Mergers & Acquisitions

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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 ...

Moresco Buying Out China Joint Venture Partner

Moresco Buying Out China Joint Venture Partner

Lube Report Asia - September 1, 2023

Japanese specialty lubricant producer Moresco Corp said this week that it will buy out its partner in a specialty lube j ...

Moresco Acquires Michigan Supplier

Moresco Acquires Michigan Supplier

Lube Report Americas - August 30, 2023

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. expanded its die casting lubricant market and production capabil ...

Investment Firm Buys Control of Pakelo

Investment Firm Buys Control of Pakelo

Lube Report EMEA - August 22, 2023

An Italian mutual funds investment firm acquired a majority stake in Italian lubricants and greases producer Pakelo Moto ...

Luroda Buys Out GS Caltex for Tianjin Plant

Luroda Buys Out GS Caltex for Tianjin Plant

Lube Report Asia - August 18, 2023

Chinese lubricant manufacturer Luroda recently acquired GS Caltex’s 65% share in their joint venture blending plant in ...

MOGoil Bought by Ergon Subsidiary

MOGoil Bought by Ergon Subsidiary

Lube Report EMEA - August 1, 2023

Ergon announced today that its subsidiary Process Oils Inc. has acquired MOGoil, a major base oil trader in Europe. The ...

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Investment Firm Buying Crystal Clean

Lube Report Americas - July 19, 2023

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

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LubriSource Acquires IFH Fluid Storage Line

Lube Report Americas - June 7, 2023

LubriSource purchased IFH Group’s global fluid storage and dispensing product line – long used by industries handlin ...

Slicker Acquires Waste Oil Collector Oil Monster

Slicker Acquires Waste Oil Collector Oil Monster

Lube Report EMEA - May 23, 2023

Waste oil collector Slicker Recycling Ltd. acquired competitor Oil Monster for an undisclosed sum in mid-May. The purcha ...

Etna Acquires JTM’s Metalworking Fluid Line

Etna Acquires JTM’s Metalworking Fluid Line

Lube Report Americas - May 17, 2023

Chagrin Falls, Ohio-headquartered Etna Products Inc., which develops and produces lubricants for non-ferrous metal drawi ...

Amsoil Acquires Industrial Lube Blender

Amsoil Acquires Industrial Lube Blender

Lube Report Americas - May 10, 2023

Superior, Wisconsin-based Amsoil Inc. acquired fellow Wisconsin lube blender Benz Oil, the companies announced on Monday ...

A Phase Change in Consolidation

A Phase Change in Consolidation

Lubes'n'Greases - May 1, 2023

Lubricant distributors have been through several phases of consolidation during the past few decades. Is the industry in ...

Groupe Berkem Acquires Oilseed Miller

Groupe Berkem Acquires Oilseed Miller

Lube Report EMEA - April 4, 2023

French biobased chemistry company Groupe Berkem yesterday announced completion of its acquisition of Biopress, a French ...

Political Pressure Mounts Against Lubnor Sale

Political Pressure Mounts Against Lubnor Sale

Lube Report Americas - March 22, 2023

While Petrobras and Grepar Participacoes await the conclusion of a second regulator review of Grepar’s bid to buy the ...

KLK Acquires Oleo Maker Temix

KLK Acquires Oleo Maker Temix

Lube Report EMEA - March 14, 2023

KLK Oleo acquired a controlling stake in Italian oleochemical producer Temix Oleo, the companies announced. The move exp ...

Motorex Acquires Spectro Performance Oils

Motorex Acquires Spectro Performance Oils

Lube Report Americas - February 15, 2023

Motorex USA Inc. acquired Intercontinental Lubricants Corp.’s Spectro Performance Oils business, the company announced ...

Vivo, Engen Merge African Operations

Vivo, Engen Merge African Operations

Lube Report EMEA - February 14, 2023

Engen and Vivo Energy will combine their respective African businesses to create one of Africa’s largest energy distri ...