Finished Lubricants

Paradox in Fast Lube Data?

September 25, 2013

U.S. quick lubes data showed a higher average daily number of oil changes but lower average total cars per day, along with an uptick in yearly sales p ...

Oxea, Chemtura Raise Prices

September 18, 2013

Oxea plans to increase prices on several chemicals used in producing lubricants, and Chemturas Petroleum Additives business announced upcoming price h ...

Gazprom Eyes Baltic Market

September 18, 2013

Gazprom Neft and Chevron recently signed an agreement to widen the sales network of Texaco branded marine oils in the Baltic region. Produced by Gazp ...

Hydrodec Adds UK Collector

September 18, 2013

Transformer oil rerefiner Hydrodec Group acquired used lube oil collector OSS for 4.7 million (U.S. $6.3 million), securing feedstock for a planned pi ...

A Michigan agency on Sept. 12 announced stop-use and stop-removal orders for motor oils and transmission fluids from City Petroleum of Dearborn and St ...

GF-6 Coming Jan. 2017

September 18, 2013

The first licensing date for GF-6, the next passenger car engine oil upgrade, has been delayed until January 2017, according to several industry sourc ...

Shell signed a memorandum of understanding to supply lubricants to Geely Motors, the Russian marketer of Chinese cars, the oil major said last week. ...

Chemtura Raises Prices

September 11, 2013

Chemturas Petroleum Additives business last week announced upcoming price increases for its natural fatty acid based lubricants and several antioxidan ...

AOCA Names New President

September 11, 2013

The Automotive Oil Change Association recently elected Jim Grant Jr. president, succeeding Patricia Wirth. Grant, who had served as AOCA vice preside ...

Hyundai Oilbank to Make Lubes

September 11, 2013

South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank plans to produce 180,000 barrels of Xteer brand engine oil by 2014 to sell at home and abroad, according to a Sep ...

Chemtura Corp. has begun the commissioning process of its new polyalphaolefin plant in Ankerweg, Netherlands, and almost simultaneously has started up ...

The American Petroleum Institute is suing Bullseye Lubricants for alleged counterfeiting, trademark infringement, trademark dilution, false advertisin ...

Chevron Czechs Out

August 21, 2013

Bulgarian lubricant manufacturer Prista Oil acquired Chevrons lubricants distribution business in the Czech Republic. Terms were not disclosed. Under ...

Fuchs Keen on Australia

August 21, 2013

Fuchs completed an A $4.5 million (U.S. $4.1 million) warehouse facility in Melbourne, Australia, the first phase of an A $6 million plan to increase ...

Lukoils Marine Lubes Grow

August 14, 2013

Russian oil major Lukoils marine lubricants division recently posted strong results for 2012, with increased sales compared to 2011, new market expans ...

QualiChem, which manufactures metalworking fluids and water treatment chemicals, announced last week it has expanded its headquarters, laboratory and ...

Lubcon Nigeria Ltd. has produced Rugged Elite 5W-40, a synthetic motor oil that claims to be the first synthetic lubricant manufactured within the Afr ...

Castrol Names New CEO

July 17, 2013

Paul Waterman became CEO of Castrol and senior executive vice president of BP Lubricants July 1, succeeding Mike Johnson, who will retire at the end o ...

Calumet Specialty Products Partners recently announced plans to invest up to $40 million to double synthetic lubricants production at its esters facil ...

Russian Chemical Co. bought exclusive rights to manufacture and market Rikos products, one of the countrys oldest grease brands, the company told Lube ...