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September 24, 2014

Hydrodecs insurers paid it an additional $1 million in the second installment of a $6.5 million claim for the Dec. 1 fire last year at its Canton, Ohi ...

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September 17, 2014

Flexicon, maker of bulk handling equipment and systems, broke ground for an expansion to double the size of its 91,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Bethleh ...

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September 16, 2014

A bit more than half of the worlds marine lubricants were consumed in Asia-Pacific in 2013, according to a new study by Kline & Co., and consumption i ...

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September 10, 2014

Novvi started up commercial production of renewable API Group III base oils at its plant in Houston on Sept. 6; it also picked London-based SIP to dis ...

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September 2, 2014

McLarens Lubricants Ltd., exclusive distributor of ExxonMobil in Sri Lanka, agreed to supply Mobil-branded lubricants to Carmart Ltd., a dealer of Peu ...

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August 27, 2014

VeroLube reduced its offer for Nuverras Scottsdale, Arizona-based used oil collector Thermo Fluids from $175 million to $145 million, to close on Sept ...

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August 19, 2014

Global demand for lubricant additives will increase 38 percent from 2013 to U.S. $16.3 billion in 2020, according to an analysis by Frost & Sullivan. ...

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August 13, 2014

Citgo Petroleum stated in a bond prospectus document in late July that state-run Petroleos de Venezuela is currently seeking to monetize its ownership ...

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August 12, 2014

KH Neochem opened a new research lab at its plant in Chiba, Japan, to focus on its core oxo reaction technology, used to produce alcohols and acids th ...

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August 6, 2014

Calumet Specialty Products Partners acquired substantially all assets of drilling fluids firm Specialty Oilfield Solutions for $30 million cash. Lube ...

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July 30, 2014

Brenntags Multisol will distribute Infineums lubricant additives in the Middle East effective Oct. 1. Tufan Erginbilgic will succeed Iain Conn – ...

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July 29, 2014

An article in the July 22 issue reported incorrectly that Singapore had resolved to adopt the Euro VI emissions standard for diesel-powered heavy-duty ...

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July 23, 2014

Energy Distribution Partners purchased Guttman Energys Columbus, Ohio-based propane and lubricants division for an undisclosed amount. KH NeoChem incr ...

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July 16, 2014

Eppco Lubricants opened the U.A.E.s first Havoline Xpress lube facility in Bab El Dijlah, Sharjah. Oxea will raise prices on NPG and TMP, used in synt ...

The completely updated 2014 Guide to Global Base Oil Refining is now available from LubesnGreases, listing 168 plants by owner, location and capacity. ...

Chevron Oronite completed a major expansion of its Singapore additives manufacturing plant, which occupies a 23 hectare (57 acre) site at the Jurong I ...

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July 15, 2014

Vitol, which is acquiring Shells downstream operations in Australia, will operate as Viva Energy when that deal is complete. Viva will exclusively mar ...

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July 9, 2014

Patrick Gribbin, HollyFrontiers VP for lubricants and specialty products, has added marketing and operation of the companys asphalt companies to his r ...

The completely updated 2014 Guide to Global Base Oil Refining is now available from LubesnGreases, listing 168 plants by owner, location and capacity. ...

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July 2, 2014

The Auto-Oil Advisory Panel rescheduled the due date for an informal exit poll on GF-6 trademark preferences to Aug. 8 (see Lube Reports May 14 report ...