In an engine oil market like China, where many consumers prefer famous brands, there is little room for small, local suppliers. But Nanjing-based Lopa ...

The heady growth of recent years may be gone for now, but industry insiders remain upbeat about India's lube market. Speakers at a conference said the ...

The Pakistan Economy Forum has accused the nations Customs Service of acting arbitrarily by setting U.S. $1.28 per liter as the benchmark value on whi ...

Automotive mechanics in a region of South Korea have been penalized by authorities for colluding to fix prices on motor oil changes. The countrys Fair ...

Under the current government leadership, Chinese lubricant companies should expect the next decade to be the best of times, an analyst told an industr ...

Indias new fuel economy standards will demand lower viscosity automotive lubricants and more bespoke formulations, an official at a leading oil market ...

Sales of diesel-powered vehicles surpassed gasoline-powered cars in South Korea for the first time in 2013.

South Korea's lubricant market is reacting to more stringent diesel vehicle emission limits that are being phased in this year and next with higher qu ...

Balmer Lawrie & Co., Indias grand old grease company, is trying to shake off some dust. In the midst of a multi-plant plan to expand its production ca ...

Sinopec Lubricants became a recommended supplier of oil-air lubricating oil for Yantai Huashun Machinery Engineering Equipments oil-air centralized lu ...

India has become the third largest consumer of finished lubricants in the world, but opinion is still divided on the future of the market.

Lubricant marketer Fuchs Petrolub has entered a marketing partnership to supply lubricants and fluids for users of DMG Mori Seiki metalworking machine ...

Cosmo Oil Co. said last week that it has reduced capacity of its base oil plant in Yokkaichi, Japan. The change is due to a reduction in capacity of t ...

India, the worlds third-largest lubricant market, will experience average annual growth of 2.5 percent over the next five years, Kline & Co. predicts ...

Shell opened a 1.8 billion (U.S. $290 million) lubricant technology center in Shanghai last week. The worlds largest lubricant supplier hopes the faci ...

Having the world's largest automobile market as their home creates opportunities for Chinese car and truck makers. But they also face big challenges, ...

India recently announced a new schedule of mandates to raise the fuel efficiency of passenger cars over the next eight years. Observers say the rules ...

Indonesias state energy company, Pertamina, announced last week it will build a lubricant blending plant and a grease plant in Jakarta. The blending p ...

An upgraded standard for diesel engine oils will be released in Japan next week, armed with a newly viable test for piston detergency. Later this year ...

Lukoil claims that it is being openly defrauded by a former Chinese distributor falsely claiming that it is still an authorized dealer in China.