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Motiva Announces Base Oil Increase
Motiva Announces Base Oil Increase Motiva announced an increase on posted base oil prices today. Star 6 and 12 will increase by 25 cents per gallons (cpg), and Star 4 by 30cpg. This increase comes on the heels of Motiva announcing a price increase for Group II and Group III
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Davison Fuels & Oil Partners with Cadence Petroleum Group
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Warren Distribution Wins Walmart “Supplier of the Year Award”
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Lubricant Price Increase Roundup
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Matrix Announces Promotions and Welcomes New Team Member
Kellerstrass Oil Company to be Acquired by Parkland
Two More Price Increases Start off the Year
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
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
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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
Champion Brands Announced Today the Offering of API FA-4 Diesel Engine Oils to Fleets and Private Label Customers
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Conrad & Bischoff Inc. to be Acquired by Parkland
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Stockman Oil Company Partners with Cadence Petroleum Group
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Flyers Energy Acquires Ohio Fueling Locations
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Matrix Announces the Successful Sale of R.M. Parks, Inc.’s U.S. Wholesale Petroleum Distribution Assets
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USPP Begins Operation of Wholesale Business in Michigan
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Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Announces Sale of Mega Lubricants
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Announces Sale of Mega Lubricants Texas, Dec. 22, 2020 – Martin Midstream Partners L.P. announced today the sale of certain assets used
Matrix Advises Tri Gas & Oil on the Successful Acquisition of A Leading Refined Fuels Distributor and HVAC Services Business
Matrix Advises Tri Gas & Oil on the Successful Acquisition of A Leading Refined Fuels Distributor and HVAC Services Business Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc.
Story Distributing Company to be Acquired by Parkland
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Highline Aftermarket to Become Highline-Warren After Acquisition by Pritzker Private Capital and Merger with Warren Distribution
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Matrix Announces the Successful Sale of Dixie Gas & Oil Corporation
Matrix Announces the Successful Sale of Dixie Gas & Oil Corporation Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. (“Matrix”), a leading independent investment bank, announces the successful
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, 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 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
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
Lubricant Price Increases – Updated March 9, 2021
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Lubricant Price Increases – Round Three for 2021
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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
Price Increases and Adjustments – (UPDATED FEBRUARY 11, 2021)
Finished Lubricants and Additives – Price Increases and Adjustments (UPDATED January 26, 2021)
Déjà vu?
Déjà vu? Rapid Fire Price IncreasesBy Thomas Glenn As most in the industry are now aware, 2020 ended and 2021 began with nearly all major
BP Lubricants USA/Castrol Announces Price Increase
BP Lubricants USA/Castrol Announces Price Increase Today, BP Lubricants USA Inc. advised its distributors of a price increase of up to 15% on certain Castrol
Price Increase Summary as of January 14, 2021 (UPDATED – FEBRUARY 4, 2021)
Price Increase Summary UPDATE: February 4, 2021 Summary of lubricant and lubricant additive price increases report by JobbersWorld as of February 2, 2021. The need
Infineum Announces Lubricant Additive Price Increase
Infineum Announces Lubricant Additive Price Increase On January 4, 2021 Infineum USA announced it will increase lubricant additive prices by 6 to 9%. The adjustments
Chevron and ExxonMobil Announce Price Increases
Chevron and ExxonMobil Announce Lubricant Price Increases Chevron Lubricants announced a general price increase in the U.S. market of all lubricating oils and greases up
More Lubricant Price Increases
Updated 1/6/2021: Notifications about lubricant price increases taking effect in January 2021 are hitting the desks of marketers. The need for the adjustments is attributed to increases in the price of base oil, as well as increases in the cost of nearly all other raw materials used in the blending and packaging of lubricants. These include lubricant additives, plastic resin, and corrugated; as well as higher transportation and manufacturing costs.