China

Pear Grower Plans to Buy Tongyi

Pear Grower Plans to Buy Tongyi

October 29, 2021

A fruit grower in China’s Xinjiang province announced this month that it has reached a tentative agreement to acquire ...

Amer to Open Factory in 2022

Amer to Open Factory in 2022

October 22, 2021

Chinese metalworking fluids supplier Amer is building a production facility in Dongguan, Guangdong province, where the c ...

BASF-Petronas Boosts 2-EHA Output

BASF-Petronas Boosts 2-EHA Output

October 15, 2021

A Malaysian joint venture between BASF and Petronas will double its capacity to make 2-ethylhexanoic acid due to growing ...

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Sinopec Starts Dormant Group II Plant

October 8, 2021

Sinopec has finally started up an API Group II base oil unit at its Yanshan Petrochemical refining complex, eight years ...

China EV Sales Continue Upward Trend

China EV Sales Continue Upward Trend

October 8, 2021

Sales of new energy vehicles – mostly electric vehicles and hybrids – in China reached a record 321,000 in August, t ...

Copton Posts Higher Profits, Sales

Copton Posts Higher Profits, Sales

October 8, 2021

Chinese lubricants blender Qingdao Copton Tech Co. reported increases in net profit and operating income for the first h ...

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Albemarle Buys China Lithium Company

October 1, 2021

Specialty chemical supplier Albemarle Corp. announced yesterday that it has agreed to purchase Guangxi Tianyuan New Ener ...

Rianlon Gets Nod for Kangtai Acquisition

Rianlon Gets Nod for Kangtai Acquisition

September 24, 2021

Cosmetics chemical supplier Rianlon obtained an okay from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange this week for its proposed acquisi ...

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Hengmei to Build Lube Plant in Pakistan

September 17, 2021

Chinese grease producer Hengmei Technology Grease Co. still plans to establish a lubricant blending plant in Pakistan’ ...

EU and China Lead EV Sales as U.S. Lags

EU and China Lead EV Sales as U.S. Lags

September 13, 2021

The EU and China lead global EV sales, while the U.S. lags behind with the rest of the world, according to tech analysts ...

China Center to Develop Additives, Lubes

China Center to Develop Additives, Lubes

September 3, 2021

An independent Chinese refiner and an academic institution have agreed to establish a research center to develop lubrica ...

Aluminum is Auto Industry’s ‘Blind Spot’, says Rights Group

Aluminum is Auto Industry’s ‘Blind Spot’, says Rights Group

August 24, 2021

A new report by Human Rights Watch urges carmakers to do more to reduce impacts on communities and the environment from ...

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Laya Opens Blending Plant in China

August 13, 2021

An operator of a chain of automobile maintenance stores announced last week that it has opened one of the largest privat ...

BASF-Sinopec Expands Chemicals Site

BASF-Sinopec Expands Chemicals Site

August 13, 2021

BASF and Sinopec last week announced plans to expand their 50-50 joint venture Verbund site in Nanjing, China, to increa ...

Bullishness for China’s Industrial Segment

Bullishness for China’s Industrial Segment

June 25, 2021

Despite the rapid growth of electric vehicles in China, new opportunities are available for lube suppliers, speakers sai ...

China Companies Aim to Replace Imports

China Companies Aim to Replace Imports

June 18, 2021

Chinese lube industry leaders called for edging out imported products at the 2021 China Inter Lubric held on June 7 in S ...

Lithium Greases Rebound in China, India

Lithium Greases Rebound in China, India

June 18, 2021

Lithium greases made a small comeback in 2020 in Asia’s two largest grease markets, according to the latest survey by ...

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Tianjin Complex Will Have Lube Plant

June 4, 2021

Sinopec announced recently that it is proceeding with plans to build a petrochemical refining complex in Tianjin, China, ...