Another Major Moves: Add Valvoline to the List
Valvoline advised its customers that it will implement a price increase on its branded lubricant products up to 9%. The price movement is effective August 1, 2018. Valvoline attributes the price adjustment to the rising raw material costs associated with manufacturing and distribution of its products.
Round 3 Lubricant Price Increase Summary
| Company | Announced Date | Effective Date | Increase |
| Sinclair Lubricants | 5/8/2018 | 7/1/2018 | 10 to 12% |
| Sunoco | 5/16/2018 | 6/16/2018 | 4 to 6% |
| Advanced Lubrication Specialties | 5/16/2018 | 6/16/2018 | 4 to 6% |
| CAM2 | 5/18/2018 | 6/16/2018 | 4 to 9% |
| Smitty’s Supply | 5/18/2018 | 6/16/2018 | 4 to 9% |
| U.S. Lubricants, Commerce, CA | 5/18/2018 | 6/17/2018 | $0.40/gal lubricants $0.05/lb greases |
| Axel Royal | 5/21/2018 | 6/24/2018 | 5% |
| Chemlube | 5/22/2018 | 6/11/2018 | 5 to 9% |
| Maverick Performance Products | 5/22/2018 | 6/18/2018 | 4 to 8% |
| Allegheny Petroleum Products | 5/23/2018 | 6/18/2018 | 6 to 8% on bulk, additional 2% on drums and totes |
| Warren Distribution | 5/23/2018 | 6/25/2018 | 4 to 8% |
| PennStar | 5/23/2018 | 6/15/2018 | 6 to 10% |
| Martin Lubricants | 5/23/2018 | 6/22/2018 | 5 to 9% |
| Old World Industries | 5/24/2018 | 6/30/2018 | 4 to 9% |
| ExxonMobil | 6/1/2018 | 7/1/2018 | up to 9% |
| TOTAL Specialties USA | 6/8/2018 | 7/1/2018 | 4 to 6% |
| Nu-Tier Brands/Gulf/ECOSE | 6/11/2018 | 7/13/2018 | 6 to 8% |
| Shell | 6/13/2018 | 7/16/2018 | up to 10% |
| Reliance Fluid Technologies | 6/13/2018 | 7/16/2018 | 4 to 8% |
| Chevron | 6/14/2018 | 8/1/2018 | up to 9% |
| Safety-Kleen | 6/15/2018 | 7/16/2018 | up to 9% |
| Valvoline | 6/19/2018 | 8/1/2018 | up to 9% |
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