Phony lubricant products and performance claims are reportedly widespread in some developing markets. Oil companies must work hard to eradicate this h ...

Each country in the regions lubricants market has its own supply-and-demand characteristics, but all are on an upward, albeit modest, growth path.

The South African Competition Tribunal last Thursday conditionally approved a Glencore-backed consortiums proposed acquisition of a controlling stake ...

The South African Competition Commission last week qualified a bid by a group backed by Swiss mining company Glencore to acquire 75 percent of Chevron ...

Ever-increasing demand on insufficient infrastructure widens the gap between generation capacity and consumption of electricity. Lubricant-thirsty pri ...

In most markets, base oil prices have risen significantly in the past two years, but in Nigeria, they have headed in the opposite direction. Local lub ...

Oman Trading International, a subsidiary of Oman Oil Marketing Co., inked an agreement with Kenyas Hass Petroleum to sell the Muscat-based marketers r ...

African vehicles face a perfect storm of adverse operating conditions - hot weather, low-quality oils and poor maintenance practices. The result is en ...

The country is one of the biggest economies on the continent, with a highly developed and growing food processing industry. As activity increases, so ...

When margins are tight and currency is scarce, base oil traders often look for ways to cut costs. One place to look is flexitanks, liquid transport co ...

Total recently completed an upgrade of its lubricant blending plant in Durban, South Africa, including construction of laboratory, part of a plan to b ...

On both sides of the Atlantic, metal removal fluid suppliers and their customers are relieved by the European Unions extension of regulatory exemption ...

Emeka Umejei explores the spread of Group II base oils in Africa.

The regions cement business is growing. But a dusty, hot and heavy environment make cement plants punishing arenas in which lubricants have to perform ...

The Lubricant Producers Association of Nigeria has asked the national government to prevent one of its agencies from imposing a new fee on base oil im ...

Automobile factories are sprouting across East Africa - developing a new industry for the region. Lubricant industry insiders expect it to increase lu ...

Africas largest economy and its biggest producer of crude oil could become the continents number-one lubricants market. But Nigeria faces several obst ...

The European Unions energy demand is projected to decline by 11 percent by 2040, Africas energy consumption is expected to jump by 128 percent, and th ...

Kenya is a key lubricants market in the East Africa region, with total finished lubricants demand of 53,500 metric tons and more than 30 lubricant bra ...

New rail projects could offer modest opportunities for the lube business in East Africas rail sector. The downside could be reduced demand for heavy-d ...