Asia

Expansion of Chinas vehicle population will probably continue to slow, but the market still has room for significant growth, an industry insider told ...

Traders Hurt by Market Shifts

September 16, 2014

Base oil traders in China are watching business dry up, partly because of an oversupply in the international market, speakers at an industry conferenc ...

Lopal Announces Green Strategy

September 16, 2014

Chinese lubricant marketer Lopal Tech unveiled a new strategy based on supply of green lubricants billed as helping motorists improve fuel economy.

Tianhe Rebuts Fraud Claims

September 16, 2014

A week after being subjected to fraud allegations by research firm Anonymous Analytics, lube additive producer Tianhe denied the claims and accused AA ...

Valvoline Cummins opened laboratories near Mumbai that will be used for research and development of lubricants and customer training.

Tianhe Chemicals has been suspended from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after Anonymous Analytics accused it last week of fraud.

As Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi bolsters national energy projects, the countrys transformer oil manufacturers expect a significant hike in dema ...

Newly formed Sinopec Lubricant Co. has yet to set a date for its anticipated initial public stock offering, but observers expect Sinopec to announce t ...

Tianhe Dreams Big, Spends Big

September 8, 2014

A recent IPO infused the native Chinese additive company with $654 million, a key milepost on its path to becoming a billion dollar global contender.

Lubricants sales have dropped approximately 40 percent in north and central India, partly due to monsoon flooding during July and August, according to ...

Kazakh Lube Plant Postponed

September 2, 2014

Lukoil said it will halt construction of its blending plant in Kazakhstan due to the countrys restrictions on base oil imports and lubricant exports.

North Korean leader Kim Jonguns recent highly publicized visit to a blending plant brought rare attention to the nations lubricant industry.

Major Japanese lubricant companies, Idemitsu Kosan Co. and JX Nippon & Energy Corp., are following Japanese automobile manufacturers expansions in Tha ...

The worlds fifth-largest additives supplier, Tianhe Chemicals, is building a facility that will output API Group II and III base oil.

Balmer Lawries grease and lubricants segment posted a loss for the three months ended June 30, while Sah Petroleums moved back into the black after a ...

Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. is preparing to open to open the largest wax plant in India - a 50,000 ton per year facility being built in the northeastern ...

China Rerun Chemical and Liaoning Huachen Petrochemical are discussing potential areas of cooperation, including a merger of the companies equity, Rer ...

Facing up to Japans shrinking lube market, Cosmo Oil Co. announced last week a supply agreement to have its lubricants manufactured by TonenGenerals E ...

Kluber Lubrication and sister company Chem-Trend opened a research and development center near Shanghai, their parent company, Freudenberg Group, anno ...

Lubricant marketer MJL Bangladesh reported a 50 percent jump in its profit for the first half of 2014, while Indias Savita posted a 25 percent drop in ...