Tim Sullivan

TIM@LUBESNGREASES.COM

Executive Editor - Tim joined Lubes’n’Greases in 2001. He has worked on a number of the company’s publications and products and now has editorial oversight of publications, responsible for working with our editors and staff writers to maintain the high quality and relevance of these offerings. He is also a member of the company planning team. Before joining Lubes’n’Greases he was a reporter for community newspapers. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hope College in Holland, Michigan.

Recent Articles

Chevron Expands Group III Output in Richmond

Chevron Expands Group III Output in Richmond

Chevron said Sunday that it began making 4 centiStoke API Group III base stocks this month at its refinery in Richmond, …

Investment Firm Buying Crystal Clean

Investment Firm Buying Crystal Clean

Heritage-Crystal Clean, owner of North America’s second-largest rerefinery, announced today an agreement to be bought …

New Ghana Refinery Will Make Base Oils

New Ghana Refinery Will Make Base Oils

Sentuo Group is scheduled to begin commissioning its new refinery in Tema, Ghana, next month, bringing sub-Saharan Afric …

Shell Plans to Exit Pakistan

Shell Plans to Exit Pakistan

Shell said last month that it will sell its controlling stake in Shell Pakistan Ltd., divesting a lubricants business th …

Another Lithium Project Planned in Canada

Another Lithium Project Planned in Canada

Avalon Advanced Materials and Metso Corp. reached a memorandum of understanding this week to develop a lithium hydroxide …

Satellite Plans Another PAO Plant in China

Satellite Plans Another PAO Plant in China

The march of China companies stepping into the polyalphaolefin business continues, as acrylic acid producer Satellite Ch …

From Other Editions of Lube Report

From Other Editions of Lube Report

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

Domestic sales of new vehicles in South Africa declined less than 1% to 37,107 units in April, compared to 37,195 units …

BP, Shell Will Not Repair Sapref

BP, Shell Will Not Repair Sapref

BP and Shell have decided not to repair their damaged Sapref joint venture, signaling that the Durban, South Africa, ref …

Hydrodec Offers Credits to Used Oil Suppliers

Hydrodec Offers Credits to Used Oil Suppliers

Used electrical transformer oil rerefiner Hydrodec has developed a new revenue stream, selling carbon credits to busines …

Survey: China, India Shift from Lithium Greases

Survey: China, India Shift from Lithium Greases

Use of lithium soap grease thickeners dropped significantly in China and South Asia in 2022, according to the latest ver …

Court Approves Sale of Lubnor Refinery

Court Approves Sale of Lubnor Refinery

A competition court in Brazil today approved Grepar Participacoes’ acquisition of the Lubnor refinery from Petrobras …

U.S. Proposes Tighter Regulation of PFAS

U.S. Proposes Tighter Regulation of PFAS

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed chemical safety regulation amendments that would tighten …

Chile to Nationalize Lithium Industry

Chile to Nationalize Lithium Industry

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font unveiled a plan recently to nationalize the country’s lithium industry, declaring …

North Dakota Project Would Make GTL Base Oils

North Dakota Project Would Make GTL Base Oils

The United States continues to import most of the API Group III base oil that it consumes, but a Canadian start-up aims …

Start-up Honghai Receives Cash Infusion

Start-up Honghai Receives Cash Infusion

China start-up Honghai Lubricating Oil Technology Co. announced recently that it received a ¥10 million infusion from a …

Lube Formulation, Tribology Draw Young People

Lube Formulation, Tribology Draw Young People

Lubrication formulation and tribology face a number of pressing challenges, and this is helping attract young people to …

Bharat to Build Another Blending Plant

Bharat to Build Another Blending Plant

In a nod to India’s growing lubricant market, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. said this week that it will construct a new …