Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.s lube sales jumped approximately 9 percent in the fiscal year, thanks to its focus on the bazaar segment and strong bra ...

Tired of waiting for the U.S. and Europe to catch up, Japanese automakers are racing down the viscosity hill with their own specification for SAE 0W-8 ...

Several lubricant, grease and specialty oil suppliers in India doubled and even quadrupled income in their fourth quarters compared to the year before ...

Sasol Ltd. broke ground last week on an expansion of its alkoxylation plant in Chinas Jiangsu province that it will use in part to manufacture surfact ...

Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd. is investing 900 million (U.S. $8 million) to expand one of its two additive plants in Japan by October, a spokesman to ...

Jiangxi Hua Hang Petro, a Chinese lube trader based in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, will begin producing lubes at a local facility by the end of this m ...

Two of Japans top metalworking fluid providers said recently that with domestic automobile production and die-casting industries stagnant, their growt ...

Indias GP Petroleums Ltd. reported a 4.7 percent increase in net profit in its fourth quarter. The United Arab Emirates-based Gulf Petrochem Group uni ...

Tianhe Chemicals Group said Thursday that Hong Kongs securities regulator ordered a halt in the trading of the Chinese lube additive suppliers shares ...

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. expects to maintain its growth momentum going forward, thanks to its new blending plant in Chennai and the companys foc ...

China recently introduced national standards for greases and lubes used in wind turbines.

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K split its lubricants manufacturing and marketing operations into a wholly-owned subsidiary.

In addition to flat demand that should ratchet competition, Chinas lubricant industry is headed for structural changes that could significantly alter ...

U.S.-based producer Bardahl is pushing its way back into Indonesia a decade after being squeezed out of the countrys lubes market.

Suppliers may better target Indias strong tractor oil segment if they understand how operators make maintenance decisions - a goal of a recent survey ...

Chinese metalworking fluid suppliers face threats and opportunities due to trends such as closings of aluminum producers and a push to supply more sop ...

Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. last week said they still plan to merge by an unspecified date and will immediately begin integrating s ...

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. reported a nearly 7 percent increase in its fourth quarter net profit, thanks to sales growth across all key segments. ...

China imported 10.5 percent more base stocks in 2016, totaling 2.8 million metric tons. Exports increased by 54 percent, to 46,920 tons, in the first ...

Gazpromneft Lubricants finished product sales in Central Asia rose by 35 percent in 2016, driven by increased tie-ups within the regions industries, t ...