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South Korea Base Oil Exports Decline

South Korea Base Oil Exports Decline

Lube Report Asia - October 20, 2023

South Korea exported 21% less base oil in September, and the reported value of those shipments fell 34%, a government ag ...

Savita Commissions Synthetic Ester Plant

Savita Commissions Synthetic Ester Plant

Lube Report Asia - October 20, 2023

India’s Savita Oil Technologies Ltd. commissioned a new synthetic ester manufacturing plant, citing opportunities in n ...

Gulf Oil Blends S-Oil’s Lubes in India

Gulf Oil Blends S-Oil’s Lubes in India

Lube Report Asia - October 20, 2023

S-Oil is contracting Gulf Lubricants Oil India Ltd. to blend and distribute its finished lubes in India – the first ti ...

Podcast 14: PCMO Still Has a Way to Go

Podcast 14: PCMO Still Has a Way to Go

Lubes'n'Greases - October 19, 2023

Afton's Adam Banks is confident there's a lot more business to be done in the automotive lube space

Legal Challenge to Minnesota Emissions Rule Falls

Legal Challenge to Minnesota Emissions Rule Falls

Lube Report Americas - October 18, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court last week decided against reviewing a lawsuit first by the Minnesota Auto Dealers Association cha ...

Demand Growth Slows for Esters Used in Lubes

Demand Growth Slows for Esters Used in Lubes

Lube Report Americas - October 18, 2023

The shift towards better quality lubricants has resulted in slower growth in demand for esters that are used in lubrican ...

Azmol-BP Shifts to Georgia, Uzbekistan

Azmol-BP Shifts to Georgia, Uzbekistan

Lube Report EMEA - October 17, 2023

Lubricant maker Azmol-British Petrochemicals has transferred its production activities to Georgia and Uzbekistan after l ...

ACEA Official: Engine Oil Specs for Years to Come

ACEA Official: Engine Oil Specs for Years to Come

Lube Report EMEA - October 17, 2023

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association will probably continue developing automotive engine oil specifications ...

Product Carbon Footprint Methodology Published

Product Carbon Footprint Methodology Published

Lube Report EMEA - October 17, 2023

After nine months of development, the Union of the European Lubricants Industry and the Technical Association of the Eur ...

Profits Rise for Michang

Profits Rise for Michang

Lube Report Asia - October 13, 2023

South Korean lubricants blender Michang Petroleum Industry Co. reported a 43% jump in operating profit on a 2% uptick in ...

Hindustan Lube Sales Jump

Hindustan Lube Sales Jump

Lube Report Asia - October 13, 2023

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. reported a 15% bump in lubricant sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, boosted by a 2 ...

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European Union Sustainability Frameworks

Sustainability InSite - October 12, 2023

Sustainable development is one of the European Union’s fundamental policy objectives. Over the decades, EU lawmakers h ...

EU Signs Updated Renewable Energy Directive

EU Signs Updated Renewable Energy Directive

Sustainability InSite - October 12, 2023

The European Council has adopted a new directive that will increase use of renewables in overall energy consumption. Acc ...

South America Demand Forecast to Outpace North

South America Demand Forecast to Outpace North

Lube Report Americas - October 11, 2023

North America’s finished lubricant demand is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 0.8% out to 2032, held bac ...

Lighter Engine Oils Lose Ground in Russia

Lighter Engine Oils Lose Ground in Russia

Lube Report EMEA - October 10, 2023

Low-viscosity motor oils are losing ground in Russia at a time when many Western motor oil and car brands have exited th ...

Hi-Tech Lubricants Posted Loss, Sales Drop

Hi-Tech Lubricants Posted Loss, Sales Drop

Lube Report Asia - October 6, 2023

Hi-Tech Lubricants’ lubricants segment recorded a net loss and a 26% drop in sales for the fiscal year ending June 30, ...

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Hindustan Will Form Subsidiary for Lubes

Lube Report Asia - October 6, 2023

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. plans to create a separate subsidiary for its lubricant business, which it claims is the ...

Kline Predicts Slow Growth in Asia-Pacific

Kline Predicts Slow Growth in Asia-Pacific

Lube Report Asia - October 6, 2023

Asia-Pacific’s finished lubricant demand is projected to grow by a compound annual rate of 0.8% to 2032, with most of ...