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IOCL Starts Chennai Lube Complex
Cars in Mumbai, India – a rapidly growing market for Infineum’s products. ©Manoej Paateel / shutterstock

IOCL Starts Chennai Lube Complex

January 22, 2025

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd started the trial run at its new integrated lubricant complex at Manali, Chennai. Once fully ...

Shell Aims to Buy Raj Petro Specialities

Shell Aims to Buy Raj Petro Specialities

January 8, 2025

Shell awaits final approval from the Competition Commission of India before it can buy Raj Petro Specialities Private Lt ...

Gulf Oil India Partners with Nayara Energy

Gulf Oil India Partners with Nayara Energy

January 1, 2025

Gulf Oil Lubricants India inked a three-year partnership with fuel retailer Nyara Energy to sell its entire automotive p ...

HPCL Pumps Money into Base Oil Production

HPCL Pumps Money into Base Oil Production

December 25, 2024

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd is investing U.S.$551 million on expanding base stocks production at its Mumbai refinery, ...

Infineum Plans India Additive Plant

Infineum Plans India Additive Plant

November 20, 2024

United Kingdom-based additive company Infineum will open an additive blending plant in India next year. The announcement ...

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The Arduous Path of Rerefining in Asia

August 14, 2024

As global environmental concerns and sustainability efforts continue to grow, many governments have started to implement ...

Police Swoop on Fake Oil Factory

Police Swoop on Fake Oil Factory

August 14, 2024

Law enforcement over the weekend seized drums of counterfeit Castrol engine oil and packaging during a raid in the city ...

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Lubrizol Plans India Additive Factory

July 31, 2024

Lubrizol Corp. announced plans to build a U.S. $200 million factory in India to make chemical additives for lubricants a ...

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India Grease Production Rising

July 24, 2024

Grease production in India will ramp up by almost 37% over the next six years, according to a Mumbai-based producer. Sp ...

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India Market Still Growing

June 28, 2024

Lubricant demand in India, the world’s third-largest market, has grown to 3.11 metric tons per year and will continue ...

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Tide Water to Close German Unit

June 4, 2024

Tide Water Oil Co. (India) Ltd., owner of the Veedol brand, recently announced it will close its German subsidiary due t ...

Profits Up at Gulf, Castrol India, Balmer

Profits Up at Gulf, Castrol India, Balmer

May 31, 2024

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. reported strong increases in net profit for the quarter ended March 31 and its fiscal yea ...

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State-owned Company Buys Sapref

May 28, 2024

South Africa’s Central Energy Fund SOC has finalized an agreement to buy the Sapref oil refinery in Durban, from Shell ...

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Kluber Expands India Lubes Plant

May 24, 2024

Kluber Lubrication announced it will expand its factory in Mysore, India, to increase the amount of specialty lubricants ...

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Base Oil Output, Demand Rise in India

May 17, 2024

Refiners in India increased base oil production by 8% for the fiscal year ended March 31, leaning on a recent expansion ...

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Apar Forms Saudi Arabia Subsidiary

April 2, 2024

The board of directors of Apar Industries Ltd. approved establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary in Saudi Arabia to pr ...

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India, China Biggest Base Oil Importers

March 8, 2024

Two big powerhouses, India and China, are the largest net base oil importers in the world, and an Argus Media analyst pr ...