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TPC Expands Di-isobutylene Output

October 9, 2024

TPC announced its chemical plant in Houston has increased its capacity to make di-isobutylene, in response to growing de ...

Perstorp Gets Top Sustainability Rating

Perstorp Gets Top Sustainability Rating

October 9, 2024

Sustainability ratings agency EcoVadis put Perstorp among the top 1% of companies it assessed for sustainability.

Court Battle for Citgo Goes On

Court Battle for Citgo Goes On

October 9, 2024

Amber Energy Inc. made the successful bid for Citgo, the formerly Venezuelan refiner.

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Domestic Preferences Bring Challenges

October 9, 2024

China’s leader Xi Jinping has prioritized supply chain self-reliance, leading Chinese manufacturers to prefer compatri ...

Ingevity Stock Tumbles after CEO Walks

Ingevity Stock Tumbles after CEO Walks

October 9, 2024

Specialty chemicals company Ingevity saw the company’s value tumble after its CEO John Forston left the boardroom for ...

Chinese Additive Maker Eyes Foreign Markets

Chinese Additive Maker Eyes Foreign Markets

October 7, 2024

Aorun is a relative newcomer to the lubricant additives business and is one of several Chinese companies looking to supp ...

Recycler Vertex Files for Bankruptcy

Recycler Vertex Files for Bankruptcy

October 2, 2024

Vertex Energy Inc., a renewable fuels and environmental services company, filed for bankruptcy last week after its attem ...

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Chinese MWFs Flow to Belt and Road

October 2, 2024

Chinese metalworking fluids producers are following their automotive clients as they seek out new markets, especially th ...

Oleon Acquires Brazilian Company

Oleon Acquires Brazilian Company

October 2, 2024

Belgian oleo-chemicals company Oleon acquired a majority stake in A.Azevedo Óleos, a Brazilian oleo-chemical company ba ...

Infineum Splits Business Units

Infineum Splits Business Units

October 2, 2024

Infineum has split operations into two business units to develop products for new energy vehicles and enhance new busine ...

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Exxon Enters French Rerefining Arena

September 30, 2024

ExxonMobil's French subsidiary Esso Societe Anonyme Francaise will start rerefining base oil at its Port Jerome facility ...

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Hydrogen Gets a Look-in

September 25, 2024

The rise of electric vehicles continued on in the second half of 2021, and there was more to this half of the year than ...

BASF Ups Alkyl Ethanolamines Output

BASF Ups Alkyl Ethanolamines Output

September 25, 2024

BASF opened a new production facility for alkyl ethanolamines at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium.

Stanley Oil Files For Bankruptcy

Stanley Oil Files For Bankruptcy

September 25, 2024

American lubricant distributor Stanley Oil & Lubricants filed for Chapter 11 protection after a prolonged dispute ov ...

RelaDyne Expands in Latin America

RelaDyne Expands in Latin America

September 25, 2024

RelaDyne acquired Oil Flush, an industrial lubrication service provider based in Chihuahua, Mexico. The acquisition furt ...

Shell Group III Unit Gets Electric Heater

Shell Group III Unit Gets Electric Heater

September 18, 2024

British oil major Shell’s plans to convert a hydrocracker at its Wesseling, Germany, refinery into a production unit f ...

Fuchs Acquires Swiss Lube Maker

Fuchs Acquires Swiss Lube Maker

September 18, 2024

German lubricant manufacturer Fuchs SE signed a letter of intent to acquire Swiss lubricant company Strub & Co. AG, ...