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BP is considering selling off Castrol after 25 years as its lubricant brand, pushed by an activist investor who wants the energy super major to get ba ...

State Investigates Moove Fire

February 19, 2025

Prosecutors in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro opened an investigation into a large Feb. 8 fire at a Moove finished lubricant factory on Governa ...

Citing improved market conditions, Luberef said Tuesday that it is considering keeping open its API Group I base oil plant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, wh ...

There has been lots of HR movement at grease maker Axel Christiernsson. After almost 25 years as CEO, Johan Stureson is retiring. Stureson started at ...

The United States on Tuesday walked back tariffs scheduled to take effect that day on goods imported from Canada and Mexico – at least delaying what ...

Weekly base oil exports from Singapore slumped to their lowest in 11 months, while imports surged, according to data complied by the state trade stat ...

Fuchs Group’s unabated business growth continued with a new joint venture in Peru. The German independent lubricant company announced it has formed ...

The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers and sustainability consultants Carbon Minds have developed a four-part course on life cycle asse ...

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd started the trial run at its new integrated lubricant complex at Manali, Chennai. Once fully up and running, Manali will be ...

Ingevity is considering divesting from certain performance chemicals industrial specialties product lines at its site in North Charleston, South Carol ...

Net Loss in Q4 for Calumet

January 22, 2025

Calumet said last week that it expects a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2024 once its yearly results have been given the rubber stamp.

Fuchs Buys Boss Lubricants

January 15, 2025

Fuchs Group acquired compatriot company Boss Lubricants GmbH & Co. KG., a family-owned and operated company based in Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg, ...

Perstorp will start making a new range of synthetic esters this year from its recently acquired production plant near Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Advanced Lubrication Specialties has bought Chemlube International LLC’s lubricants division, which features a finished lube blending plant and in S ...

Shell awaits final approval from the Competition Commission of India before it can buy Raj Petro Specialities Private Ltd. from Brenntag Group.

Japan’s production and sales of finished lubricating oils both fell in November, compared to the same month of last year, continuing what has been a ...

YPF Sells Brazil Lube Plant

January 1, 2025

Argentina’s state-owned energy company YPF sold its finished lubricant factory near Sao Paul, Brazil, to local company Usiquimica.

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Gulf Oil Lubricants India inked a three-year partnership with fuel retailer Nyara Energy to sell its entire automotive product range.

The Fergana refinery in Uzbekistan will start up a hydrogen generator to supply gas to a hydrocracker currently under construction. The new units are ...