Sinclair Lubricants Announces
Sinclair Lubricants announced last Friday that due to increasing costs of transportation and base oil, Sinclair Lubricants will be implementing a price increase of up to 6% to 8% on finished lubricant products effective May 1st, 2019.
Interestingly, although Sinclair is the second to announce a price increase on finished lubricant prices in 2019, it lead in two of the three rounds of price increases last year. Sinclair was the first to move in the second round when it coupled its first increase with its second, making both increases effective March 1st. Sinclair lead again in the third round with an announcement on May 8th of a 10 to 12% adjustment effective July 1, 2018. CLICK FOR 2018 INCREASES.
Recently Announced Lubricant Price Increases
| Company | Announced Date | Effective Date | Increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron | 3/22/2019 | 5/6/2019 | up to 6% |
| Sinclair Lubricants | 3/22/2019 | 5/1/2019 | 6% to 8% |
| ExxonMobil | 3/26/2019 | 5/6/2019 | up to 6% |
| PennStar | 3/27/2019 | 4/15/2019 | 6% to 8% |
| Shell | 3/29/2019 | 5/6/2019 | up to 6% |
| Gulf Lubricants | 3/29/2019 | 5/1/2019 | 6% to 8% |
| CAM2 International | 3/30/2019 | 5/1/2019 | 4 to 9% |
| Smitty’s Supply | 3/30/2019 | 5/1/2019 | 4 to 9% |
| Reliance Fluid Technologies | 3/30/2019 | 5/1/2019 | 4 to 8% |
| Chemlube International | 4/1/2019 | 5/1/2019 | 5 to 8% |
| Warren Distribution | 4/1/2019 | 5/6/2019 | 4 to 8% |
| Pinnacle | 4/1/2019 | 5/1/2019 | 5 to 8% |
| Advanced Lubrication Specialties | 4/3/2019 | 5/6/2019 | 5 to 8% |
| CITGO | 4/3/2019 | 5/6/2019 | up to 6% |
| Maverick Performance Products | 4/4/2019 | 5/1/2019 | 4 to 8% |
| TOTAL | 4/4/2019 | 5/13/2019 | 6 to 8% |
| Petro-Canada | 4/8/2019 | 5/7/2019 | 6% |
| Amalie | 4/8/2019 | 5/13/2019 | 40cpg lubes, 5cpg greases |
| Calumet | 4/5/2019 | 5/6/2019 | up to 6% |
| Phillips 66 | 4/1/2019 | 5/6/2019 | 4 to 6% |
| Warren Oil | 3/29/2019 | 5/1/2019 | up to 6% |
| Martin Lubricants | 4/2/2019 | 5/6/2019 | 4 to 8% |
| Castrol | 4/12/2019 | 5/13/2019 | up to 6% |