The opening of new auto plants in Kenya means more modern vehicles on the road that will require higher quality oils. Ob …

The world is shifting to API Group II and III base oils, but Africa has yet to fully grasp this reality. While Europe an …

Omnia Holdings agreed last week to acquire Umongo Petroleum, saying Omnia will provide a better springboard for Umongos …

The Standards Organization of Nigeria arrested a lubricant counterfeiting syndicate in a town near the countrys capital …

Africas grease demand is expanding due to agricultural, industrial, infrastructure and mining projects. However, grease …

Umongo Petroleum acquired South African base oil distributor Orbichem Petrochemicals, which is now a wholly owned subsid …

Emeka Umejei reports on the regulatory environment in Africa.

Emeka Umejei reports on the prospects for naphthenic bright stocks.

The world is embracing renewable sources to meet its energy needs, and Africa is not about to be left behind. One compan …

A turf spat between government agencies has lubricant blenders in Nigeria doing double the paperwork and paying double t …

Key drivers for growth of automotive lubricant consumption in Nigeria and South Africa include rising prominence of the …

Emeka Umejei report on the impact of Nigerias foreign exchange shortfall on the lubes market.

Netherlands-based VPS Lubricants will start blending lubricants in Rwanda in the first quarter of 2017.

Erik Vermeer, c …

Blenders of automotive and industrial lubricants in South Africa are gradually shifting from Group I to Group II base oi …

The Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources recently raided three unlicensed blenders in the north central state of K …

The Tanzanian Bureau of Standards shut down a lubricants manufacturer and confiscated substandard, counterfeit lubricant …

Egypt is Africas largest lubricant market, accounting for as much as one-sixth of the continents lubricant consumption. …

Emeka Umejei recounts the views of African blenders on the best route to market.