Disruptions

Local government in Tianjin, China, suspended port traffic following Wednesdays deadly warehouse explosions at the northeast China industrial zone, wh ...

Royal Dutch Shell said it has not yet left the Pandacan Oil Depot in Manila, despite the passing of a deadline set by local government.

An April 9 fire damaged an Ahmedabad, India, depot owned by a distributor of Tide Water Oil Co., burning approximately Rs 13.5 million (U.S. $212,000) ...

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange suspended trading of Tianhe Chemicals Group Ltd. shares Thursday. Tianhe said it requested the suspension because a delay ...

An explosion occurred two weeks ago during deconstruction of CPC-Shell Lubricants base oils plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, killing one worker. The compan ...

Handi Postpones Expansion

December 9, 2014

Chinese base stock supplier Hainan Handi Sunshine Petrochemical Co. must delay plans to expand its refinery on Yangpu Peninsula due to land disputes w ...

Working to emerge from a financial crisis, Chinese lubricant marketer DongHao Oil Group is receiving financial support from distributors and planning ...

The customs agency for Russias Far East has in recent months intercepted substantial volumes of counterfeit motor oils imported from South Korea.

Lubricants sales have dropped approximately 40 percent in north and central India, partly due to monsoon flooding during July and August, according to ...

Kazakh Lube Plant Postponed

September 2, 2014

Lukoil said it will halt construction of its blending plant in Kazakhstan due to the countrys restrictions on base oil imports and lubricant exports.

Agrinol has endured the countrys widespread corruption and political unrest to forge a successful business, serving Central Europes lubrication needs.