Japan

Earnings Climb at Yushiro, KH Neochem

Earnings Climb at Yushiro, KH Neochem

Lube Report Asia - November 17, 2023

Profits and sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 surged for Japanese metalworking fluids and industrial fluids manufactu ...

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Researchers Use Electricity to Reduce Friction

Lube Report Asia - November 10, 2023

A research group led by two universities in Japan recently announced a new technology that uses dielectrophoresis – el ...

Japan Market Shrank Again in September

Japan Market Shrank Again in September

Lube Report Asia - November 3, 2023

Japan’s production of finished lubricants decreased 7%, while domestic sales were down 4% in September, a government a ...

Eneos Shutters Wakayama Refinery

Eneos Shutters Wakayama Refinery

Lube Report Asia - October 26, 2023

Eneos Corp. this month permanently closed its crude oil refinery in Arida city, Wakayama prefecture, Japan, including it ...

Moresco Sells Less Synthetics, More Specialties

Moresco Sells Less Synthetics, More Specialties

Lube Report Asia - October 26, 2023

Moresco reported a 10% increase in specialty lubricant sales and a 39% drop in synthetic lubricant sales for the six mon ...

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 ...

Japan Lube Production Down, Sales Up

Japan Lube Production Down, Sales Up

Lube Report Asia - September 29, 2023

Finished lubricants production in Japan decreased 5%, while domestic sales rose 4% in August, according to data released ...

Japan Lube Consumption Rises

Japan Lube Consumption Rises

Lube Report Asia - September 8, 2023

Japan’s consumption of finished lubricants increased 7%, while production and exports of lubes fell 13% and 27%, respe ...

Moresco Buying Out China Joint Venture Partner

Moresco Buying Out China Joint Venture Partner

Lube Report Asia - September 1, 2023

Japanese specialty lubricant producer Moresco Corp said this week that it will buy out its partner in a specialty lube j ...

Moresco Acquires Michigan Supplier

Moresco Acquires Michigan Supplier

Lube Report Americas - August 30, 2023

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. expanded its die casting lubricant market and production capabil ...

Japan Lube Consumption, Exports Sank in June

Japan Lube Consumption, Exports Sank in June

Lube Report Asia - August 4, 2023

Finished lubricant consumption in Japan declined 14%, while production of lubricants fell 17% and lubricant exports drop ...

Tsuno Makes Esters from Used Cooking Oil

Tsuno Makes Esters from Used Cooking Oil

Lube Report Asia - July 28, 2023

Tsuno Group, a Japanese chemical company, announced the launch of fatty acid esters made from used cooking oil. The lub ...

Moresco’s Specialty Lube Sales Rise

Moresco’s Specialty Lube Sales Rise

Lube Report Asia - July 28, 2023

Japanese specialty lubricant maker Moresco Corp. reported increased sales for its specialty lubricants, boosted by incre ...

JASO Revises Motorcycle Oil Spec

JASO Revises Motorcycle Oil Spec

Lube Report Asia - July 7, 2023

The Japanese Society of Automotive Engineers has updated its JASO T 903 performance specification for four-stroke motorc ...

Japan Lube Demand Rises, Production Falls

Japan Lube Demand Rises, Production Falls

Lube Report Asia - June 30, 2023

Consumption of finished lubricants in Japan rose 13%, while the country’s lubricants production declined 9%, and lubri ...

Japan Lubes Output Fell in April

Japan Lubes Output Fell in April

Lube Report Asia - June 2, 2023

Japan’s lubricants production volume declined 16%, and its domestic lubricants sales volume dropped 46% in April, comp ...

Earnings Jump for Yushiro, Fall for Neochem

Earnings Jump for Yushiro, Fall for Neochem

Lube Report Asia - May 26, 2023

Yushiro Chemical reported that its net profit more than tripled for the fiscal year ended March 31, boosted by strong pe ...