D.S. Nag

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Standard Greases Raising Tide Water Stake

Standard Greases Raising Tide Water Stake

Grease manufacturer Standard Greases & Specialities Pvt. plans to boost its stake in Andrew Yule Group-managed Tide Wate …

Indian Blenders Bit by GST in Q1

Indian Blenders Bit by GST in Q1

Indian lubricant suppliers saw first-quarter profits fall by between 30 and 55 percent from the same period last year. M …

Gulf Q1 Profit Unscathed by GST

Gulf Q1 Profit Unscathed by GST

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. reported a 13 percent jump in its first quarter net profit, thanks to higher other income …

Group III Use Seen Rising in Asia

Group III Use Seen Rising in Asia

New API Group II and III sources will continue challenging the placement of Asian supplies in export markets and may spe …

GP Targets More Capacity, Bazaar Sales

GP Targets More Capacity, Bazaar Sales

GP Petroleums Ltd. plans to eventually acquire a blending plant in southern India and to bank on the bazaar segment to i …

Indian Suppliers to Consolidate Depots

Indian Suppliers to Consolidate Depots

Indias lube suppliers have long relied on local storage hubs for most sales across the country, but at least some are se …

Sliding into Food-Grade Lubes

Sliding into Food-Grade Lubes

Greater automation in the food industry is raising the pressure on greases for processing equipment. A common compound i …

Formulating Water-Resistant Grease

Formulating Water-Resistant Grease

Water in lubricating greases has been a concern for more than a century. Recent research shows that calcium sulfonate gr …

Most Indian Suppliers Fared Well in Q4

Most Indian Suppliers Fared Well in Q4

Several lubricant, grease and specialty oil suppliers in India doubled and even quadrupled income in their fourth quarte …

Castrol and Apar Record Quarterly Gains

Castrol and Apar Record Quarterly Gains

Castrol India Ltd. reported a 4 percent rise in first-quarter net profit thanks to better sales in its personal mobility …

Giving Grease a  Boost

Giving Grease a Boost

The highs and lows of operating temperatures can leave greases down in the dumps. Synthetic esters may be just the pick- …

Trust Key for India Tractor Operators

Trust Key for India Tractor Operators

Suppliers may better target Indias strong tractor oil segment if they understand how operators make maintenance decision …

Profits Up at Gulf Oil

Profits Up at Gulf Oil

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. reported a nearly 7 percent increase in its fourth quarter net profit, thanks to sales gr …

Indias Thirst for Two-Wheeler Oils Grow

Indias Thirst for Two-Wheeler Oils Grow

Sales of motorcycles, scooters and mopeds in India jumped 40 percent in the last five years, driven by rising disposable …

Universal Tractor Oils to the Rescue

Universal Tractor Oils to the Rescue

Tractor operators in India may increasingly turn to universal tractor transmission oils to eliminate the need for multip …

Infineum Establishes Subsidiary in India

Infineum Establishes Subsidiary in India

Lube additive producer Infineum International Ltd. has expanded its operations in Asia with a new subsidiary in India, t …

Group III Priced to Sell in India

Group III Priced to Sell in India

A new supplier is offering reduced prices to try to win Group III base oil customers in India. Industry insiders say suc …

Tide Water Q2 Profit Declines

Tide Water Q2 Profit Declines

Lubricants maker Tide Water Oil Co. (India) Ltd. reported a nearly 16 percent drop in its second-quarter net profit, due …