Finished Lubricants

IOC Aims at Southeast Asia

January 14, 2014

Lanka IOC is moving forward with plans to enter lubricant markets in Southeast Asia. A Bahrainian consulting firm said it was retained to help develop ...

Whats on Q8s Plate?

January 14, 2014

Q8Oils has become a major player in Western Europe and plans to do the same in the U.S., China and Middle East.

Several European companies made the top 10 of global lubricant suppliers in 2012. A Kline & Co. consultant reviews past performance and looks to the i ...

Irans oil companies are optimistic that an agreement with the U.S. and its allies will ease sanctions and improve business prospects.

Lubcon Nigeria Ltd. has visions of dominating the African lubes market and has developed ambitious expansion plans.

Newsmakers

January 13, 2014

Last Word

January 13, 2014

Fast-growing East Africa is attracting huge international interest, and its lubricant industry is keeping pace, with multiple blending plants planned.

U.S. oil major Chevron opened its first lubricant store last week in Baku, Azerbaijan, and also plans to open a chain of lube express shops there. Bak ...

World champion blending plants arent necessarily newer or bigger than the competition. Its better management that makes them more efficient, more prod ...

Azmol Goes out of Business

January 8, 2014

Azmol, one of the former Soviet Unions largest lubricant makers, went bankrupt under a recent commercial court rule, according to Voice of Ukraine, th ...

Polish lube marketer Orlen Oil started the liquidation process of its Czech product distribution subsidiary, the company told Lube Report on Tuesday. ...

Chinas Sinopec has found a way to get its transformer oil sold in other countries - by tying in with Chinese transformer manufacturers.

Japan's economy has been expanding, which should mean opportunity in one of the world's largest lubricant markets. Even so, Japanese lube marketers ar ...

Food-grade and Fire-resistant. Heat abounds in food processing plants -- for frying, grilling, scalding, singeing and more -- so operators should not ...

Why DIY Matters. Just one passenger car motor oil buyer in five is an enthusiastic do-it-yourselfer. And these active consumers are a prize worth figh ...

Slowly, the World's Thirst Grows. Global lubricant demand will grow at less than 2 percent per year, to reach 42.1 million metric tons by 2017, a rece ...

Automotive

January 3, 2014

Steve Swedbergs Automotive column examines the diverging technical demands of gasoline and diesel engine oils.

Need to Know

January 3, 2014

Tom Glenn foresees rerefined motor oils moving from niche to mainstream.

BRIC Countries Recover

January 1, 2014

BRUSSELS-The $1 trillion economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China all have different development drivers and potential for growth, but consultancy ...

Russian Lube Output Slows

January 1, 2014

MOSCOW – The Kremlins hefty spending on Russias defense industry and heavy investments in infrastructural and security projects ahead of the 201 ...