Disruptions

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Lubrizol Working to Reopen Rouen Plant

Lube Report EMEA - October 29, 2019

A month after a blaze roared through two Lubrizol warehouses in Rouen, France, the company is still working to reopen it ...

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Briefly Noted

Lube Report EMEA - October 15, 2019

Officials at Neste Corp. said base oil production at the companys refinery in Porvoo, Finland, was not affected by a maj ...

Tests Find No Risks from Lubrizol Fire

Tests Find No Risks from Lubrizol Fire

Lube Report EMEA - October 15, 2019

Environmental impact testing following a Sept. 26 fire at Lubrizol Corp.s plant in Rouen, France, has found no abnormal ...

Lubrizol Plant Closed Following Fire

Lubrizol Plant Closed Following Fire

Lube Report EMEA - October 1, 2019

Lubrizol Corp. said Monday that it does not yet have a timetable for the reopening of its lubricant additive factory in ...

Houston Ship Channel Reopens

Houston Ship Channel Reopens

Lube Report Americas - April 24, 2019

The Houston ship channel reopened yesterday, returning to full operations for the first time since a fire at Intercontin ...

Record Floods Force Distributors to Plan B

Record Floods Force Distributors to Plan B

Lube Report Americas - March 27, 2019

Flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers has forced Midwest lubricant companies to fall back on contingency pl ...

ITC Fire Disrupts Shipping

ITC Fire Disrupts Shipping

Lube Report Americas - March 27, 2019

Traffic through the Houston Ship Channel remains backlogged following a three day chemical fire at Intercontinental Term ...

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Kraton Lifts Force Majeure on Tall Oils

Lube Report Americas - January 16, 2019

Kraton Corp. last month lifted its force majeure declaration for its North American tall oil fatty acid and distilled ta ...

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Oxea Lifts Force Majeure at Plant in Germany

Lube Report EMEA - January 8, 2019

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

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Good and Ready

Lubes'n'Greases - April 23, 2018

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

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Deploy Data to Defuse Disruptors

Lubes'n'Greases - March 19, 2018

Last year didnt turn out so badly for lube makers, but Fuchs sees a rising threat from digitalization companies trying t ...

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Best Practices

Lubes'n'Greases - January 23, 2018

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

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Pakistan Army Victim to Faulty Ukrainian Oils

Lube Report Asia - November 21, 2017

Allegedly defective oil produced in Ukraine was blamed for the failure of 30 Pakistan Army tanks last month after simila ...

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Blenders Counter Counterfeiters

Lube Report Asia - October 24, 2017

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

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GST Throttles Castrol India Profit

Lube Report Asia - August 29, 2017

Castrol India Ltd. said Indias transition to the Goods and Services Tax system was a major reason for its 33 percent dro ...

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Fire Shuts Indian Blending Plant

Lube Report Asia - August 8, 2017

A fire at an Atma Lubricants & Specialities Ltd. manufacturing unit in southern Indias Andhra Pradesh state last Wednesd ...

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Idemitsu Legally Cleared to Issue New Shares

Lube Report Asia - July 25, 2017

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

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Hyundai Fined for Lube Policies

Lube Report Asia - June 20, 2017

A competition regulator imposed a penalty of 870 million rupees (U.S. $13.5 million) on South Korean automaker Hyundai M ...