial lubricants, metalworking fluids, performance additives, base oils, and petroleum waxes
Market Research and Consulting…
Industry Links
- American Automobile Association (AAA)
- American Chemistry Council (ACC)
- American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)
- ASTM International (ASTM)
- Auto Alliance
- Automotive Oil Change Association
- California Air Resources Board (CARB)
- Coordinating European Council (CEC)
- European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA)
- European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA)
- Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association
- Infineum Insights
- Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA)
- National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM)
- National Lubricating Grease Institute (NLGI)
- NIST Handbook 130
- NORA An Association of Responsible Recyclers
- Petroleum Marketers Association of America
- Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA)
- PQIA Quick References
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA)
- Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)
- The Institute of Materials
- TractorLife
- Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA)
- Union Indépendante de l’Industrie Européenne des Lubrifiants (UEIL)
- World Refining Association
More Price Increases
More Price Increases (updated April 12, 2021) The following companies have also announced increases. Most note that the price adjustments are due to continued increases in nearly every raw component used to manufacture lubricant products.

Highline Warren Appoints John Fleming Senior Advisor
Highline Warren Appoints John Fleming Senior Advisor Highline Warren, a leader in the manufacture and distribution of automotive aftermarket consumable products, announced today the appointment of John Fleming as Senior Advisor. Mr. Fleming will play

Champion Oil adds Scott Baubie as Director of Sales/Business Development Manager
Champion Oil adds Scott Baubie as Director of Sales/Business Development Manager For over six decades Champion Brands, a globally recognized blender and packager of automotive, racing, and heavy-duty lubricants, chemicals, additives, and motor oils, has
Highline Warren, AOCUSA, and Nu-Tier/Gulf Lubricants announce increases
Highline Warren, AOCUSA, and Nu-Tier/Gulf Lubricants announce increases It what appeared to be inevitable due to continuing and substantial increases in costs, we are now looking at a 4th round of lubricant price increases in
More Price Increases
More Price Increases (updated April 12, 2021) The following companies have also announced increases. Most note that the price adjustments are due to continued increases in nearly every raw component used to manufacture lubricant products.

Highline Warren Appoints John Fleming Senior Advisor
Highline Warren Appoints John Fleming Senior Advisor Highline Warren, a leader in the manufacture and distribution of automotive aftermarket consumable products, announced today the appointment of John Fleming as Senior Advisor. Mr. Fleming will play

Champion Oil adds Scott Baubie as Director of Sales/Business Development Manager
Champion Oil adds Scott Baubie as Director of Sales/Business Development Manager For over six decades Champion Brands, a globally recognized blender and packager of automotive, racing, and heavy-duty lubricants, chemicals, additives, and motor oils, has
Highline Warren, AOCUSA, and Nu-Tier/Gulf Lubricants announce increases
Highline Warren, AOCUSA, and Nu-Tier/Gulf Lubricants announce increases It what appeared to be inevitable due to continuing and substantial increases in costs, we are now looking at a 4th round of lubricant price increases in
In the News and on the Wire
- Pennzoil Launches 4 New Motor Oils
- UPDATE: Fire at French chemical factory 'will burn for days'
- Fire at Lubrizol Rouen, France, Site – Lubrizol Press Release
- Electric Car Onset Leaves Lubricant Industry Facing Kodak's Fate
- Shell Announces New Oil Formulated for Natural Gas Engines
- Large Explosion Rocks Texas Chemical Plant
- Opalka v Amalie Oil Company Settlement
- Appleton, WI offers U.S. Venture $40 Million in Incentives to Convince the Company to Build Downtown
- Infineum M8220: Now Approved for INNIO’s Jenbacher J624H Steel Piston Engines
- Finland's AT-Tuote partners with Neste on bio-based industrial lubricant
- CSW Industrials Names Debra L. von Storch to Board of Directors
- Mobile oil changes come to Utah with new company, Oil Dash
- Use of FA-4 engine oils expected to jump in 2020
- 1/14/2021 – Oil Chem owner accused of dumping nearly 50 million gallons of landfill liquid into Flint sewers
News Archives
Safety-Kleen Announces Lubricant Price Increase
Eneos Motor Oil Partners with Hanson Distributing Company
Urea Prices Continue to Climb
Urea Price Spike
Highline-Warren Acquires BlueDevil Products
Tilley Chemical Company Partners with SK Capital
Valvoline Leads Packaging Innovation with Launch of FlexFill
Conrad & Bischoff Inc. to be Acquired by Parkland
Stockman Oil Company Partners with Cadence Petroleum Group
Flyers Energy Acquires Ohio Fueling Locations
USPP Begins Operation of Wholesale Business in Michigan
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Announces Sale of Mega Lubricants
Story Distributing Company to be Acquired by Parkland
Matrix Announces the Successful Sale of Dixie Gas & Oil Corporation
More Price Increases
Safety-Kleen Announced Base Oil Increase
Urea Prices Continue to Climb
Lubricant Price Increases – Updated March 9, 2021
Lubricant Price Increases – Round Three for 2021
Price Increases and Adjustments – (UPDATED FEBRUARY 11, 2021)
Déjà vu?
BP Lubricants USA/Castrol Announces Price Increase
Infineum Announces Lubricant Additive Price Increase
Chevron and ExxonMobil Announce Price Increases
Lubricant Price Increases – Round Three for 2021
Lubricant Price Increases – Round Three for 2021 UPDATED: 3/5/2021 SOPUS/Pennzoil-Quaker State Company announced it will be implementing a finished lubricant price increase of up
Motiva Moves Base Oil Prices, Sinclair Announces Finished Lubricant Price Increase
Motiva Moves Base Oil Prices Blenders got word today that Motiva will increase base oil prices by 40 to 45cpg on March 3rd. Sinclair Lubricants
Staying Connected
Staying Connected Tapping Technology in Lubricant Distribution By Thomas Glenn As if the many challenges lubricants distributors face in the normal course of business
Conrad & Bischoff Inc. to be Acquired by Parkland
Conrad & Bischoff Inc. to be Acquired by Parkland Allows organic growth opportunities throughout Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Montana Conrad & Bischoff Inc., a
Stockman Oil Company Partners with Cadence Petroleum Group
Stockman Oil Company Partners with Cadence Petroleum Group Cadence Petroleum Group continues its expansion with the acquisition of Stockman Oil Company. Stockman is a 3rd
Flyers Energy Acquires Ohio Fueling Locations
Flyers Energy Acquires Ohio Fueling Locations Flyers Energy (FlyersEnergy.com) today announced the acquisition of Fleet Express Commercial Fueling, the Ohio unattended “cardlock” fueling division of
Breaux Petroleum Products Announces Addition of C. H. “Chuck” Young as Senior Consultant
Breaux Petroleum Products Announces Addition of C. H. “Chuck” Young as Senior Consultant Breaux Petroleum Products, a leading provider of quality fuel and lubricant products
Urea Price Spike
Urea Price Spike As evidenced in a number of published US Gulf Urea price indices, the price of Urea has increased by nearly 40% over