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July 1, 2014

Quaker Chemical paid AU $8 million (U.S. $7.5 million) to buy a 49 percent stake in Quaker Chemical (Australasia) Pty. Ltd. from its joint venture par ...

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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June 25, 2014

E3 Services and Solutions of Memphis, Tenn., launched Evolution Lubricants and Technologies to provide lubricants for industrial, automotive, and oil ...

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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June 18, 2014

Elevance Renewable Sciences picked Acme-Hardesty to distribute its new grease processing aid, Elevance Concert GC-350, in North America. Colonial Grou ...

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June 17, 2014

S-Oil launched a new line of synthetic engine oils, S-Oil 7. The South Korean company said there are six products, all made with 100 percent synthetic ...

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

Correction

June 10, 2014

An article in last weeks issue mistakenly said Naco Lubrication Co. Ltd. in Shanghai, China, produces TPPT (triphenyl thiophosphate). That antiwear ag ...

Correction

June 4, 2014

The U.S. Base Oil Price Report’s price chart in early editions of the May 28 Lube Report didn’t reflect base oil price increases for Pauls ...

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June 4, 2014

Calumet Specialty Products Partners joined the Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. companies for the first time, at number 467. Eastman Chemical complete ...

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May 21, 2014

May brought a bumper crop of consulting reports: ResearchMoz predicts the global independent lubricant manufacturing market will be valued at $8.5 bil ...

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May 20, 2014

German lubricant supplier Addinol announced it will open six to eight sales offices across India. The company hopes eventually to capture at least 20 ...

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May 14, 2014

Ana Cura was appointed regional director for Nynas Americas, succeeding Jay Flint, who became general manager of H&R Group US Inc. in Houston in A ...

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May 7, 2014

Colin Abraham is now Shells Americas vice president for lubricants and downstream LNG, replacing Istvan Kapitany, who was tapped as global executive v ...

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May 6, 2014

Infineum broke ground last week on a lubricant additives plant in Zhangjiagang, in China's Jiangsu province, a project that it first announced two yea ...

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April 30, 2014

Infineumbroke ground April 28 for its new lubricant additives plant in Zhangjiagang in China’s Jiangsu province and established Infineum (China) ...

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April 23, 2014

The California Senate gutted a bill this week that would have required use of motor oils with at least 25 percent biosynthetic content starting in 201 ...

Correction

April 22, 2014

An article in last weeks issue misspelled the name of Balmer Lawrie Director of Manufacturing Anand Dayal.

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April 16, 2014

Allor-Plesh will distribute Calumet Specialty Products Partners Royal Purple lubricants to the North American steel industry. Indonesian firm National ...

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April 15, 2014

Revenue growth from machinery production in China dipped to 1.8 percent in 2012 due to over-capacity, according to market research firm IHS Technology ...