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Cosmo, Cepsa Consider Cooperating

Cosmo, Cepsa Consider Cooperating

Cosmo Oil and Spanish refiner Cepsa are discussing ways of aligning lubricant businesses and may use each other’s blendi …

Aramco Wants Stake in Oilbank

Aramco Wants Stake in Oilbank

Saudi Aramco has reached an agreement to buy a minority stake in Hyundai Oilbank – a deal that would give it a share of …

Quaker, Houghton Say Merger is Progressing

Quaker, Houghton Say Merger is Progressing

Quaker Chemical and Houghton International stated Tuesday that they expect the United States Federal Trade Commission to …

President Signs Bill Calling for Rerefining Study

President Signs Bill Calling for Rerefining Study

President Donald Trump signed into law on Dec. 21 a bill calling on Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to revamp a study abo …

Chinese Localities Implement Emissions Standard

Chinese Localities Implement Emissions Standard

The China 6 vehicular emissions standard – the strictest in the world, according to the countrys central government – ge …

EV Sales Growing Fast; U.S. Near Top

EV Sales Growing Fast; U.S. Near Top

Global electric vehicle sales are growing rapidly from a small base but are concentrated to date in a handful of countri …

Rotterdam Group II Plant Nears Opening

Rotterdam Group II Plant Nears Opening

ExxonMobils refinery in Rotterdam is on track to open Europes first large-scale API Group II base oil plant during the f …

Saudi Project to Make Base Oils at Yanbu

Saudi Project to Make Base Oils at Yanbu

Saudi Aramco and Sabic said they have chosen Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, as the site for a large chemicals refinery that will i …

Blending Plant Operates on Solar Power

Blending Plant Operates on Solar Power

Emirates National Oil Co. announced the conversion of its blending plant in the United Arab Emirates to operate solely o …

Tianhe Faces Potential Delisting

Tianhe Faces Potential Delisting

Tianhe Chemicals Group faces potential delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 10 months if it does not file over …

GP Broadens Lube Brand Footprint

GP Broadens Lube Brand Footprint

India-based GP Petroleums Ltd. on Wednesday announced an agreement with lubricant producer Mag Lube to manufacture and m …

U.S. Firms Buy Stakes in Puraglobe

U.S. Firms Buy Stakes in Puraglobe

A private equity firm and an asset manager acquired stakes described as significant in rerefiner Puraglobe, which produc …

Gulf India Profits Balloon

Gulf India Profits Balloon

Profits at Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. have more than doubled in the past three years, thanks in part to the developm …

Oxea to Add NPG Capacity

Oxea to Add NPG Capacity

Oxea will increase its European production capacity for neopentyl glycol – a polyalcohol that can be used as a building …

Oronite Moves Ahead on China Plant

Oronite Moves Ahead on China Plant

Chevron Oronite announced Tuesday its final investment decision to build a wholly-owned additive manufacturing plant in …

Infineum Builds R&D Center

Infineum Builds R&D Center

Infineum announced this month that it has begun constructing a research and development center at its headquarters in Mi …

SN Plus Licensing Begins Next Week

SN Plus Licensing Begins Next Week

May 1 will be the first licensing date for API SN Plus, the supplemental classification for passenger car motor oils.

Japanese Additives Plant Adds Capacity

Japanese Additives Plant Adds Capacity

DIC Corp. began expanding its capacity to produce extreme pressure additives for metalworking fluids at its plant in Kas …