ACCRA, Ghana – Stakeholders in the Nigerian lubricant market estimate it loses more than $200 million annually in potential sales revenue to cou ...

Ghana Oil Co. plans to open a $10 million lubricants blending plant in Ghana in 2019 – the third such plant in Ghana and only the second to mark ...

Two rerefineries are projected to start operation in Egypt and Algeria in 2018, each producing API Group II base oil, according to industry sources. H ...

Dwindling API Group I base oil production is tightening the supply of mineral wax at a time of demand growth. The opportunities to plug the gap are th ...

The East African Community is looking to implement quality standards for gasoline and diesel engine oils. Common requirements for suflur, metals, vola ...

As large as it is, Africa has long been overlooked by lubricant suppliers looking for fertile markets. But analysts and industry insiders contend that ...

South Africas Blue Chip Lubricants said the completion of its 43,000 tons per year blending facility in Johannesburg earlier this year will enable it ...

A UN proposal to curb used car imports into Africa may have a negative impact on lubricant sales. The UN gathered experts to discuss voluntary regulat ...

Mining and commodities company Glencore agreed to acquire a 75 percent stake in Chevron South Africa and all of Chevron Botswana for $973 million, the ...

Ukrainian lubricants maker Azmol resumed production recently after restructuring following several years of dormancy. The restructuring was helped by ...

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 ...