Japan

Finished lubricant sales in Japan jumped to 176,282 kiloliters in March, the highest level in six months and 38% higher than March of 2022. Lubricant ...

Japan’s finished lubricants consumption declined 12%, and its production increased 3% in February, while lubricant exports dropped by 17%, compared ...

The base oil supply and demand landscape has changed significantly in recent years, with global capacity for API Group I base stocks decreasing signif ...

Eneos joined with environmental consultancy Wastebox and IT specialists NTT Data to work out how to calculate the carbon footprint for its products, i ...

Yushiro Chemical posted lower operating income for the quarter ending Dec. 31, and KH Neochem’s performance materials segment had lower operating in ...

Chevron Lubricants Lanka Plc reported a drop in profit for the quarter ending Dec. 31 but a huge increase in its bottom line for the full year, while ...

Japan’s consumption of finished lubricants jumped 28%, and its lubricants production increased 17%, while lube imports dropped 37% in January, accor ...

Japan’s domestic finished lubricant consumption rose 28% and its lubricant production jumped 33% in December, according to data released on Tuesday ...

Total domestic vehicle sales in Japan decreased slightly, and passenger car sales slipped 8% in 2022, according to data released by the Japanese Autom ...

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco reported a 14% increase in sales revenue for its specialty lubricants segment and a 1% decrease in s ...

Finished lubricants consumption in Japan rose by 40%, and lubricants production jumped 49%, while lube imports fell 80% in November, according to data ...

Japan’s consumption of finished lubricants jumped 30% and production rose 15% in October, while lubricant imports fell 16%, compared to the same mon ...

Japanese lubricant blender Idemitsu Kosan developed an ash-free heavy-duty diesel engine oil with no metallic detergents while maintaining anti-wear p ...

Japan’s finished lubricants consumption surged by 34%, lubricants production jumped 32%, and lubricants exports increased 20% in September, accordin ...

Eneos Closes Group I Plant

October 28, 2022

Eneos Corp. closed the API Group I base oil plant at its Negishi refinery near Tokyo this month, part of a decision to permanently close most of the r ...

Moresco Corp. reported an 11% increase in sales revenue for its specialty lubricants segment and a 4% decline in sales for its synthetic lubricants se ...

Japan’s finished lubricants consumption surged up by 79%, and production was up 31% in August, compared to the same month last year, according to da ...

Asia-Pacific accounted for close to 80% of about 1.6 to 1.7 million tons of worldwide motorcycle engine oil demand in 2021 – led by India, Indonesia ...

Japan Lubricating Oil Society recently reported results of studies that it completed into the accuracy of test methods for friction, wear and load-bea ...

Japan Lube Consumption Falls

September 2, 2022

Finished lubes consumption in Japan fell 7%, while production edged up 3% in July, and lubricant imports fell more than 50%, compared to the same mont ...