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ARGUS GLOBAL BASE OILS CONFERENCE · LONDONWhat lubricant businesses should check now across claims, licences, labels, inventory and customer communication.
Five concise, primary-source signals. Each update is dated, classified and connected to permanent knowledge.
ALIA reported that Indonesian lubricants distributor Sefas Group agreed to acquire 100% of Shell's fuel-station business in Indonesia, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions. The report does not establish a transfer of Shell's lubricant brand or lubricant operations.
Decision context →Valvoline Global Operations became an Official Partner of Mahindra Racing, linking its lubricant-development programme with electric-mobility work. The announcement is a partnership signal, not evidence of a new commercial EV-fluid specification or product approval.
Decision context →Shell Lubricants and Hyundai Motor renewed their global partnership for five years. ALIA published the report on 20 August; the companies announced the agreement on 19 August. The relationship began in 2005 and covers collaboration across product development and motorsport engineering.
Decision context →Castrol said its ON PG25 and ON PG25T direct-to-chip cooling fluids were validated against NVIDIA requirements for AI-factory and data-centre infrastructure. ALIA published the report on 20 August; Castrol's underlying company announcement was dated 18 August.
Decision context →CPCB's official portal states that EPR-certificate transfer has resumed and is operational. This confirms the transfer function, not a separate price-discovery marketplace.
Decision context →Permanent, evidence-conscious coverage across Asian specifications, circular lubricants, additive performance, emissions-driven technology and packaging responsibility.
Original explainers and practical technical analysis.
15KnowledgeConcise answers to recurring industry questions.
28DatabaseStructured standards, regulation and reference records.
38Latest updatesManually verified updates from primary sources.
JASO, Chinese standards and market-specific requirements, explained without collapsing unlike systems into one list.
Explore →02Follow used lubricating oil from collection and segregation through re-refining, RRBO qualification and finished-lubricant performance.
Explore →03Chemical similarity is not proof of finished-lubricant performance.
Explore →04Understand how emissions hardware, efficiency targets and new powertrains reshape lubricant chemistry.
Explore →05Product stewardship does not end with the lubricant formulation.
Explore →Specialist publishing, professional reach, confidential talent support and current opportunities—all within one focused lubricant platform.
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Explore →02A concise weekly report for the global lubricant value chain.
Explore →03Relevant event and campaign reach, clearly labelled.
Explore →04Confidential specialist and leadership introductions.
Explore →05Current opportunities linked to official employer sources.
Explore →06Focused support for market entry, portfolios, channels, supply and lubricant-business growth.
Explore →Move directly into specialist coverage of base oils, additive systems and finished lubricants while retaining a connected whole-market view.
Capacity, trade flows, pricing drivers and supply security across Group I, Group II, Group III, synthetic and re-refined base stocks.
Chemistry, availability, specifications and the technical decisions behind differentiated lubricant performance.
Automotive, industrial and specialty applications viewed through product strategy, OEM demand and commercial value.
Follow the weekly base-oil price trackers and founder intelligence briefs in chronological order, with concise summaries and direct links to every original LinkedIn report.
A source-linked record of speaking, moderation, conference leadership and advisory participation across the global lubricant industry.
Bhupinder Singh founded The Lubricant Specialists in 2009 to create a professional space where technical specialists, marketers, traders, blenders, OEM stakeholders and senior leaders could learn from one another.
“The most useful industry intelligence connects technical detail with commercial consequence.”