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SK: Optimistic about Group III

July 18, 2012

SINGAPORE – The worlds largest single-unit API Group III base oil plant, SK Lubricants 26,000 barrel per day joint ...

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Fuchs Invests $5M in Australia

June 20, 2012

Independent lubricant blender Fuchs Petrolub plans a A.$5 million expansion in Australia of its Sunshine facility and a ...

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ExxonMobil Expands Texas Campus

June 13, 2012

ExxonMobil plans to expand the corporate campus it is building north of Houston to accommodate an additional 2,000-plus ...

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Repsol Expansion Plans Continue

June 6, 2012

Spains Repsol YPF changed its name to Repsol S.A. after Argentinas nationalization of YPF, and indicated a base oil expa ...

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Calumet Expanding Indiana HQ

May 30, 2012

Specialty hydrocarbon producer Calumet will expand its Indianapolis corporate headquarters and in the process create 48 ...

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Lubrizol Outlines Growth Plans

April 4, 2012

Capital expenditures at Lubrizol Additives will likely top $300 million this year and $250 million in 2013, the company& ...

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Base Oil from Black Wax?

March 7, 2012

HollyFrontier may add API Group III base oil production using black wax crude oil at its Woods Cross, Utah, refinery, an ...

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More Base Oil for Pakistan

February 1, 2012

National Refinery Ltd. expects to start up a refinery expansion in Pakistan by 2016 that will produce 4,500 barrels day ...

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Russia to Get New Grease Plant

January 18, 2012

MOSCOW – Lukoil and Russian Railways formed a joint venture and will invest 1 billion rubles (U.S. $316 million) i ...

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Fuchs JV to Build Plant in Turkey

January 18, 2012

Opet-Fuchs will build a blending plant in Turkey expected to open in 2013, with initial capacity of 50,000 metric tons p ...

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Oryx Expands in West Africa

January 18, 2012

Oryx Oil and Gas has opened its second lubricant blending plant in Africa. The new 18,000-metric-ton facility is located ...

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Prista Expands Grease Plant

November 24, 2004

Bulgarian lubricants maker Prista Oil significantly expanded grease production at its plant near the nations capital, th ...