Plants & Facilities

Afton Lifts Force Majeure

Afton Lifts Force Majeure

September 21, 2022

Afton Chemical lifted its force majeure declaration effective Sept. 8, the company confirmed to Lube Report. In July, Af ...

Neste May Transition Porvoo Off Crude

Neste May Transition Porvoo Off Crude

September 20, 2022

The clock may be ticking for Europe’s oldest API Group III base oil plant. Neste Corp. announced Monday that it wants ...

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Oronite Expands Singapore Plant

September 16, 2022

Chevron Oronite said Thursday that it has completed an expansion of its lubricant additive manufacturing plant in Singap ...

A New International Vegan Certification

A New International Vegan Certification

September 1, 2022

Find out how a new international vegan certification might affect food-grade lubricants.

Better But Not Out of the Woods

Better But Not Out of the Woods

September 1, 2022

Recovery from the pandemic has felt slow and painful for many lubricant industry players, but more stable conditions may ...

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Innov Expands VI Improver Capacity

August 19, 2022

Innov Oil announced completion of an expansion that more than doubles its capacity to produce the company’s X series o ...

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Kuwait Promotes Maleic Anhydride Project

August 16, 2022

Kuwait Petroleum Corp. is inviting investors to build a chemical plant that would make maleic anhydride out of n-butene ...

Afton Declares Force Majeure

Afton Declares Force Majeure

August 3, 2022

Afton Chemical declared force majeure effective July 26 because flooding at its additives plant in Sauget, Illinois – ...

Avoiding Varnish-related Shutdowns with Routine and Advanced Tests

Avoiding Varnish-related Shutdowns with Routine and Advanced Tests

August 1, 2022

Varnish can be a real headache for those tasked with managing equipment uptime. Fortunately, advanced testing can help t ...

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OQ Gives Final Approval for Expansion

July 27, 2022

OQ Chemicals said Tuesday it reached a final investment decision to build additional propionic aldehyde capacity as well ...

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Blending Plant Opening in Northern China

July 22, 2022

A company in Northeastern China has finished constructing a blending plant designed to make fluid lubricants formulated ...

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Afton Expands Additives Plant

July 20, 2022

Afton Chemical Corp. announced today that it completed a $70 million expansion at its lubricant additive factory in Saug ...

Maximus Expands in East Africa

Maximus Expands in East Africa

July 19, 2022

Indian lubricants blender Maximus International Ltd. plans to triple its production capacity in East Africa, the company ...

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Solomon: Profitable Plants Optimize Output

July 12, 2022

Base oil plants are complex facilities whose performance can be measured in numerous ways. One stands far above others, ...

Perstorp Boosts 2-EHA Production

Perstorp Boosts 2-EHA Production

July 12, 2022

Perstorp Group announced on July 7 that it has increased production capacity of 2-ethylhexanoic acid at its plant in Ste ...

Cupper Builds Blending Plant

Cupper Builds Blending Plant

July 5, 2022

Russian independent lubricant maker Cupper plans to build a lubricant blending plant in Dzershinsk, in Russia’s Nizhny ...

ExxonMobil Continues Group II Expansion

ExxonMobil Continues Group II Expansion

July 1, 2022

ExxonMobil is evaluating the possibility of building capacity to make API Group III base oils, according to the head of ...

Ineos Adds Low-vis, High-vis PAOs

Ineos Adds Low-vis, High-vis PAOs

June 29, 2022

Ineos Oligomers announced this week the startup of its new 120,000-metric-tons-per-year low viscosity polyalphaolefins u ...