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PAO Picks Up Speed in China

PAO Picks Up Speed in China

March 1, 2022

China has significantly elevated its base oil production capacity in recent years. Has PAO capacity increased along with ...

China Moves to the Top of the Heap

China Moves to the Top of the Heap

February 22, 2022

A new nation is king of the hill in terms of base oil capacity, after China surpassed the United States in 2021 followin ...

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China Base Oil Imports Fall Again

February 18, 2022

Base oil imports to China fell 15% in 2021, according to recently released government data, continuing a decrease in bus ...

China Moves to the Top of the Heap

China Moves to the Top of the Heap

February 1, 2022

China overtook the United States in 2021 as the country with the most base oil refining capacity. What contributed to it ...

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Tianhe, Wei Penalized for IPO

January 28, 2022

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission sanctioned Tianhe Chemicals Group Ltd. and its executive director this w ...

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Apalene Builds PAO Plant in China

January 28, 2022

A start-up research and development company has begun building a demonstration plant in East China that is designed to m ...

Wind Energy Opportunity Seen in China

Wind Energy Opportunity Seen in China

January 14, 2022

The falling costs for wind energy turbines in China, where high coal prices have caused a number of power shortages duri ...

China Halts Lube Imports from Russia

China Halts Lube Imports from Russia

January 11, 2022

China recently halted land-based import of a variety of Russian products, including finished lubricants, after authoriti ...

Reseachers Plug Nano-copper Particles

Reseachers Plug Nano-copper Particles

January 7, 2022

Researchers at two China universities said recently that nano-copper particles show early promise to become part of a ne ...

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Richful Plans More Additive Capacity

December 31, 2021

Already in the midst of building its second factory, Richful Lube Additive Co. last week unveiled plans to expand its ex ...

CNOOC Taizhou Introduces Group III

CNOOC Taizhou Introduces Group III

December 24, 2021

State-owned energy company China National Offshore Oil Corp. has begun producing API Group III base oils at its refinery ...

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Zhongsheng Gaoke Profits Fall

December 24, 2021

Jiangsu Zhongsheng Gaoke Environmental Co. reported a 30% year-to-year drop in net income for the third quarter, on reve ...

Copton Up Through Three Quarters

Copton Up Through Three Quarters

December 17, 2021

Chinese lubricants blender Qingdao Copton Tech Co. reported higher net profit and operating income for the first nine mo ...

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Battery Maker Enters Lubes Business

December 10, 2021

The rise of electric vehicles has a few lubricant companies looking to branch into aspects of EVs that have nothing to d ...

Profits Drop for Richful, Lopal

Profits Drop for Richful, Lopal

December 3, 2021

China’s Jiangsu Lopal Tech Co. and Richful Lube Additive Co. both reported drops in net profit for the third quarter, ...

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Kangtai Additive Project Scaled Back

December 3, 2021

A company attempting to acquire most of Kangtai Lubricant Additive Co. has scaled back the size of an additive factory n ...

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Korla Nears Purchase of Tongyi

November 26, 2021

Xinjiang Korla Fragrant Pear Co.’s board of supervisors voted unanimously Nov. 24 to approve the company’s acquisiti ...

Lopal Bets Big on Battery Materials

Lopal Bets Big on Battery Materials

November 19, 2021

Over the past two decades, Lopal Technology Co. grew rapidly to become a major player in China’s lubricant market. Now ...