Russian Gazpromneft-Lubricants last year increased sales of its flagship G-Energy branded motor oil products by 12 percent to 46,000 tons. It also boo ...

Automobile factories are sprouting across East Africa - developing a new industry for the region. Lubricant industry insiders expect it to increase lu ...

National Refinery Ltd. plans to boost the production capacity of its base oil plant in Pakistan and has contracted a Chinese company to do the work.

The global lubricants industry is passing through a phase of little to no growth, but India remains a bright spot due to its steadily growing demand t ...

Tim Sullivan and Simon Johns report on Adnocs new Group III distribution deal with Chemlube.

Africas largest economy and its biggest producer of crude oil could become the continents number-one lubricants market. But Nigeria faces several obst ...

While global lubricants and base oil demand is static, consumption in the Middle East is rising - albeit not as rapidly as other emerging markets in A ...

India is poised for exciting times ahead as the lure of mergers and acquisitions attracts domestic and foreign lubricant companies to forge new relati ...

Mark Townsend looks at harmonizing Middle East standards.

Private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital acquired do-it-for-me oil change giant Heartland Automotive Services Inc. for $1.3 billion, the companies annou ...

Lukoil says a blending plant that it is building in Kazakhstan will still open on time early next year, despite a legal dispute between the oil compan ...

Belarus oil major Naftan expanded its base oil product portfolio and slightly increased its total base oil production to over 110,000 metric tons in 2 ...

Valvoline Inc. spent U.S. $16 million to acquire the remaining 30 percent share of its subsidiary in Thailand, making the Bangkok-based business a ful ...

The European Unions energy demand is projected to decline by 11 percent by 2040, Africas energy consumption is expected to jump by 128 percent, and th ...

Chinas base oil consumption will grow marginally but steadily in the next five years, according to a speaker from ICIS at the organizations World Base ...

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. signed an exclusive agreement last week for Chemlube S.A. to distribute its API Group III base oils in Europe.

A plant in Nizhnekamsk restarted its polyalphaolefin production after an eight-year hiatus that was due to lack of feedstock supply and sanctions impo ...

The Freedonia Group and Kline and Co. agree about the biggest factors that will affect automotive lubricant markets in the Americas in coming years, b ...

Kenya is a key lubricants market in the East Africa region, with total finished lubricants demand of 53,500 metric tons and more than 30 lubricant bra ...

The global lubricant industrys consumption of esters is faster than the overall industry. One market that can slake this almost unquenchable thirst is ...