Lam Lye Ching

ASKLCLAM@GMAIL.COM

Recent Articles

Motorcycle Oil Clocks Fastest Lube Growth, Kline

Motorcycle Oil Clocks Fastest Lube Growth, Kline

Demand for motorcycle engine oil will grow faster than any other finished lubricant over the next five years.

Policy Uncertainties Shift Buyers to Hybrids

Policy Uncertainties Shift Buyers to Hybrids

Rapidly evolving global regulatory policies are changing the electric vehicle landscape, and blenders must adapt and rem …

China EV Market Remains Strong

China EV Market Remains Strong

China’s electric vehicle production and sales remain strong, according to an industry expert at a conference in Singap …

New Blending Capacity in Southern Vietnam 

New Blending Capacity in Southern Vietnam 

Vietnam’s Tay Sai Gon Group completed a blending plant in Long An province last month with capacity of 100 million …

Aussie Lube Demand Remains Steady

Aussie Lube Demand Remains Steady

Australia’s lubricant and grease market has remained steady, but pressures from regulatory compliance are increasing.

One Marine Lube to Meet All Fuels Needs   

One Marine Lube to Meet All Fuels Needs   

Shipping accounts for 3% of greenhouse gas emissions and with global trade increasing, it is on track to be 10% by 2050 …

Exports Aid Thailand PSP Continued Growth

Exports Aid Thailand PSP Continued Growth

Thai lubricant blender PSP Specialties Public Co. Ltd announced a 57% jump in net profit for the financial year 2024 and …

Eneos Plant to Stop Lube Production by 2028

Eneos Plant to Stop Lube Production by 2028

Eneos Corporation announced it will begin to phase out production of lubricants and fuels at its Yokohama plant in Yokoh …

Pentas Flora Upgrades Rerefinery

Pentas Flora Upgrades Rerefinery

View from Banting, Malaysia, site of Pentas Flora’s waste oil rerefinery.

JASO’s Flat-viscosity Spec Coming Soon

JASO’s Flat-viscosity Spec Coming Soon

The Japanese Automotive Standards Organization has developed a specification for new generation of ultra-high viscosity …

India Grease Production Rising

India Grease Production Rising

Grease production in India will ramp up by almost 37% over the next six years, according to a Mumbai-based producer. Sp …

Thailand Lube Sales Regain Covid Losses

Thailand Lube Sales Regain Covid Losses

Lubricant sales in Thailand are expected to recover to pre-Covid levels, said an official from the Department of Energy …

India Base Oil Capacity Set to Double 

India Base Oil Capacity Set to Double 

India’s national oil companies are expected to more than double their total base oil capacities to 2.91 million metric …

India Market Still Growing

India Market Still Growing

Lubricant demand in India, the world’s third-largest market, has grown to 3.11 metric tons per year and will continue …

Petronas, Iceotope Tie Up for Coolants

Petronas, Iceotope Tie Up for Coolants

Malaysia’s Petronas Lubricants International has tied up with United Kingdom-based Iceotope to develop coolants for da …

Indonesia Simplifies Import of Base Stocks

Indonesia Simplifies Import of Base Stocks

Indonesia has streamlined its import requirements for lubricant base stocks, which may boost the government’s call for …

Japan to Develop Base Oil Rerefining

Japan to Develop Base Oil Rerefining

Eneos Corp. is conducting a two-year study on recycled waste lubricants to help establish supply of rerefined base oil i …