Business

After an alliance led by Standard Greases and Specialities failed in its bid to become majority stockholder of Tide Water Oil, Tide Water Chairman Kal ...

Automobile sales in China rose 4.7 percent in 2015 to 24.6 million, according to data released last week by the Chinese Association of Automobile Manu ...

Bangladeshi Eastern Lubricants reported a nearly six-fold jump in earnings for the six months ended Dec. 31, compared to the same period of last year.

Industry Calendar

January 16, 2016

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Freedonia Group projects global lubricant demand to expand by 2 percent per year to 45.4 million metric tons in 2019, though more mature markets are e ...

WD-40 Co. posted $12.1 million in net income for the quarter ending Nov. 30, up 12 percent from a year earlier. For the WD-40, 3-in-One and Blue Works ...

Lubricant demand in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to rise 3.3 percent annually, reaching 19.5 million metric tons in 2019, according to a new s ...

Low crude oil prices, decreased demand from industrial burners and growth in rerefining capacity have been the three major contributors to the rerefin ...

After making an offer to acquire Pep Boys for $17 per share, Bridgestone Retail Operations was outbid December 29 by New York City-based Icahn Enterpr ...

Nynas announced Monday the completion of its takeover of a former Shell base oil refinery in Harburg, Germany. API Group I production there has ceased ...

The Australian manufacturing sector is showing some signs of life, and thats good news for the nations industrial lubricant suppliers, which have endu ...

The market for lubricants for two-wheelers in India is undergoing refinement as suppliers launch engine oils formulated specifically for scooters.

The head of Tide Water Oil said last week that a surge in the companys stock price had helped it avoid a hostile takeover by Standard Greases and Spec ...

Amalie Oil on Monday announced it has acquired a 42-acre lubricant blending and packaging facility in South Carolina from Delfin Group USA. With 14 mi ...

Bridgestone Retail Operations raised its offer to acquire Pep Boys to $17 per share in cash, or $947 million, after a New York City-based holding comp ...

Lubricant blenders in Indonesia have an enormous and growing surplus of manufacturing capacity - more than 50 percent, according to government officia ...

Chinese consumption of metalworking fluids may be flattening in terms of volume, but industry insiders say suppliers should benefit from the governmen ...

Best Practices

December 23, 2015

Sara Lefcourt starts the new year on the right foot.

Indias Finance Ministry asked two state-owned insurance companies with stakes in Tide Water Oil not to participate in Standard Greases and Specialitie ...

Ashland Absorbs Oil Can Henrys

December 16, 2015

Ashland entered the quick lube space in several Pacific Northwest markets by snapping up the 89-site Oil Can Henrys chain. The acquisition of the Port ...