Mergers & Acquisitions

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Lubes'n'Greases - March 5, 2024

Tom Glenn explains why acquisitive companies are expected to be increasingly discerning in selecting companies to acquir ...

Uzbek Company Buys Italian Blender

Uzbek Company Buys Italian Blender

Lube Report EMEA - February 20, 2024

Uzbekistan oil and gas company Saneg acquired CGC Lubricants Italy S.p.A., an Italian lube maker, to expand its footprin ...

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Schaeffer Acquires Hicks Oils

Lube Report Americas - February 14, 2024

St. Louis-based lubricants blender Schaeffer Manufacturing Co. acquired the lubricants business of Hicks Oils & Hick ...

Interlube Bought by Biochemical Company

Interlube Bought by Biochemical Company

Lube Report Americas - February 14, 2024

Earth Alive Clean Technologies, a Canadian engineering company in the biochemical sector, acquired Interlube Inc. a Queb ...

Kano Acquires Food Grade Lubes Firm

Kano Acquires Food Grade Lubes Firm

Lube Report Americas - January 24, 2024

Kano Laboratories, which manufactures penetrating oils, announced on Monday the acquisition of Synco Chemical Corp. and ...

Lubrication Systems, Pumps Maker Acquired

Lubrication Systems, Pumps Maker Acquired

Lube Report Americas - January 10, 2024

Aerospace and defense manufacturer Crane Co. acquired lubrication pump and system components producer Vian Enterprises f ...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Factbook - December 28, 2023

Below is just over a year’s worth of mergers, acquisitions and joint venture activity in the lubricants industry, as r ...

Aramco Buys Pakistan Channel for Valvoline

Aramco Buys Pakistan Channel for Valvoline

Lube Report Asia - December 22, 2023

Saudi Aramco signed definitive agreements to acquire a 40% equity stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd. – a diversified ...

NewMarket Buying Perchlorate Supplier

NewMarket Buying Perchlorate Supplier

Lube Report Americas - December 20, 2023

In a move to diversify, NewMarket Corp., the parent company of lubricant additive supplier Afton Chemical, agreed to buy ...

Shareholders Approve Acquisition of UMW

Shareholders Approve Acquisition of UMW

Lube Report Asia - November 17, 2023

Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Berhard received shareholder approval yesterday for its proposal to acquire majority o ...

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Trecora Acquires Pentasulfide Producer

Lube Report Americas - November 15, 2023

Petrochemical manufacturer Trecora LLC announced last week that it has acquired the lubricant additives business of Chem ...

Shell Acquires Transformer Fluid, Coolant Lines

Shell Acquires Transformer Fluid, Coolant Lines

Lube Report EMEA - October 10, 2023

Shell Lubricants acquired two product lines from United Kingdom-based M&I Materials Ltd. – one for synthetic and e ...

Aramco Acquires Chilean Blender, Distributor

Aramco Acquires Chilean Blender, Distributor

Lube Report Americas - September 20, 2023

Saudi Aramco is entering the South American lubricants market after fully acquiring Chilean blender, distributor and ret ...

Soltex Buys Dielectric Fluid Supplier DSI

Soltex Buys Dielectric Fluid Supplier DSI

Lube Report Americas - September 20, 2023

Aiming to expand its offerings for dielectric fluids and other electrical insulating lubricants and coolants, chemical m ...

Timken Buys Filtration Products Maker Des-Case

Timken Buys Filtration Products Maker Des-Case

Lube Report Americas - September 13, 2023

The Timken Co. acquired Des-Case Corp., a Nashville, Tennessee-based manufacturer of specialty filtration products for i ...

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Valvoline Buys Stake in Haertol

Lube Report EMEA - September 6, 2023

Valvoline Global last week announced that it has made an equity investment in Haertol Chemie GmbH, a German manufacturer ...

Fuchs Buys Partner Share of Chile J.V.

Fuchs Buys Partner Share of Chile J.V.

Lube Report Americas - September 6, 2023

Independent lubricant manufacturer Fuchs Petrolub bought out its partner in a joint venture distributorship in Chile, th ...