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Japan’s finished lubricants consumption surged up by 79%, and production was up 31% in August, compared to the same month last year, according to da ...

BASF and Hannong Chemicals have tentatively agreed to form a joint venture that would manufacture non-ionic surfactants in South Korea for metalworkin ...

Pakistan-based blender Hi-Tech Lubricants Ltd.’s consolidated net profit for the quarter ended June 30 was down by more than 900%, while sales were ...

Additives manufacturer SI Group is expanding production capacity at its Rasal, India, factory for antioxidants used in lubricants and greases, and wil ...

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. reported that its lubricant sales declined 12% in fiscal year 2021-2022 as it dealt with constraints that included avai ...

Asia-Pacific accounted for close to 80% of about 1.6 to 1.7 million tons of worldwide motorcycle engine oil demand in 2021 – led by India, Indonesia ...

Declaring that it sees encouraging signs of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, India-based Maximus International Ltd. say it plans to expand its pro ...

Sinopec’s Yanshan Petrochemical is installing a production line to make butylene oxide, a chemical intermediate used to make lubricant additives alo ...

The lubricants business of Hong Kong-based Yip’s Chemical Holdings Ltd. reported an operating loss and an 8% decline in sales for the first half of ...

War Disrupts Azerbaijan Market

September 20, 2022

Azerbaijan’s finished lubricant imports volume grew more than 60% in the first half of 2022, driven by a growing shortage of Russian base oils for d ...

South Korea Export Volume Dips

September 16, 2022

The volume of base oil exported by South Korea fell 3% in August, compared to the same month last year, while the declared value of the exported base ...

The volume of lubricant additives imported into Russia fell more than 70% in March, following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, but rebounded to a ...

Japan Lubricating Oil Society recently reported results of studies that it completed into the accuracy of test methods for friction, wear and load-bea ...

China aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, which will likely offer opportunities for metallocene polyalphaolefin as a base stock in lubricants for ...

Japan Lube Consumption Falls

September 2, 2022

Finished lubes consumption in Japan fell 7%, while production edged up 3% in July, and lubricant imports fell more than 50%, compared to the same mont ...

Eneos Corp. is conducting a two-year study on recycled waste lubricants to help establish supply of rerefined base oil in Japan, the company said in a ...

The Indian lubricants market took a big hit during the pandemic. How has it bounced back, and how might it grow in the next few years?

Lubricant demand in India – including process oils – rebounded to 2.8 million metric tons in 2021 and is expected to grow at a compound annual rat ...

Thai Oil reported that net profit for its base oil business fell 60% in the second quarter, compared to the same period last year. Sales were pressure ...

South Korea exported 7% less base oil in July than in the same month last year, but the declared value of those oils was 25% higher, according to data ...