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DuPont, Dow to Join Forces

December 16, 2015

DuPont and Dow Chemical Co., both involved in the lubricants industry, announced plans Friday to merge to form DowDuPont, which would separate into th ...

Value Trucks Gain Popularity

December 15, 2015

A convergence of premium and low-cost trucks has created a fast-growing mid-market segment in Asia, referred to as value trucks - a trend thats catchi ...

Regional dealers are widely viewed as key cogs for producers seeking timely headway in Chinas vast lubricant market. As the landscape becomes more com ...

Asian demand for transmission fluids used in mining and construction equipment is poised to stagnate against a backdrop of slower sales in China, an i ...

Industry Calendar

December 14, 2015

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Chief Executive Ian Smale stepped down Dec. 4, and Chief Financial Officer Chris Ellis was appointed acting chief executive, the United Kingdom-based ...

The global market for lubricant viscosity improvers is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 2 percent between 2015 and 2019, a market researc ...

Icahn Enterprises L.P. threw a monkey wrench into Bridgestone Retail Operations acquisition of Pep Boys by making a higher cash offer of $15.50 per sh ...

JX Holdings and TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK announced Thursday that they will merge as a way of coping with Japans declining demand for fuel and oil produc ...

Lukoil Aims High in Europe

December 2, 2015

MOSCOW – Russias Lukoil has built a significant presence in several European lubricant markets and is now working to build up its business in se ...

BRB, Tiarco Form Partnership

December 2, 2015

BRB International B.V. and Tiarco Chemical entered a commercial and technical partnership to collaborate on the development and supply of lubricant ad ...

The looming shortfall of bright stock can be managed by use of alternatives along with addition of new capacity, said Ernie Henderson of K&E Petro ...

MOSCOW – Russian lubricant and base oil demand combined fell around 6 percent to 1.6 million metric tons in 2014, and it is highly likely to con ...

JOHANNESBURG – The stabilizing global economy will result in lubricant demand remaining flat at around 40 million metric tons by 2020, but deman ...

PT Federal Karyatamas profit for the first nine months of 2015 jumped 36 percent this year while its revenue dipped 3 percent. GP Petroleums Ltd.s pro ...

JX, Tonen Consider Tie-up

November 24, 2015

JX Holdings and TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK said yesterday that they are discussing possible forms of cooperation as they seek to remain competitive in Jap ...

V.Orlandi, an Italian towing systems supplier for original equipment manufacturers in Australia, is developing products that use less lubricant to hel ...

With approximately 45 percent of the worlds finished lubricants consumption, Asia-Pacific is a crucial region for additives suppliers, but the barrier ...

Best Practices

November 18, 2015

Sara Lefcourt helps us find our own personal brands.

Global lubricant additive demand volumes will grow at a higher rate than that of finished lubricants in coming years, but trends for particular types ...