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Vietnam Put a Price on Every Litre of Used Engine Oil. Petrolimex Is Already Building Around It.
A per-litre environmental fee was meant to punish non-compliance. Vietnam's biggest lubricant distributor is treating it as an investment signal instead. Marqstats explains why.
The UAE Collects Millions of Litres of Used Engine Oil. Almost None of It Comes Back as New Oil.
The UAE built real infrastructure to collect every litre of used engine oil. What happens to that oil afterward tells a different story. Marqstats explains the gap.
Thailand's Fast-Fit Chains Are Tripling in Two Years. Independent Garages Are Losing the Bet.
Three national chains are racing to open oil-change bays faster than Thailand's independent garages can compete with. Marqstats explains the bundle they're selling, and what it costs the corner shop.
Hybrid Engines Are Harder on Oil Than the Combustion Engines They Replace
Electrification is supposed to simplify lubricant demand. In hybrids specifically, it complicates it. Marqstats explains the mechanism, and how blenders are responding.
A Synthetic Oil Rated for 20,000 km Gets Half That Life in Saudi Arabia. Here's Why.
The same bottle of synthetic oil gets a shorter life in Riyadh than in Rotterdam. Marqstats explains the two mechanisms behind the gap, and what it means for service planning.
Chinese Trucks Took Two-Thirds of Russia's Heavy Truck Market. Then KAMAZ Took a Third of It Back.
A single year saw Russia's heavy-truck brand mix swing sharply in both directions. Marqstats explains why the reversal matters for lubricant formulation, not just market share.
40% of Poland's Used Engine Oil Was Being Burned in Space Heaters. Enforcement Just Changed That.
For years, a large share of Poland's used motor oil never made it back into the circular economy. Marqstats explains where it went, and what finally changed.
8.5 Million Litres of Fake Engine Oil Are Circulating in Philippine Garages
Not every litre of oil sold at a Philippine garage is what its label claims. Marqstats maps where the counterfeit problem is concentrated, and what it costs riders.
A Belt That Runs Submerged in Oil Just Reversed the Netherlands' Move to Thinner Engine Oil
Most of the Dutch aftermarket is moving to thinner oil. One widely used engine just moved the other way, and the reason is mechanical, not regulatory.
3.5% of Mexico's Vehicles Are Trucks. They Buy 37.6% of the Engine Oil.
A small slice of Mexico's vehicle fleet buys more than a third of its engine oil. Marqstats explains how sump size and duty cycle create that gap, and why a 2025 emissions rule lands squarely on it.
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