The prevention of imports of lubricants originating from the Russian Federation and Belarus was discussed yesterday at a roundtable organized by the Ukrainian Association of Lubricant Materials (UALM), reports a NaftoRynok correspondent who attended the event.
The UALM has identified one of its key priorities as preventing the supply of lubricants to the Ukrainian market that are produced in unfriendly countries — specifically Russia, Belarus, and Iran.
It was emphasized at the event that Ukrainian manufacturers have nearly stopped importing base oils circumventing sanctions. However, high-risk routes remain from the Baltic countries and Turkey, where imports of Russian lubricants significantly increased between 2022 and 2025.
13:32 / 15 травня, 2025“Over the three years of the war, the members and founders of UALM have deeply transformed their supply chains and distribution systems, fully abandoning the use of base oils of Russian and Belarusian origin. Today, Ukrainian producers work exclusively with refineries from Europe, Asia, North and South America,” UALM emphasized.
The event gathered over 20 major importers and distributors of lubricants, as well as Ukrainian producers, who came together to address unresolved market issues.
According to Oleh Yaroshenko, Head of DPK MASMA SE and one of the UALM founders, it is necessary to strengthen cooperation with the NSDC, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the State Customs Service to control and prevent any attempts to import lubricants, raw materials, or production components originating from the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus.
Vadym Oksentiuk, a representative of Euro Oil Production (TM Wexoil, part of Wexler Group owned by Petro Belz — the main supplier of Rosneft diesel and LPG to Ukraine in 2017–2021), emphasized the need to intensify the fight against finished products manufactured from Russian base oils, particularly in Georgia.
“We call on market participants, state authorities, and international partners to take joint action to ensure Ukraine’s economic security and to prevent the financing of the aggressor through the supply of its products,” lubricant and oil distributors emphasized during the event.
