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Nynas Bullish on India

Nynas Bullish on India

Nynas AG is upbeat about its growth in India, a local representative confirmed. The Swedish naphthenic base stock produc …

Panama Q1 Profit Climbs, Yips Curbs H1 Loss

Panama Q1 Profit Climbs, Yips Curbs H1 Loss

Panama Petrochem Ltd. bucked the trend of Indian lube suppliers recording shaky first quarters this year, reporting a 56 …

East Asian Players Talk New Grease Biz

East Asian Players Talk New Grease Biz

Indonesias national oil company, PT Pertamina Lubricants, signed an agreement recently to explore the possibilities of e …

Summit Targets the Value of Quality

Summit Targets the Value of Quality

Lubricant sales and marketing maven Maura Schreier-Fleming will give the keynote address at the first-ever Petroleum Qua …

Indian, German MWF Firms Form JV

Indian, German MWF Firms Form JV

Zavenir Daubert India Pvt. and Chemische Werke Kluthe GmbH formed a joint venture to strengthen their reach in markets f …

Sri Lanka Lube Sales up Double-digits

Sri Lanka Lube Sales up Double-digits

Lube sales in Sri Lanka were up 11.4 percent last year, as Chevron continued to hold the lions share of the 26.1 billion …

Mobil 1 now Streaming in Singapore

Mobil 1 now Streaming in Singapore

ExxonMobil began producing Mobil 1 synthetic engine oils in Asia for the first time upon the opening of its greases and …

Sasol to Expand Nanjing Alkoxylation Plant

Sasol to Expand Nanjing Alkoxylation Plant

Sasol Ltd. broke ground last week on an expansion of its alkoxylation plant in Chinas Jiangsu province that it will use …

STLE Names Anderson President

STLE Names Anderson President

ATLANTA – Michael Anderson of Falex Corp. was appointed president of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Enginee …

Petronas, Iranol Ally to Make Lubes

Petronas, Iranol Ally to Make Lubes

Iranol Co. and Malaysias Petronas signed an agreement to cooperate on production of engine oils and industrial lubricant …

Study Disputes Formaldehyde Cancer Findings

Study Disputes Formaldehyde Cancer Findings

A newly published reanalysis of a 2010 study widely used to assess the hazards of formaldehyde found no link between exp …

ATIEL Launches New Compliance Policy

ATIEL Launches New Compliance Policy

ATIEL, the European lubricant industrys technical association, released a new compliance policy to support lubricant mar …

Two More to Raise Finished Lube Prices

Two More to Raise Finished Lube Prices

Valvoline and Citgo informed U.S. customers of upcoming finished lubricant price increases that take place in mid-May an …

Petronas, Hi-Tech Profits Improve, Gaoke’s Decline

Petronas, Hi-Tech Profits Improve, Gaoke’s Decline

Petronas’ domestic marketing arm increased revenue in 2016, while Gaoke’s declined marginally. Hi-Tech Lubricant’s third …

Two More Majors Join Finished Lube Hikes List

Two More Majors Join Finished Lube Hikes List

Shell and Phillips 66 notified U.S. customers of upcoming price increases on finished lubricants that take place around …

Finished Lube Price Hikes Continue

Finished Lube Price Hikes Continue

ExxonMobil, Chevron, Chemlube, Pinnacle Oil and Old World notified U.S. customers of upcoming price increases on finishe …

Synthetics Pioneer Amatuzio Dies

Synthetics Pioneer Amatuzio Dies

Amsoil Inc. founder Al Amatuzio, a pioneer in the marketing of synthetic engine oils in the United States, died Friday a …

Work Starts on Biobased Wax, Ester Plant

Work Starts on Biobased Wax, Ester Plant

OG&A BioSpecialties LLC plans to build a 1,000 barrels per day biobased wax and ester production plant in Kentucky by th …