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China Moves to the Top of the Heap

Lubes'n'Greases - February 1, 2022

China overtook the United States in 2021 as the country with the most base oil refining capacity. What contributed to it ...

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Sri Lanka’s First Grease Plant Almost Built

Lube Report Asia - November 27, 2020

Lanka IOC said recently that it expects to complete construction of Sri Lanka’s first grease plant by the end of this ...

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Base Oil Report: Trends

Lubes'n'Greases - July 2, 2020

Caitlin Jacobs gives an overview of global base oil capacity in 2020 and previews how the picture may change after the p ...

Valvoline Restarts China Plant Project

Valvoline Restarts China Plant Project

Lube Report Asia - March 26, 2020

Valvoline Inc. has resumed construction of a lubricants plant in Zhangjiang, China, after suspending the project in Febr ...

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ExxonMobil Expands Research Facility

Lube Report - October 18, 2017

ExxonMobil broke ground on the expansion of its Clinton, New Jersey research facility, the company announced Friday. The ...

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Lubrizol Invests in Ohio Facility

Lube Report - October 4, 2017

Lubrizol opened its new drumming facility and warehouse in Painesville Township, Ohio, as part of the Wickliffe, Ohio-ba ...

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Tiarco Expands its Dalton Plant

Lube Report - July 5, 2017

Specialty chemicals company Tiarco is expanding its Dalton, Georgia, chemical production facility, which makes various c ...

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Expanded Calumet Plant to Blend Castrol Lubes

Lube Report - November 30, 2016

Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. said it will partner with BP Lubricants USA to begin blending Castrol motor oil ...

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Mol to Invest More in Base Oils by 2021

Lube Report - November 23, 2016

Oil major Mol plans to upgrade and/or expand its base oil plant in Szazhalombatta, Hungary, as part of a five-year capit ...

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SPECIAL REPORT: Shining a New Light on Bright Stock

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - October 19, 2016

Ergon reports on its investments to fill the gap in API Group I bright stock availability.

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Tianhe Debuts Dubai Production

Lube Report - August 31, 2016

Chinese additive manufacturer Tianhe Chemicals began streaming at its production facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates ...

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Exol Lubricants Invests in Manufacturing

Lube Report - June 1, 2016

United Kingdom-based Exol Lubricants will invest in packaging equipment at its Wednesbury, West Midlands facility, to me ...

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State Loan to Boost ALS’ Blending, Packaging

Lube Report - April 13, 2016

Bensalem, Pennsylvania-based Advanced Lubrication Specialties received a loan through the Pennsylvania Industrial Develo ...

CP Chem Proceeds with PAO Expansion

CP Chem Proceeds with PAO Expansion

Lube Report - March 30, 2016

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. said yesterday it reached a final investment decision to expand low-viscosity polyalphaole ...

Metalube Expands Manufacturing Output

Metalube Expands Manufacturing Output

Lube Report - March 23, 2016

Specialty lubricants manufacturer Metalube recently completed an expansion to its factory in Manchester, United Kingdom, ...

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Axel Americas Expands Grease Plant

Lube Report - February 24, 2016

Axel Americas completed expansion of its grease plant in Mississippi, done in response to growing demand for its industr ...

Rerefiner Aims to Make Group III in 2017

Rerefiner Aims to Make Group III in 2017

Lube Report - January 27, 2016

Puralube plans to upgrade one of its rerefineries in Troeglitz, Germany, to enable production of API Group III base oil ...