Plants & Facilities

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ExxonMobil to Build Blending Plant in India

April 7, 2023

Citing the opportunity of a growing market, ExxonMobil announced Friday that it will invest nearly Rs 900 crore to build ...

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Chevron Lummus Gets Contracts for Gaslub

April 5, 2023

Petrobras has licensed technologies from Chevron Lummus Global for an API Group II base oil plant being built as part of ...

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Shell Scratches Singapore Group II Plans

March 31, 2023

Shell has decided not to build an API Group II base oil plant at its Singapore fuels and chemicals complex, according to ...

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Idemitsu Expands in the U.S.

March 29, 2023

Idemitsu Lubricants America Corp. is adding a building to the warehouse space it leases in southern Indiana near its Uni ...

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Aussie Lithium Hydroxide Plant Expands

March 10, 2023

Germany’s GEA announced today that it will supply equipment toward expansion of Albemarle’s lithium hydroxide proces ...

An Update on the Russian Lubricants Market

An Update on the Russian Lubricants Market

March 1, 2023

It’s been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. How has the fallout affected the lubricants market in the region and ab ...

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Luberef Expansion Will Add 230,000 T/y

February 28, 2023

Luberef said Sunday that a previously announced expansion of its base oil plant in Yanbu’ al Bahr, Saudi Arabia, will ...

Uzbek Base Oil Plant Progresses on Revamp

Uzbek Base Oil Plant Progresses on Revamp

February 14, 2023

An upgrade of a base oil plant in Fergana, Uzbekistan, is on track for completion by the beginning of 2024, with product ...

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Handi Boosts Group III Output

February 10, 2023

Handi Sunshine Petrochemical has begun commercial production of API Group III base oils at its expanded base oil plant i ...

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ExxonMobil Mulls PAO Plant in Asia

February 3, 2023

ExxonMobil is considering constructing a polyalphaolefin plant in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a recent posting ...

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Thailand Picked for Biobased Acids Plant

January 27, 2023

French biochemical company Afyren and Thai sugar producer Mitr Phol Group will partner to establish a biorefinery in Tha ...

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Maleic Anhydride Plant to be Built in West Virginia

January 18, 2023

TCL Specialties LLC, a subsidiary of India’s Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd., will break ground this month on two manufactur ...

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Curacao Talks Proceed Despite Forged Docs

January 18, 2023

In another twist of the Isla Refinery saga, Curacao government officials confirmed the preferred bidder seeking to opera ...

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Report: Occupiers Take Over Azmol, Agrinol

January 17, 2023

Azmol and Agrinol, the largest lubricant producers in Ukraine, were taken over by forces aligned with Russia’s occupat ...

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Shenghong Refinery Makes Maleic, MMAs

January 6, 2023

China’s largest petrochemical refinery is now fully operating, and maleic anhydride and methyl methacrylates are among ...

ExxonMobil Still Bullish on Group II

ExxonMobil Still Bullish on Group II

December 23, 2022

API Group II base oils will continue to be used in many applications for years to come, despite the move towards vehicle ...

Gazprom Group II and III Plant Nearly Complete

Gazprom Group II and III Plant Nearly Complete

December 20, 2022

Gazpromneft-Lubricants’ new 220,000 metric tons per year API Group II and III base oil plant is almost completed, with ...

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United Oil, Repsol Expand Indonesia Plant

December 9, 2022

Singapore-based United Oil Co. and Repsol are proceeding with a previously announced plan to expand their joint venture ...