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 ...

Shell announced last week that it has completed an expansion of its grease manufacturing plant in Bangkok, tripling the facility’s production capaci ...

As China pushes to be a major player in global high-tech industries such as artificial intelligence, polyalphaolefin base stocks have more opportuniti ...

In a growing trade dispute, China’s government announced last week that it will suspend tariff concessions on imports of 134 categories of products ...

Chevron Oronite announced Wednesday its final investment decision to expand its lubricant additive facility in Ningbo, in China’s Zhejiang province, ...

United States-based D-A Lubricant Co. announced it will establish its brand in Asia through a new partnership with Chinese lubricant toll blender Shan ...

Major Chinese blenders believe investing in differentiation, efficiency and expansion is the only way to attract big clients, speakers said at a side ...

Saudi Aramco said this week that it may take a minority stake in a Chinese oil company – a deal that would give it an interest in yet another base o ...

China is close to approving D1, the nation’s first diesel engine oil performance specification, a speaker from China National Petroleum Corp. said a ...

ExxonMobil has reached an agreement for its base stocks to be distributed in South China by EMB, a joint venture that already performs similar functio ...

China has for years been the world’s largest importers of base oils and barely an exporter, but both of those numbers are now trending in the opposi ...

Singaporean lubricants blender AP Oil International Ltd. reported steep declines in net profit and sales revenue for 2023, citing impacts of higher in ...