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Cherry Picking Distributors

Lubes'n'Greases - March 5, 2024

Tom Glenn explains why acquisitive companies are expected to be increasingly discerning in selecting companies to acquir ...

The Direction of Distribution

The Direction of Distribution

Lubes'n'Greases - January 2, 2024

What are some of the factors shaping the lubricant distribution segment, and are they likely to continue?

Iconic Will Also Distribute Chevron Base Oils

Iconic Will Also Distribute Chevron Base Oils

Lube Report Americas - September 27, 2023

Chevron and Ipiranga recently agreed that their Brazil joint venture, Iconic, will distribute Chevron base oils in addit ...

Additive

Reladyne Acquires Michigan Distributor

Lube Report Americas - September 13, 2023

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

Bharat to Build Another Blending Plant

Bharat to Build Another Blending Plant

Lube Report Asia - May 19, 2023

In a nod to India’s growing lubricant market, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. said this week that it will construct a new ...

Sustainability and MWF Distribution Go Hand in Hand

Sustainability and MWF Distribution Go Hand in Hand

Lubes'n'Greases - May 1, 2023

Discover how a leading global distributor of metalworking fluids is working to increase its sustainability profile as we ...

A Phase Change in Consolidation

A Phase Change in Consolidation

Lubes'n'Greases - May 1, 2023

Lubricant distributors have been through several phases of consolidation during the past few decades. Is the industry in ...

Vivo Lubes Profit Swells on Flat Volumes

Vivo Lubes Profit Swells on Flat Volumes

Lube Report EMEA - March 21, 2023

Vivo Energy, a major distributor of lubricants to retail and commercial customers across Africa, reported a slight decre ...

Vivo, Engen Merge African Operations

Vivo, Engen Merge African Operations

Lube Report EMEA - February 14, 2023

Engen and Vivo Energy will combine their respective African businesses to create one of Africa’s largest energy distri ...

HPCL Ties to FuelBuddy for Deliveries

HPCL Ties to FuelBuddy for Deliveries

Lube Report Asia - December 9, 2022

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.’s distributors will deliver automotive and industrial grade lubricants to customers’ ...

When Change Is Not a Choice

When Change Is Not a Choice

Lubes'n'Greases - July 6, 2022

Of the countless headaches the lubricants industry has faced in the past few years, Tom Glenn says that allocation may b ...

Playing Defense

Playing Defense

Lubes'n'Greases - May 2, 2022

The United States lubricants industry has been operating in unprecedented conditions during the past year. Tom Glenn dis ...

Forewarned Is Forearmed

Forewarned Is Forearmed

Lubes'n'Greases - March 1, 2022

Communication between distributors and the majors who supply them has been especially difficult over the past several mo ...

Automotive

Automotive

Lubes'n'Greases - October 4, 2021

Making an Engine Oil Every time you purchase or install a quart of engine oil, you are the end point of a manufacturi ...

The Devil in the Details of National Accounts

The Devil in the Details of National Accounts

Lubes'n'Greases - September 1, 2021

National accounts are an important segment of the lubricant business for both majors and their distributors. When taken ...

Supply Chain Meets Quality

Supply Chain Meets Quality

Lubes'n'Greases - August 2, 2021

The lubricant supply chain is both long and complex, and no group is more aware of that than lubricant distributors. Bec ...

Need to Know

Need to Know

Lubes'n'Greases - May 3, 2021

Embracing Technology in Lubricant Distribution   The lubricants business has moved through a period of considera ...