Asia-Pacific

China Leads Wind Energy Charge

China Leads Wind Energy Charge

March 26, 2021

Asia-Pacific’s wind power capacity reached almost 56 gigawatts in 2020, a 78% increase from 2019, according to data re ...

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Australian Court Backs Southern Oil

February 5, 2021

An Australian court last week ruled in favor of Australian rerefiner Southern Oil Refining in its litigation against tra ...

2020: Busy Beyond Pandemic

2020: Busy Beyond Pandemic

December 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic was the biggest news in any industry in 2020, but the region’s lubricant markets had plenty of o ...

ExxonMobil, Ampol Ally in Australia

ExxonMobil, Ampol Ally in Australia

October 2, 2020

Ampol will blend, distribute and market Mobil lubricants in Australia under a marketing alliance with ExxonMobil announc ...

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Aussie Group Checks Performance Claims

August 28, 2020

The Australia Lubricant Association has begun a program aimed at identifying products that do not meet marketing claims ...

Couche-Tard Halts Caltex Aussie Bid

Couche-Tard Halts Caltex Aussie Bid

April 24, 2020

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has put on hold plans for a revised proposal to acquire Caltex Australia, citing economic ...

Fuchs to Shift Nulon Manufacturing

Fuchs to Shift Nulon Manufacturing

January 24, 2020

Fuchs Petrolub will relocate production of recently acquired Nulon-branded lubricants to its own facilities in the state ...

Lube Association Forms in Australia

Lube Association Forms in Australia

January 10, 2020

The newly created Australian Lubricant Association plans to set up processes to verify labels and standardization of lub ...

Chevron Ending License with Caltex Australia

Chevron Ending License with Caltex Australia

December 27, 2019

Caltex Australia will rebrand its operations after Chevron notified the company that it cannot use the Caltex brand on i ...

Viva Buys Out Liberty Wholesale Business

Viva Buys Out Liberty Wholesale Business

December 13, 2019

Viva Energy, Shells exclusive lubricants distributor in Australia, has completed its purchase of the remaining 50 percen ...

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Caltex Australia Rejects Takeover Bid

December 6, 2019

Caltex Australia, one of Australias biggest lubricants and grease suppliers, rejected an unsolicited A$8.6 billion (U.S. ...

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Canadian Company Swoops in for Caltex Australia

November 29, 2019

Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard has made a takeover offer for Caltex Australia, one of Aust ...

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Sinopec Increases Sales in Australia

October 25, 2019

Sinopec reported last week that its lubricant sales in Australia were up more than 30 percent through the first nine mon ...

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When Australian Grease Goes Bad

August 19, 2019

After two recalls in Australia this year, grease makers examine how products can slip through the cracks of sophisticate ...

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Hydrodec Unveils Sale Details for Australian Assets

August 16, 2019

United Kingdom-based Hydrodec Group this week unveiled details of the sale of its Australian hydrotreater - to its bigge ...

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Asian Markets Shifting to Group II, III

August 2, 2019

The Asia-Pacific region is shifting rapidly toward increased use of highly refined base stocks as lubricant marketers ta ...

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Aussie Lube Industry Shrinks

May 17, 2019

The Australian lubricant industry is in a sustained decline, as local producers face increasing competition from importe ...

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Nulon Deal Was Departure for Fuchs

May 10, 2019

The takeover of Australian retail automotive brand Nulon by Fuchs Petrolub SE signals more than just a consolidation amo ...