Expansions & Upgrades

GP Targets More Capacity, Bazaar Sales

GP Targets More Capacity, Bazaar Sales

Lube Report Asia - July 11, 2017

GP Petroleums Ltd. plans to eventually acquire a blending plant in southern India and to bank on the bazaar segment to i ...

Mobil 1 now Streaming in Singapore

Mobil 1 now Streaming in Singapore

Lube Report Asia - June 13, 2017

ExxonMobil began producing Mobil 1 synthetic engine oils in Asia for the first time upon the opening of its greases and ...

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Sasol to Expand Nanjing Alkoxylation Plant

Lube Report Asia - June 13, 2017

Sasol Ltd. broke ground last week on an expansion of its alkoxylation plant in Chinas Jiangsu province that it will use ...

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Sanyo to Expand Additive Capacity in Japan

Lube Report Asia - June 6, 2017

Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd. is investing 900 million (U.S. $8 million) to expand one of its two additive plants in Ja ...

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Yushiro, Moresco Set Sights Overseas

Lube Report Asia - June 6, 2017

Two of Japans top metalworking fluid providers said recently that with domestic automobile production and die-casting in ...

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Russian Supplier Plans India Foray

Lube Report Asia - April 25, 2017

Russian lubricants supplier Obninskorgsintez is set to expand its business in India this year, the company told Lube Rep ...

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Petronas, Hi-Tech Profits Improve, Gaoke’s Decline

Lube Report Asia - April 25, 2017

Petronas' domestic marketing arm increased revenue in 2016, while Gaoke's declined marginally. Hi-Tech Lubricant's third ...

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UKs Morris Lubricants Enters India

Lube Report Asia - April 18, 2017

United Kingdom-based Morris Lubricants has expanded its operations in India by establishing a subsidiary in Mumbai and s ...

Fuchs Australia Stretches into Bigger Facility

Fuchs Australia Stretches into Bigger Facility

Lube Report Asia - April 11, 2017

Fuchs Lubricants (Australasia) Ptys new blending plant near Newcastle on Australias east coast will help it shut its dat ...

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Brands, Partnerships Key to ASEAN Expansions

Lube Report Asia - March 21, 2017

With Southeast Asian countries attempting to open their doors more to regional trade, many lubricant suppliers are keen ...

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Hi-Tech Banks IPO Funds on Fuels

Lube Report Asia - February 28, 2017

In the year since its January 2016 initial public offering, Pakistans Hi-Tech Lubricants Ltd. has invested around 1.2 bi ...

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ExxonMobil Singapore to Make More GII

Lube Report Asia - February 21, 2017

ExxonMobil will expand its API Group II base oil plant in Singapore, which is already the largest Group II source in Asi ...

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United Oil Revises Plans for Myanmar

Lube Report Asia - January 31, 2017

Singaporean lubricant supplier United Oil Co. will not set up a blending plant in Myanmar as the company discussed last ...

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Infineum Establishes Subsidiary in India

Lube Report Asia - January 31, 2017

Lube additive producer Infineum International Ltd. has expanded its operations in Asia with a new subsidiary in India, t ...

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GS Caltex to Produce Lubes in China

Lube Report Asia - January 24, 2017

South Korean refiner GS Caltex will invest around U.S. $30 million to build a 210,000 metric tons per year lubricants bl ...

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Handi Inks Plan for China’s Largest Base Oil Plant

Lube Report Asia - January 3, 2017

Hainan Handi Sunshine Petrochemical Co. signed a deal with the Bank of China and Yangpu, Hainan province government agen ...

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Aussie Rerefinery Needs Upgrade

Lube Report Asia - December 6, 2016

Cleanaway, one of two rerefiners of base oil in Australia, has received state government approval to upgrade its Hunter ...

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Lanka IOC Eyes Indonesia

Lube Report Asia - September 27, 2016

Lanka IOC is moving closer to entering the Indonesian lubricant market. After exploring opportunities on the sprawling a ...