Sinopec and BASF recently inaugurated the downstream expansion of their petrochemicals joint venture in Nanjing, China – a project that added produc ...

China has been a net base oil importer in the past few years, but supplies coming from abroad are decreasing as its domestic production is improving, ...

China’s government announced last month a four-year extension of a consumption tax exemption for petroleum products made from recycled waste mineral ...

Asia-Pacific’s finished lubricant demand is projected to grow by a compound annual rate of 0.8% to 2032, with most of that growth occurring in the f ...

The major additive companies pulled out of Russia last year. Which countries are now helping Russia to meet demand for additives and finished lubes?

Richful Lube Additives Co. reported a 71% surge in net profit for the first half of 2023, while lubricant marketer Lopal Tech Co. posted a 4% increase ...

McDonch Petrochemical Co. announced on Sept. 1 it will soon open the first phase of a blending plant in Tianjin, China, with capacity to make 50,000 o ...

As competition ramps up for business with original equipment manufacturers, Chinese lubricant companies are working to differentiate themselves while ...

China has become a powerhouse country. As such, it has the ability to make or break global sustainability efforts.

Amid a weak economy that is on the brink of deflation, Chinese blenders are keen to seek alternative options to keep their businesses running, includi ...

Japanese specialty lubricant producer Moresco Corp said this week that it will buy out its partner in a specialty lube joint venture in Wuxi, China, b ...

Chinese lubricant manufacturer Luroda recently acquired GS Caltex’s 65% share in their joint venture blending plant in Tianjin, China, becoming the ...

Aiming to offer replacements for foreign products, Chaoshui Technology Co. last week formally opened a metalworking fluid production facility with cap ...

Chinese lubricant blender Shengbaolu Petrochemical Co., known as Sarlboro, recently completed construction of and commissioned its second blending pla ...

Russia imported 227,000 passenger cars in the first half of 2023 – more than tripling the amount in the same period last year – and around 75% cam ...

With a price index for API Group II 150 neutral base oils under its belt, the Shanghai Lubricant Trade Association is now in discussion with China Nat ...

Chinese lubricant marketer Lopal Tech Co. reported a 9% increase in first quarter sales revenue for its lubes segment despite a 6% decrease in sales v ...

In step with central government goals for a wide range of sectors, China’s lubricant industry is in a hurry to develop domestic replacements for imp ...

The march of China companies stepping into the polyalphaolefin business continues, as acrylic acid producer Satellite Chemical recently disclosed plan ...

China’s Richful Lube Additives Co. reported an 88% jump in net profit for and a 58% rise in sales revenue for the first quarter, compared to the sam ...