A subsidiary of specialty chemicals distributor Azelis will acquire 90% of the shares of South Africa-based lubricants, lubricant additives and base o ...

African Fuels & Lubricants Manufacturing Ltd. of the Tristar Group will blend, distribute and market Chevron Brands International LLC’s Caltex l ...

Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources is collaborating with the Standards Organization of Nigeria to curb supply of substandard lubricants in ...

A new report by Human Rights Watch urges carmakers to do more to reduce impacts on communities and the environment from their aluminum supply chains.

Nigerian lubricant manufacturers – along with producers of other petroleum products – are breathing easier after a provision that would have restr ...

Austria-based Alpla Group, a global plastic packaging and recycling specialist, acquired last month the lubricants division of South African packaging ...

Egypt’s Misr Petroleum has reached an agreement for the company’s joint venture with Emirates National Oil Co. to produce finished lubricants at M ...

Lubricating grease production in Europe fell 7% in 2020, according to the latest survey by the United States-based National Lubricating Grease Institu ...

German independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE announced on March 12 a joint venture in Egypt with longtime partner Alhamrani Group of Saudi ...

Although COVID-19 impacted the economies of Africa and the Middle East in three key ways – the cost of coping with the pandemic, suppressed oil pric ...

Like many around the world, South Africa’s base oil and lubricants markets were buffeted by an economic lockdown imposed to contain the spread of CO ...

North Africa’s lubricant production – primarily in Egypt and Morocco – can help meet Africa’s growing demand in industries such as power gener ...

The European Union’s energy demand is forecast to decline by as much as 30% by 2050, depending on how quickly policy measures and societal behavior ...

Global demand for general industrial lubricants will decline 13 percent for this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, consultancy Kline & Co. proje ...

Fuchs Lubricants announced that it is investing 250 million South African rand (U.S. $14.9 million) as part of a project to build a warehouse, offices ...

An official with Nigeria’s petroleum department exhorted the country’s lubricant blenders recently to increase the volume of products that they ex ...

With five global automakers gearing up for new or increased production across the continent, more modern lubricants may cruise in behind.

Africa’s lube market is split between aging autos using old school base oils and a younger fleet with a thirst for higher-performing materials. Thro ...

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council is considering adopting a policy that would crack down on sales of substandard lubes through a partnership betwe ...

A Swedish court approved an extension to Nynas AB’s reorganization last week, giving the company additional time to stabilize its operations on the ...