India

Profits Up at Castrol India, Gulf, GP

Profits Up at Castrol India, Gulf, GP

Lube Report Asia - December 1, 2023

Crude oil price volatility, inflation and global uncertainties were among the factors cited by India lubricant companies ...

Savita Commissions Synthetic Ester Plant

Savita Commissions Synthetic Ester Plant

Lube Report Asia - October 20, 2023

India’s Savita Oil Technologies Ltd. commissioned a new synthetic ester manufacturing plant, citing opportunities in n ...

Gulf Oil Blends S-Oil’s Lubes in India

Gulf Oil Blends S-Oil’s Lubes in India

Lube Report Asia - October 20, 2023

S-Oil is contracting Gulf Lubricants Oil India Ltd. to blend and distribute its finished lubes in India – the first ti ...

Hindustan Lube Sales Jump

Hindustan Lube Sales Jump

Lube Report Asia - October 13, 2023

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. reported a 15% bump in lubricant sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, boosted by a 2 ...

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Hindustan Will Form Subsidiary for Lubes

Lube Report Asia - October 6, 2023

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. plans to create a separate subsidiary for its lubricant business, which it claims is the ...

Kline Predicts Slow Growth in Asia-Pacific

Kline Predicts Slow Growth in Asia-Pacific

Lube Report Asia - October 6, 2023

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

Tide Water Oil Profits, Sales Rise

Tide Water Oil Profits, Sales Rise

Lube Report Asia - September 8, 2023

Higher sales and increased revenue from other sources helped Tide Water Oil (India) Ltd. post a 12% increase in net prof ...

Bullish Outlook Given for India Market 

Bullish Outlook Given for India Market 

Lube Report Asia - August 11, 2023

India’s lubricant market will be a bright spot in the global industry over the next decade, according to a consultant ...

Results Mixed for Gulf, GP, Savita, Castrol India

Results Mixed for Gulf, GP, Savita, Castrol India

Lube Report Asia - August 11, 2023

The quarter ending June 30 brought mixed results for several Indian lubricant companies, as Gulf Oil Lubricants India Lt ...

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Haldia Base Oil Expansion Due by December

Lube Report Asia - June 16, 2023

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.’s expansion of its Haldia base oil plant is on track to be completed by the end of this year – ...

Profits Up for Balmer Lawrie, GP, Tide Water

Profits Up for Balmer Lawrie, GP, Tide Water

Lube Report Asia - June 2, 2023

Adverse trends in supply chain and sales, including unstable base oil prices and rupee depreciation, were among market f ...

Avista Partners with IFP Petro in India

Avista Partners with IFP Petro in India

Lube Report Asia - June 2, 2023

India rerefiner IFP Petro Products announced last week that it has entered a partnership with Germany-based Avista Oil A ...

Bharat to Build Another Blending Plant

Bharat to Build Another Blending Plant

Lube Report Asia - May 19, 2023

In a nod to India’s growing lubricant market, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. said this week that it will construct a new ...

Profit Down for Castrol India, Gulf; Up for Apar

Profit Down for Castrol India, Gulf; Up for Apar

Lube Report Asia - May 19, 2023

Protecting and managing margins was a common theme for several India companies announcing financial results for the quar ...

Brakes India Enters Lube Business

Brakes India Enters Lube Business

Lube Report Asia - May 12, 2023

India’s automotive lubricant market has a new player – the country’s largest manufacturer of braking systems. Brak ...

Chevron Ties Up with Hindustan in India

Chevron Ties Up with Hindustan in India

Lube Report Asia - April 21, 2023

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. signed an agreement with a unit of United States-based Chevron Corp. to manufacture and s ...

ExxonMobil to Build Blending Plant in India

ExxonMobil to Build Blending Plant in India

Lube Report Asia - April 7, 2023

Citing the opportunity of a growing market, ExxonMobil announced Friday that it will invest nearly Rs 900 crore to build ...