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Repsol and Aramco Grab Chunks of Unioil

Repsol and Aramco Grab Chunks of Unioil

March 5, 2025

Repsol and Saudi Aramco have snagged large chunks of Filipino energy company Unioil, the country's family-owned downstre ...

Calumet to Shed Part of Royal Purple

Calumet to Shed Part of Royal Purple

March 5, 2025

Base oil refiner Calumet is selling the industrial segment of its lubricant brand Royal Purple to Lubrication Engineers ...

Lanxess Opens R&D Unit in Mumbai

Lanxess Opens R&D Unit in Mumbai

February 26, 2025

German specialty chemicals company Lanxess opened its new application development center in Thane, India, near Mumbai. ...

Activist Investor Pushes BP to Shed Castrol

Activist Investor Pushes BP to Shed Castrol

February 26, 2025

BP is considering selling off Castrol after 25 years as its lubricant brand, pushed by an activist investor who wants th ...

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State Investigates Moove Fire

February 19, 2025

Prosecutors in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro opened an investigation into a large Feb. 8 fire at a Moove finishe ...

Luberef Reconsiders Closing Jeddah

Luberef Reconsiders Closing Jeddah

February 18, 2025

Citing improved market conditions, Luberef said Tuesday that it is considering keeping open its API Group I base oil pla ...

Career Moves: Who’s Working Where

Career Moves: Who’s Working Where

February 5, 2025

There has been lots of HR movement at grease maker Axel Christiernsson. After almost 25 years as CEO, Johan Stureson is ...

US Pauses Canadian, Mexican Tariffs

US Pauses Canadian, Mexican Tariffs

February 5, 2025

The United States on Tuesday walked back tariffs scheduled to take effect that day on goods imported from Canada and Mex ...

Singapore Base Oil Exports Drop Again

Singapore Base Oil Exports Drop Again

February 5, 2025

Weekly base oil exports from Singapore slumped to their lowest in 11 months, while imports surged, according to data co ...

Fuchs Inks Peru Joint Venture

Fuchs Inks Peru Joint Venture

January 29, 2025

Fuchs Group’s unabated business growth continued with a new joint venture in Peru. The German independent lubricant co ...

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STLE Co-hosts Sustainability Course

January 29, 2025

The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers and sustainability consultants Carbon Minds have developed a four- ...

IOCL Starts Chennai Lube Complex

IOCL Starts Chennai Lube Complex

January 22, 2025

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd started the trial run at its new integrated lubricant complex at Manali, Chennai. Once fully ...

Ingevity Mulls Selling Lube Line

Ingevity Mulls Selling Lube Line

January 22, 2025

Ingevity is considering divesting from certain performance chemicals industrial specialties product lines at its site in ...

Net Loss in Q4 for Calumet

Net Loss in Q4 for Calumet

January 22, 2025

Calumet said last week that it expects a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2024 once its yearly results have been given ...

Fuchs Buys Boss Lubricants

Fuchs Buys Boss Lubricants

January 15, 2025

Fuchs Group acquired compatriot company Boss Lubricants GmbH & Co. KG., a family-owned and operated company based in ...

Perstorp Sets Up Dutch Ester Site

Perstorp Sets Up Dutch Ester Site

January 13, 2025

Perstorp will start making a new range of synthetic esters this year from its recently acquired production plant near Am ...

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ALS Buys Chemlube’s Lube Division

January 10, 2025

Advanced Lubrication Specialties has bought Chemlube International LLC’s lubricants division, which features a finishe ...

Shell Aims to Buy Raj Petro Specialities

Shell Aims to Buy Raj Petro Specialities

January 8, 2025

Shell awaits final approval from the Competition Commission of India before it can buy Raj Petro Specialities Private Lt ...