Boris Kamchev reviews the lubricants market in Turkey.

A provincial court in India has approved Gulf Oil Corp.s decision to carve its lubricants operations into a separate business.

India is importing enormous volumes of base oils, and those imports are helping the market to raise the quality of its finished lubricants.

New vehicle sales in India rose 3.5 percent in the fiscal year ended March 31, the Indian Society of Automobile Manufacturers reported last month. But ...

China will continue to tighten regulations limiting emission of air pollutants, creating challenges for automakers and lubricant suppliers alike, an o ...

China Rerun Chemical Group reported sharp improvements in sales and profits for the first half of its fiscal year. Gulf Oil Corp. Ltd. said profits fo ...

DUBROVNIK, Croatia – The food-grade lubricants industry can help address concerns about mineral oil hydrocarbons getting into food by developing ...

Tatneft and Nizhnekamskneftekhim expressed readiness to resume polyalphaolefin and finished oil production at their joint ventures idled plant in Nizh ...

MUMBAI, India – Lukoil tabled plans to upgrade its base oil plants, in deference to a growing oversupply of API Group III oils. Given the curren ...

Evonik said last week that it has moved and expanded its lubricant additives technology center in Japan. The new facility, located in the eastern city ...

The seasons first earnings reports showed positive trends for Asian lubricant players for the initial quarter of 2014. S-Oil and SKs base oil and lubr ...

In an engine oil market like China, where many consumers prefer famous brands, there is little room for small, local suppliers. But Nanjing-based Lopa ...

The heady growth of recent years may be gone for now, but industry insiders remain upbeat about India's lube market. Speakers at a conference said the ...

For a variety of reasons, Russia is failing to meet its internal demands for white oils. One company calls this an opportunity and is looking for part ...

Some elements of Irans lubricant industry are working to raise product quality, but the business environment makes it challenging. Pars Oil serves as ...

Tatnefts 190,000 ton per year API Group II/III base oil plant at its new Nizhnekamsk refinery will commission in test mode by September and could star ...

Shell intends to stop API Group I base oil production at its refinery in Pernis, Netherlands, by early 2016, a company spokesperson told Lube Report. ...

The Pakistan Economy Forum has accused the nations Customs Service of acting arbitrarily by setting U.S. $1.28 per liter as the benchmark value on whi ...

Automotive mechanics in a region of South Korea have been penalized by authorities for colluding to fix prices on motor oil changes. The countrys Fair ...

Malaysias The Otomotif College recently signed a sponsorship deal with the countrys largest custom and private grease manufacturer, Toyo Lubrication S ...