Business

Lube Demand Grows in Russia

January 4, 2012

Driven by increased sales of foreign branded cars and consumption of higher-quality lubricants, Russias demand for light-vehicle lubricants grew 1.6 p ...

For the quarter ending Dec. 31, lubricant blender Valvoline posted increased sales but a slight decline in operating income, while SK Lubricants repor ...

Quaker Chemical acquired specialty grease manufacturer Summit Lubricants for $30 million effective Dec. 31. The purchase price approximates Summits a ...

Paulsboro Transferred to PBF

December 22, 2010

PBF Holding on Friday completed its acquisition of Valero Energys Paulsboro, N.J., refinery, including its base oil plant, in a $707 million deal that ...

Q3 Strong for Calumet, Fuchs

November 10, 2010

Calumet Specialty Products Partners net income for the third quarter grew substantially, compared to the year earlier quarter. For the first nine mont ...

Ashlands Valvoline division reported higher sales but a drop in operating income for the quarter ending Sept. 30, while SK Lubricants and Quaker Chemi ...

PBF Holding Co. said Monday it will acquire Valero Energys Paulsboro, N.J., refinery, including its base oil plant, for $360 million plus the value of ...

Lubrizols additives segment, South Korean base oil refiner S-Oil and lubricant supplier Quaker Chemical each reported an increase in profit for the se ...

Ashlands Valvoline division reported higher sales but a drop in operating income for the quarter ending June 30, while SK Lubricants posted increases ...

LAS VEGAS – Peter Drechsler, president of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers for 2010-2011, believes STLE can grow membership ...

Total Lubricants Canada has acquired Ultramars lubricants business, and Total branded lubricants will be sold throughout the Ultramar network through ...

Lubrizols additives segment and Ashlands Valvoline division reported lower sales but hefty increases in operating income for the quarter ending Sept. ...

SK, S-Oil Up, Valvoline Down

January 28, 2009

For the quarter ending Dec. 31, lubricant blender Valvoline reported a slight decline in operating income and a rise in sales compared to the year-ear ...

Industry Earnings Mixed

November 12, 2008

Calumet Specialty Products reported a steep drop in earnings for the third quarter, Quaker Chemical saw an increase in quarterly earnings, Milacrons I ...

Lubrizols additives segment and South Korean refiner S-Oil each reported increases in operating profit and revenue, while New Markets Afton Chemical a ...

Sales Up at Valvoline, SK

October 29, 2008

Financial results for the quarter ending Sept. 30 showed increased sales but decreased operating income at lubricant blender Valvoline, and growth in ...

Private equity firm Riverside Co. recently acquired DuBois Chemicals, a specialty chemicals company whose products include industrial lubricants and m ...

Spectrum Corp. has acquired American Lubricating Co., bringing together two Tennessee lubricant blenders who share a focus on the outdoor power equipm ...

South Korean base oil refiner SK Energy reported an increase in operating profit for its lubricants segment for the quarter ending June 30, while refi ...

What seemed a slam-dunk merger between chemical companies Huntsman and Hexion, an affiliate of Apollo Management L.P., has instead turned into an air ...