Sinopec Lubricant Co. and Fuchs China signed an agreement that could solve supply chain challenges and enhance resilience, the companies sai ...

Chinese suppliers need to invest in high value-added products to stay competitive, urged former general manager of Sinopec at a recent industry confer ...

China’s demand for imported API Group II and III base oils remained weak in 2024, speakers said at the Enmore China International Lubrication Indust ...

Idemitsu Kosan will permanently close its facility in Tianjin, China, by August 2025, citing weakening demand and rising competition.

Sinopec has opened a production unit making marine lubricants and hydraulic fluids at its finished lube blending plant in Tianjin, China.

Base oil imports to China fell 12% in 2024, continuing a steady decline in recent years for one of the world’s biggest importers of the material.

The United States on Tuesday walked back tariffs scheduled to take effect that day on goods imported from Canada and Mexico – at least delaying what ...

Base oil imports to China fell 26% in November, compared to the same month of 2023, as this year’s incoming shipments continued running well behind ...

Chinese energy company PetroChina will close its Dalian refinery by mid-2025, making it the first state-owned refinery in China to permanently shut do ...

China’s lubricant industry stands to benefit from the government’s economic stimulus pledges aimed at stemming the current economic instability, s ...

Base oil imports to China fell 35% in September, compared to the same month of 2023, as 2024’s demand for foreign base stocks continued running behi ...

Aorun is a relative newcomer to the lubricant additives business and is one of several Chinese companies looking to supply high-volume commodities, su ...

China’s leader Xi Jinping has prioritized supply chain self-reliance, leading Chinese manufacturers to prefer compatriots in the the metalworking fl ...

Chinese metalworking fluids producers are following their automotive clients as they seek out new markets, especially those along China’s so-called ...

July base oil imports to China fell 14% from the same month of 2023 as domestic lubricant demand remained lukewarm and local refiners offer a surplus ...

Armed by big data and social media apps, ExxonMobil’s auto care chain in China, Mobil No.1 Select, is going full length to woo a young generation of ...

Fierce competition and weak demand are pushing small companies in China’s lube industry to dig deeper to find opportunities, said speakers at an ann ...

Chinese private refiner Bohui ceased operation of its aromatic extraction and treated distillate aromatic extract units after local tax authorities sl ...

Industrial process fluid company Quaker Houghton broke ground last week on a new manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, China. The facility will expa ...

Volkswagen and BMW may be able to persuade the European Commission to lower tariffs on the electric vehicles they make in China and import into Europ ...