D.S. Nag

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Growing Lube Demand in India Encouraging for Global Market

Growing Lube Demand in India Encouraging for Global Market

A rapidly expanding population and an aspirational middle class that wants mobility offer a highlight to lubricant marke …

Indias Emissions Standard Brings Challenges

Indias Emissions Standard Brings Challenges

Indias implementation of Bharat Stage VI automobile emissions standards will result in a shift towards better quality ba …

Earnings Fall for GP, Balmer, Tide Water

Earnings Fall for GP, Balmer, Tide Water

Full year profits for GP Petroleums Ltd., Balmer Laurie & Co. and Tide Water Oil Co. fell, while Maximus International L …

Profits Down at Hi-Tech, Up at Castrol India

Profits Down at Hi-Tech, Up at Castrol India

Pakistans Hi-Tech Lubricants Ltd. reported a 53 percent slump in its third quarter net profit as sales declined and expe …

India Remains Bright Spot for Lubes

India Remains Bright Spot for Lubes

The global lubricants industry is passing through a phase of little to no growth, but India remains a bright spot due to …

Lube Growth Makes India Fertile Ground for Deals

Lube Growth Makes India Fertile Ground for Deals

India is poised for exciting times ahead as the lure of mergers and acquisitions attracts domestic and foreign lubricant …

Merger Interest Builds in India

Merger Interest Builds in India

As ambitions smolder among lube suppliers in India, inorganic routes may be the only option for achieving scale rapidly, …

National Association Proposed for India

National Association Proposed for India

India, the worlds third-largest finished lubricants market, does not have a nationwide trade group to represent the indu …

Profits up in India, Pakistan

Profits up in India, Pakistan

Continental Petroleums, Hi-Tech Lubricants, Balmer Lawrie, Tide Water Oil and Castrol India each reported higher profits …

Profits Up for Gulf, Savita; Down for Chevron Lanka

Profits Up for Gulf, Savita; Down for Chevron Lanka

Gulf Oil Lubricants India and Savita Oil Technologies posted increased profits and revenues for the quarter ending Dec. …

Indian Lube Ads Rebuked

Indian Lube Ads Rebuked

Indias advertising industry watchdog upheld recent complaints against allegedly misleading advertisements from two lubri …

UAE Blender Changes Hands

UAE Blender Changes Hands

Indias Maximus International Ltd. said its United Arab Emirates-based unit plans to acquire a controlling stake in Pacif …

Outlook for Wax in Africa and Middle East

Outlook for Wax in Africa and Middle East

Dwindling API Group I base oil production is tightening the supply of mineral wax at a time of demand growth. The opport …

Profits Up for Koreans, Gulf

Profits Up for Koreans, Gulf

Three base oil and finished lubricant suppliers in South Korea – SK Lubricants, S-Oil and Hyundai Shell Base Oil – all s …

Chevron Lanka Profit Plunges

Chevron Lanka Profit Plunges

Chevron Lubricants Lanka Plc reported a 34 percent drop in its third-quarter profit, hurt by lower revenue and finance i …

Gulf Oil Sets Sights on B2B Segment

Gulf Oil Sets Sights on B2B Segment

Indias focus on infrastructure development offers opportunities for a strong fiscal year 2017-2018 in both the consumer …

Bharat VI: Indias New Normal

Bharat VI: Indias New Normal

India’s decision to leapfrog the application of stricter emissions standards has sent the automobile and lubricant indus …

Alternative Waxes Gain Market Share

Alternative Waxes Gain Market Share

MUMBAI, India – Global petroleum wax supply will continue to drift lower on shrinking sources of API Group I base stocks …