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Correction

December 31, 2014

Early editions of last weeks Lube Report incorrectly identified Roy Schumacher as a consultant speaking on behalf of NORA, An Association of Responsib ...

Briefly Noted

December 24, 2014

Solvay acquired Dhaymers, a Brazilian manufacturer of specialty esters used to make emulsions for mining and metalworking fluids. Oxea will raise pric ...

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December 23, 2014

Global demand for rubber process oils will grow at a cumulative average rate of 2.5 percent from 2013 through 2023, according to Kline & Co. The U.S. ...

Correction

December 17, 2014

Early editions of an article in the Dec. 10 issue, Group I Supply Worries Arise in Africa, misquoted Herbert Fruhmann, base oils marketing manager for ...

Briefly Noted

December 16, 2014

Attock Petroleum Ltd., Pakistans third-largest oil products marketer, agreed to carry JX Nippon Oil & Energys Eneos brand of lubricants. APL has a net ...

Briefly Noted

December 10, 2014

Eastman Aviation Solutions switched all of its newly acquired BP Turbo Oil aviation turbine oils to the Eastman Turbo Oil brand name. Fort Worth, Texa ...

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December 3, 2014

ExxonMobils board of directors anticipates appointing Neil A. Chapman as president of ExxonMobil Chemical effective Jan. 1, succeeding Stephen D. Pryo ...

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December 2, 2014

China announced it will raise the consumption tax on lubricants and other oil products by RMB 0.12 (U.S. $0.02) per liter next year. Singapore-based U ...

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November 19, 2014

Newly formed Ergon Mexico will supply Mexico with specialty naphthenic and paraffinic products produced at Ergon-owned refineries in Vicksburg, Miss., ...

Ross Process Equipment, a Pune, India-based manufacturer of mixing equipment used in lube blending, is moving to a new 20,000-square-foot facility sit ...

Briefly Noted

November 12, 2014

BMW AG chose Shell as its only recommended global supplier for aftermarket engine oils, from the start of 2015, for the following brands: BMW, BMW i, ...

Briefly Noted

November 11, 2014

Total entered a three-year agreement to develop, produce and supply lubricants internationally for Sany Group, Chinas second-largest construction equi ...

Briefly Noted

November 5, 2014

Univar acquired DAltomare Quimica Ltda., a Brazilian distributor of specialty chemicals including lubricants, for an undisclosed amount. Cincinnati-ba ...

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October 29, 2014

The European Union imposed sanctions Oct. 21 on UAE-based Pangates International for acting as an intermediary in the supply of oil to the Syrian regi ...

Correction

October 28, 2014

An article in last weeks issue, V.I. Improvers: Helping Lubes Flow, should have said that Evoniks Oil Additives business sells viscosity index improve ...

Briefly Noted

October 28, 2014

Petro-Canada Lubricants formed its second Chinese subsidiary in Guangzhou to expand its business in the southern part of the country. The company esta ...

Briefly Noted

October 15, 2014

Sea-Land Chemical will distribute KH Neochem Americas isononanoic acid – an additive component for making corrosion inhibitors – in the U. ...

Briefly Noted

October 14, 2014

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. will produce tractor lubricants to be supplied to Mahindra & Mahindra dealer workshops under the brand name Mahindra M- ...

Briefly Noted

October 8, 2014

Oxea lifted the force majeure declaration for intermediates products out of its plant in Bay City, Texas, saying repairs were completed and the facili ...

Briefly Noted

October 7, 2014

ExxonMobil Chemical will invest in plants in Singapore and Antwerp, Belgium, to boost output of specialty hydrocarbon fluids by around 10 percent by 2 ...