India

Special Report: Base Stocks

Special Report: Base Stocks

February 13, 2024

Discover how extended producer responsibility in India might affect rerefining in the country, how the automotive indust ...

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Hindustan Mulls Spin-off of Lubes Business

January 26, 2024

India’s state-owned oil marketing company Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. has hired a consultant to advise on a spin-of ...

India’s Base Oil Supply Base Set to Jump

India’s Base Oil Supply Base Set to Jump

January 5, 2024

India’s total base oil production capacity is set to jump in the next few years due to expansions by state-owned oil c ...

Profits Up at Castrol India, Gulf, GP

Profits Up at Castrol India, Gulf, GP

December 1, 2023

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

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Savita Commissions Synthetic Ester Plant

October 20, 2023

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

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Gulf Oil Blends S-Oil’s Lubes in India

October 20, 2023

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

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Hindustan Lube Sales Jump

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

October 6, 2023

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

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Kline Predicts Slow Growth in Asia-Pacific

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

September 8, 2023

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

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Bullish Outlook Given for India Market 

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

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

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

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

June 2, 2023

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

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Bharat to Build Another Blending Plant

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

May 19, 2023

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

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Brakes India Enters Lube Business

May 12, 2023

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