
Petro-Canada and Amalie Announce Increases
Petro-Canada advised its US lubricant marketers that the prices for its process oils, Purity FG White Oils, and finished products will increase by 6% across the board. The increase is effective May 7, 2019.
Amalie announced today that due to the higher cost of additives, base oils, corrugated, plastic and transportation, effective Monday, May 13, 2019, with the exception of grease, the price for all oil and automotive chemical products for all its brands and for all private labeled products will increase by 40 cents per gallon. The price of the company’s grease products will increase by 5 cents a pound. This increase is also effective May 13. Marketers have been advised there will be no increase on Amalie’s Greased Lightning branded aftermarket chemicals or for antifreeze and brake fluid products.
CITGO announced it will implement a general price increase of up to 6% on branded lubricants. The increase is effective May 6.
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% |