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Japan Demand Rose Barely in 2023

Japan Demand Rose Barely in 2023

February 2, 2024

Japan’s finished lubricant demand edged up 1% in 2023, while its lubricants production declined 6%, according to data ...

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Lubrizol Inks Licensing Deal with BASF

January 31, 2024

BASF and Lubrizol struck a deal last week for the latter to produce and distribute several products from two lines of in ...

Novvi Exits Bankruptcy with New Structure

Novvi Exits Bankruptcy with New Structure

January 31, 2024

Renewable base stock supplier Novvi emerged from voluntary bankruptcy last week with a new ownership structure and a cap ...

U.S. Base Oil Output Slipped in November

U.S. Base Oil Output Slipped in November

January 31, 2024

United States base oil production declined 8% in November, compared to the same month last year. November’s output tot ...

Eni to Shutter Livorno Base Oil Plant

Eni to Shutter Livorno Base Oil Plant

January 30, 2024

Italian refiner Eni stated Monday that the base oil plant at its Livorno, Italy, fuels refinery will close permanently w ...

Total, Veolia Recycle Used Bottles in U.A.E.

Total, Veolia Recycle Used Bottles in U.A.E.

January 30, 2024

TotalEnergies and waste management firm Veolia have formed a partnership to recycle used automotive lubricant containers ...

Shell to Produce Group III in Germany

Shell to Produce Group III in Germany

January 30, 2024

Shell last week announced plans to convert a fuels refinery in Wesseling, Germany, to produce API Group III base oils. T ...

Car Production Boosts Moresco’s Specialty Lubes

Car Production Boosts Moresco’s Specialty Lubes

January 26, 2024

Japan's Moresco reported an 8% rise in specialty lubricant sales and a 31% decline in synthetic lubricant sales for the ...

Fuchs, Zhongding Partner on Immersion Cooling

Fuchs, Zhongding Partner on Immersion Cooling

January 26, 2024

Fuchs Lubricants China Ltd. recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Anhui Zhongding Intelligent Thermal M ...

Hindustan Mulls Spin-off of Lubes Business

Hindustan Mulls Spin-off of Lubes Business

January 26, 2024

India’s state-owned oil marketing company Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. has hired a consultant to advise on a spin-of ...

Kano Acquires Food Grade Lubes Firm

Kano Acquires Food Grade Lubes Firm

January 24, 2024

Kano Laboratories, which manufactures penetrating oils, announced on Monday the acquisition of Synco Chemical Corp. and ...

Brazilian Auto Sales Rise

Brazilian Auto Sales Rise

January 24, 2024

New automobile registrations in Brazil jumped 11% last year, with increases for both imports and domestically produced v ...

Brazil Base Oil Output Fell in 2023

Brazil Base Oil Output Fell in 2023

January 24, 2024

Base oil production in Brazil was down again in December, closing out a year in which output dropped 11% compared to 202 ...

Russia Sanctions Ramp-up Includes Turbine Oils

Russia Sanctions Ramp-up Includes Turbine Oils

January 23, 2024

The United States last month gave regulators new authority to target domestic and international institutions involved in ...

EU Car Sales Jumped 14% in 2023

EU Car Sales Jumped 14% in 2023

January 23, 2024

Passenger car registrations in the European Union rose 14% to 10.5 million units in 2023, despite December marking the f ...

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Solvay Spins Off Specialty Chemicals Unit

January 23, 2024

Solvay last month completed the spin-off of its specialty chemicals business, which has been named Syensqo and supplies ...

South Korea Base Oil Exports Rise in December

South Korea Base Oil Exports Rise in December

January 19, 2024

South Korea’s base oil export volume jumped 27% in December, and the declared value of the oils exported was up 29%, a ...

Sinopec Lubricants Progresses on Tianjin Facility

Sinopec Lubricants Progresses on Tianjin Facility

January 19, 2024

Sinopec’s finished lubricant arm has completed the main parts of the first phase of an expansion and upgrade of its fa ...