Kenya plans to increase textile and clothing exports to U.S. $1.5 billion by 2020. This will require investment in production facilities and equipment ...

Moroccos lubricant market is expected to grow 2.5 percent annually over the next several years, driven primarily by the automotive segment.

The opening of new auto plants in Kenya means more modern vehicles on the road that will require higher quality oils. Observers anticipate this could ...

Shem Oirere reviews the impact of import duties on lube prices in East Africa.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. announced on Monday completion of the low-viscosity polyalphaolefins capacity expansion at its Cedar Bayou plant in Bayt ...

The world is shifting to API Group II and III base oils, but Africa has yet to fully grasp this reality. While Europe and the United States have embra ...

Omnia Holdings agreed last week to acquire Umongo Petroleum, saying Omnia will provide a better springboard for Umongos base oil and lube additive dis ...

The Standards Organization of Nigeria arrested a lubricant counterfeiting syndicate in a town near the countrys capital city of Abuja, an agency spoke ...

Africas grease demand is expanding due to agricultural, industrial, infrastructure and mining projects. However, grease blending capacity on the conti ...

Umongo Petroleum acquired South African base oil distributor Orbichem Petrochemicals, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary. Terms were not disclosed ...

Fuchs new factory in Chicago will produce 29 different specialty greases, and its new plant near Johannesburg, South Africa, will produce a diverse ra ...

Five African countries are in the process of adding a substantial amount of wind energy to their electrical grids. Analysts predict this new construct ...

Emeka Umejei reports on the regulatory environment in Africa.

The growing demand for used cars in many African countries and the general expansion of the regions automobile market have boosted the prospects for s ...

Trade flows between the Middle East and Africa are soaring. Better connectivity and the emergence of countries like the United Arab Emirates as major ...

A turf spat between government agencies has lubricant blenders in Nigeria doing double the paperwork and paying double the fees. Nigerian lube compani ...

Key drivers for growth of automotive lubricant consumption in Nigeria and South Africa include rising prominence of the middle class population, a sub ...

Mount Meru plans to open three blending plants, and Mogas will launch one larger blending facility over the next two years in several countries in Eas ...

Emeka Umejei report on the impact of Nigerias foreign exchange shortfall on the lubes market.

Netherlands-based VPS Lubricants will start blending lubricants in Rwanda in the first quarter of 2017. Erik Vermeer, commercial director for VPS Inte ...