Disruptions

Oxea lifted the force majeure declaration for products from its plant in Oberhausen, Germany, where production units are running at normal capacity ag ...

Good and Ready

April 23, 2018

With the Atlantic hurricane season blowing in soon and Harvey still a fresh memory, several lube industry players share how they plan for the worst.

Last year didnt turn out so badly for lube makers, but Fuchs sees a rising threat from digitalization companies trying to drive a wedge between produc ...

Best Practices

January 23, 2018

Sara Lefcourt advises on ways to prepare for the business risks 2018 could bring.

Allegedly defective oil produced in Ukraine was blamed for the failure of 30 Pakistan Army tanks last month after similar cases were reported in Ukrai ...

As fake products continue to plague Asian markets, Pertamina Lubricants has stepped up its efforts to fight back with legal and preventive measures.

Castrol India Ltd. said Indias transition to the Goods and Services Tax system was a major reason for its 33 percent drop in profit during its second ...

A fire at an Atma Lubricants & Specialities Ltd. manufacturing unit in southern Indias Andhra Pradesh state last Wednesday was quickly contained. It c ...

Idemitsu Kosan Co. said on Thursday that it was able to proceed with its offer of 48 million new shares, after the Tokyo High Court rejected a shareho ...

A competition regulator imposed a penalty of 870 million rupees (U.S. $13.5 million) on South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co.s Indian unit for anti ...

Tianhe Chemicals Group said Thursday that Hong Kongs securities regulator ordered a halt in the trading of the Chinese lube additive suppliers shares ...

Three people were killed after a fire broke out on the morning of April 6 at a Yate Lubricant Co. factory in the Bishan District of Chongqing, China.

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. said it will resume full production at its Wakayama refinerys API Group I plant by the end of this year after rebuilding equi ...

A large fire broke out Sunday in the base oil plant at TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.s refinery in Arida city, Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan. The com ...

Having resolved internal control concerns raised by its auditors recently concluded review, Tianhe Chemicals Group said it is ready to resume trading ...

A forensic accountant hired to investigate questions raised about Tianhe Chemicals 2014 financial records found no fraud or accounting irregularities, ...

The recent bankruptcy filing of South Korean shipping giant Hanjin Shipping Co. has caused a Singapore lubricant supplier to scramble to keep its busi ...

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has told Tianhe Chemicals that it must hire a forensic accountant to address questions about its 2014 finances before tra ...

China Rerun Chemical said a London stock exchange acted precipitously suspending trading of its stock last week after the company was asked to commiss ...

Total Lubmarine, the marine lubricants arm of French energy giant Total, said its shipping activity in Chinas Tianjin port has resumed following the a ...