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 ...

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 ...