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UK U-turn on ICE Ban

UK U-turn on ICE Ban

September 21, 2023

U.K. PM Rishi Sunak said the ban on new ICE vehicles will be pushed back five years.

UK Electric Vehicle Policy

UK Electric Vehicle Policy

September 21, 2023

UK electric vehicle policy has evolved over the past two decades as zero- and low-emissions vehicles have steadily gaine ...

Aramco Acquires Chilean Blender, Distributor

Aramco Acquires Chilean Blender, Distributor

September 20, 2023

Saudi Aramco is entering the South American lubricants market after fully acquiring Chilean blender, distributor and ret ...

Soltex Buys Dielectric Fluid Supplier DSI

Soltex Buys Dielectric Fluid Supplier DSI

September 20, 2023

Aiming to expand its offerings for dielectric fluids and other electrical insulating lubricants and coolants, chemical m ...

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ExxonMobil Launches LAO Production

September 20, 2023

ExxonMobil on Tuesday announced the startup of two new chemical production units at its Baytown, Texas manufacturing fac ...

Infineum Launched Hybrid-specific Additive Package

Infineum Launched Hybrid-specific Additive Package

September 15, 2023

U.K.-based specialty chemicals company Infineum launched the first market-general additive package tailored to hybrid ca ...

BMW Invests More in UK EV Mini Production

BMW Invests More in UK EV Mini Production

September 15, 2023

BMW said earlier this week that it would invest £600 million (U.S. $750 million) in production of new-generation Mini E ...

Fuchs Opens Vietnam Blending Plant

Fuchs Opens Vietnam Blending Plant

September 15, 2023

Fuchs Group opened a 20,000 metric tons per year lubricants blending plant in Vietnam to serve growing demand in the reg ...

Yip’s Chemical Reports Financial Rebound

Yip’s Chemical Reports Financial Rebound

September 15, 2023

The lubricants business of Hong Kong-based Yip’s Chemical Holdings Ltd. reported an operating profit for the first hal ...

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Petronas and Pertamina Mull Base Oil Venture

September 15, 2023

Petronas announced Wednesday that it has agreed with Pertamina to explore the possibility of the companies building a ba ...

Timken Buys Filtration Products Maker Des-Case

Timken Buys Filtration Products Maker Des-Case

September 13, 2023

The Timken Co. acquired Des-Case Corp., a Nashville, Tennessee-based manufacturer of specialty filtration products for i ...

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Reladyne Acquires Michigan Distributor

September 13, 2023

The largest finished lubricant distributor in the United States grew some more recently when Reladyne purchased Michigan ...

U.S. Base Oil Exports Dropped in June

U.S. Base Oil Exports Dropped in June

September 13, 2023

The Unites States exported 22% less base oil in June, with the steepest drops occurring in exports to Colombia and Belgi ...

Russian, Korean Brands Gain Ground in Moscow

Russian, Korean Brands Gain Ground in Moscow

September 12, 2023

Western motor oil brands continue to lose shares of sales in and around Moscow, while domestic and Korean brands have ta ...

Sustainable Marine Fuels Require Lube Changes

Sustainable Marine Fuels Require Lube Changes

September 12, 2023

The push to halt climate change is causing the shipping industry to shift to new types of fuels, and industry stakeholde ...

Germany Lube Demand Keeps Falling

Germany Lube Demand Keeps Falling

September 12, 2023

Finished lubricants demand in Germany, including process oils, dropped 22% in June, continuing a trend of year-on-year d ...

Tide Water Oil Profits, Sales Rise

Tide Water Oil Profits, Sales Rise

September 8, 2023

Higher sales and increased revenue from other sources helped Tide Water Oil (India) Ltd. post a 12% increase in net prof ...

Japan Lube Consumption Rises

Japan Lube Consumption Rises

September 8, 2023

Japan’s consumption of finished lubricants increased 7%, while production and exports of lubes fell 13% and 27%, respe ...