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S-Oil Base Oil Income Steady in Q2

S-Oil Base Oil Income Steady in Q2

July 31, 2024

S-Oil's Q2 base oil results were steady, while petrochemicals income offset poor refining returns.

SK to be APAC’s Biggest Energy Company

SK to be APAC’s Biggest Energy Company

July 24, 2024

The merger announced last week between SK Innovation and SK E&S will create the largest private energy company in th ...

Canal Problems Disrupted Base Oils

Canal Problems Disrupted Base Oils

July 24, 2024

Over the past eight months, a number of incidents have had severe impacts on base oil cargoes, extending delivery times ...

Quaker Houghton Builds Plant in China

Quaker Houghton Builds Plant in China

July 17, 2024

Industrial process fluid company Quaker Houghton broke ground last week on a new manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, ...

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Saudi Firm Acquires Shell Pakistan 

July 10, 2024

Authorities gave the green light on Saturday for a Saudi company’s acquisition of Shell Pakistan Ltd. The purchase was ...

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ExxonMobil Taps Philippines Distributor

July 5, 2024

ExxonMobil tapped Juliana Holdings, Inc. to be its official distributor of Mobil-branded lubricants and services in the ...

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Amsoil Snatches Up Aerospace Lubricants

July 3, 2024

Amsoil Inc. said this week that it acquired Aerospace Lubricants, a Columbus, Ohio, producer and marketer of specialized ...

TotalEnergies Buys Rerefiner Tecoil

TotalEnergies Buys Rerefiner Tecoil

July 2, 2024

TotalEnergies announced this week that it purchased Finnish rerefiner Str Tecoil Oy, another move reflecting Big Oil’s ...

Shape the Lubricants Industry’s Future

Shape the Lubricants Industry’s Future

July 1, 2024

Participate in ABN Resource’s 2024 Lubricants Talent Survey for an opportunity to impact the industry's future and dri ...

Michang Records Earnings Bump

Michang Records Earnings Bump

June 21, 2024

South Korean lubricants blender Michang Petroleum reported a 13% increase in net profit despite a 4% decline in sales re ...

Hi-Tech Lubricants Lowers Loss

Hi-Tech Lubricants Lowers Loss

June 14, 2024

Pakistani blender Hi-Tech Lubricants Ltd. reported a much smaller net loss for its lubricants segment for the nine month ...

Profits Rise for MJL Bangladesh

Profits Rise for MJL Bangladesh

June 7, 2024

MJL Bangladesh Plc reported increased net profit, Eastern Lubricants Blenders Ltd. posted decreased profits and Lub-rref ...

Terpel Posts Higher Earnings

Terpel Posts Higher Earnings

June 5, 2024

Colombian oil and gas company Terpel reported that its lubricant segment posted increases in gross profit for the first ...

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Tide Water to Close German Unit

June 4, 2024

Tide Water Oil Co. (India) Ltd., owner of the Veedol brand, recently announced it will close its German subsidiary due t ...

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Eurolube Acquires Bizol

June 4, 2024

German lubricant maker Eurolub GmbH said it has acquired Bizol, another German lube marketer, to expand its automotive s ...

Critical Trends Impacting the Asia-Pacific Lubricants Market

Critical Trends Impacting the Asia-Pacific Lubricants Market

May 31, 2024

Which trends are reshaping the Asia-Pacific lubricants market right now? Lubrizol weighs in.

Profits Up at Gulf, Castrol India, Balmer

Profits Up at Gulf, Castrol India, Balmer

May 31, 2024

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. reported strong increases in net profit for the quarter ended March 31 and its fiscal yea ...

Moove Profits Rebound in First Quarter

Moove Profits Rebound in First Quarter

May 29, 2024

Cosan’s Moove rebounded with a net profit in the first quarter – after a net loss in the same period last year – o ...