Expansions & Upgrades

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Brands, Partnerships Key to ASEAN Expansions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 27, 2016

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

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Tianhe Expands to Japan, Singapore, Middle East

August 30, 2016

Chinese additive manufacturer Tianhe Chemicals began supplying to the Japanese market and will start production at its n ...

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Chinese JV Blends for Distributors

August 23, 2016

Acorn Oil and Linxian Petrochemical opened a joint venture lubricant blending plant in Tianjin, China, last month. The f ...

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Sinopec Expands Capacity in Chongqing

August 16, 2016

Sinopec is nearing the completion of an expansion at its lubricant blending plant in Chongqing, China. The project, whic ...

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Handi Sunshine Moves Ahead with Expansion

August 9, 2016

China base oil refiner Hainan Handi Sunshine Petrochemical Co. is moving ahead with a delayed expansion of its API Group ...

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Sanyo Chemical Expands In Asia

July 26, 2016

Sanyo Chemical Industries lubricant and lube additive plant in China is barely half a year old, but the Japanese company ...

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United Global Completes IPO

July 12, 2016

Singaporean lube supplier United Global raised SG $10.7 million (U.S. $7.9 million) in its initial public stock offering ...

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Linxan Opens Large Blend Plant

July 5, 2016

Oil depot operator Linxan Petrochemical opened a blending plant Friday in the port city of Tianjin, China, with capacity ...

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Hascol Builds Blend Plant

June 28, 2016

Hascol Petroleum, which claims to be one of the fastest-growing oil products suppliers in Pakistan, plans to open a lube ...

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Sinopec Upgrades Maoming Plant

June 28, 2016

The base oil plant at Sinopecs refinery in Maoming, China, has completed an expansion and upgrade that gives it capacity ...