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Castrol and HPCL Mull Rerefined Opportunities in India

Castrol and HPCL Mull Rerefined Opportunities in India

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd, one of the India’s largest integrated energy companies, and Castrol India, the country …

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Ergon and Japan Sun Oil in Transformer Oil Distribution DealErgon formalized a transformer oil distribution agreement w …

The Emergence of Rerefined Group III

The Emergence of Rerefined Group III

Kline & Co.’s Anuj Kumar observes Group III base oils sprouting from a few used oil
rerefiners and predicts more will …

Swamped: New Projects Swell Base Oil Surplus

Swamped: New Projects Swell Base Oil Surplus

A tidal wave of mineral base oil capacity is surging onto a global market that already has a supply overhang. Exporters …

Driving Sustainability Beyond Performance

Driving Sustainability Beyond Performance

Sustainability has become a defining priority for the modern lubricants industry. As manufacturers and end-users seek s …

Tongyi Co-Develops China Group Standard for Biodegradable Hydraulic Fluids

Tongyi Co-Develops China Group Standard for Biodegradable Hydraulic Fluids

Co-developed by Tongyi Lubricants, the group standard “Technical Specification for Green Design Product Assessment of …

New Chair of API Base Oil Task Force

New Chair of API Base Oil Task Force

Liz Cisneros, base oils technology manager at Motiva Enterprises, has been appointed chair of the American Petroleum In …

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Mercedes-Benz Engine Oils for the Senior AutomobileMercedes-Benz Classic has introduced a new range of engine oils desi …

UKLA Issues New Guidance on MWF Marketing Claims

UKLA Issues New Guidance on MWF Marketing Claims

The United Kingdom Lubricants Association has published new guidance governing how performance and safety claims are ma …

MWF Ingredients Under Scrutiny in California

MWF Ingredients Under Scrutiny in California

The South Coast Air Quality Management District is proposing to phase out the use of p-chlorobenzotrifluoride and tert- …

HF Sinclair Completes Industrial Oils Unlimited Acquisition

HF Sinclair Completes Industrial Oils Unlimited Acquisition

HF Sinclair Corp. completed the acquisition of Industrial Oils Unlimited, closing a U.S.$38 million transaction first a …

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ABN Acquires US Counterpart ABN Resource, a United Kingdom-based lubricants industry recruitment firm, acquired FindLi …

Chile Court Hears Legal Challenge to Lubricating Oils EPR Decree

Chile Court Hears Legal Challenge to Lubricating Oils EPR Decree

Chile’s Second Environmental Court has heard legal challenges from Copec, Enex and PTH Grupo Ambiental seeking to ann …

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Kawasaki New Synthetic 4-stroke Bike OilKawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. has launched a new synthetic 4-str …

Dumarey and Petronas Test Hydrogen Engine Oil

Dumarey and Petronas Test Hydrogen Engine Oil

Dumarey Group, a Belgian automotive engineering services company, and Malaysia’s Petronas Lubricants International ha …

Pakelo Acquires Uveol to Expand Industrial Lubricants

Pakelo Acquires Uveol to Expand Industrial Lubricants

Pakelo Motor Oil S.p.A. has completed the acquisition of Uveol Srl, taking full ownership of the Italian specialist in …

CPP Investments to Take Minority Stake in Castrol

CPP Investments to Take Minority Stake in Castrol

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board agreed to acquire an indirect, non-controlling stake in Castrol as part of a trans …

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Kawasaki New Synthetic 4-stroke Bike OilKawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. has launched a new synthetic 4-str …