Industry insiders said they expect state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. to make waves with its entry into the country’s lubricant market la ...

Emirates National Oil Co. and Proserv Group will ramp-up lubricants blending in the growing Egyptian market after signing memorandums of understanding ...

Greek petroleum refiner Motor Oil Hellas announced a €30 million investment to establish a joint venture blending plant in Algeria that will have ca ...

Africa recycles less of its used lubricants into base oils than other regions, and several obstacles stand in the way of increasing that amount, indus ...

Chevron and Casablanca, Morocco-based energy company Akwa Group reached an agreement to create an African lubes hub in Morocco, the companies announce ...

The Fuchs Group acquired half the shares of three separate African lubricant distributors to strengthen its presence in the continents Sub-Saharan reg ...

Half of Africas 54 countries have passed legislation regulating imports of used vehicles - either banning them completely or capping the age of units ...

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement that went into force in May benefits Africas lubricants blenders by reducing tariffs and other barriers t ...

Ola Energy urged the Kenyan government last week to lower its import duties on base oils and lubricant additives to allow lube blenders within the cou ...

Africa is one of the developing regions where lube suppliers can find comfort in an otherwise underwhelming global scene.

The East African Community is moving closer to standards integration for goods and services. Petroleum products are also in its sights.

Emeka Umejei gets down and dirty with waste oil rerefining in Africa.

Waste plastic is a global problem with potentially ruinous consequences if mismanaged. It is keenly felt in countries like Rwanda where there is no fo ...

Chevron established a second API Group II base oil hub in Africa through a distribution agreement with a Moroccan company, extending its coverage of t ...

Years of economic doldrums have dampened demand for lubricants in the African country. Blenders and marketers remain optimistic about the markets stro ...

Biskra, Algeria-based Sarl Sopremac opened a lube oil blending plant in Algeria that has already begun production of multigrade motor oils and industr ...

State-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. is entering the finished lubricant business, stating that it will commence blending and marketing finish ...

While the transition from Group I to Group II in the Middle East is a major focus, Africa is another key market where the change is taking place.

Authorities have approved Rubis' proposed acquisition of KenolKobil, one of East Africas leading lubricant suppliers. Rubis, a France-based oil produc ...

Ghanas Tema Lube Oil Co. is progressing on a three-phase blending plant expansion project to double its lubricant production capacity from about 22,50 ...