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KH Neochem Plant to Open in 2020

Lube Report Asia - May 31, 2019

KH Neochems new refrigeration lubricant additive plant, expected to open early next year in Mie prefecture, western Japa ...

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Moresco Opens Plant in India

Lube Report Asia - May 10, 2019

Japans specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. will begin operations at its new lubricant plant in India in June ...

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Mitsui to Double Additive Capacity

Lube Report Asia - May 3, 2019

Japans Mitsui Chemicals plans a February 2021 opening for a plant that will produce its Lucant-branded hydrocarbon-based ...

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Idemitsu, Showa Shell Complete Merger

Lube Report Asia - April 5, 2019

Japans Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. merged on Monday, becoming the second-largest lubricant supplier i ...

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JASO Preps Ultra-low-viscosity PCMO Spec

Lube Report Asia - March 8, 2019

The Japanese Automotive Standards Organization is preparing for adoption next month of a new specification for ultra-low ...

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Cosmo, Cepsa Consider Cooperating

Lube Report Asia - February 8, 2019

Cosmo Oil and Spanish refiner Cepsa are discussing ways of aligning lubricant businesses and may use each other's blendi ...

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Japanese Demand Forecast to Slow

Lube Report Asia - September 7, 2018

The Petroleum Association of Japan forecast that the countrys lubricant demand growth will slow to an annual rate of 0.7 ...

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Mitsui Chemicals Doubles Additive Capacity

Lube Report Asia - August 31, 2018

Japans Mitsui Chemicals plans to build a second plant in Japan for the production of its ethylene alpha olefin viscosity ...

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In Japan, Trucking Causes Price Hikes

Lube Report Asia - June 22, 2018

Lubricant prices in many markets have risen in recent months, largely due to the past years run-up in crude oil costs. I ...

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Japans Base Oil Exports Dropped in 2017

Lube Report Asia - April 27, 2018

Japans base oil export volumes plunged 24 percent last year as production and domestic sales fell and imports continued ...

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Group I Plant in Japan Resumes Full Production

Lube Report Asia - April 20, 2018

JXTG Holdings Inc., said it resumed full production at its Wakayama refinery's API Group I base oil plant last month and ...

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Japanese Additives Plant Adds Capacity

Lube Report Asia - April 13, 2018

DIC Corp. began expanding its capacity to produce extreme pressure additives for metalworking fluids at its plant in Kas ...

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KH Neochem Plans Refrigeration Oil Additives Plant

Lube Report Asia - January 5, 2018

KH Neochem Co. will build a 7.5 billion (U.S. $67 million) facility in western Japan to manufacture additives for refrig ...

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Mitsui Eyes Expansion

Lube Report Asia - November 28, 2017

Japans Mitsui Chemicals Inc. plans to expand capacity for its Lucant-branded polymer lubricant additives, the company to ...

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JXTG Keeps Mobil Lubes

Lube Report Asia - October 3, 2017

Japans JXTG Group will convert all of its 2,800 Esso- and Mobil-branded fuel stations in the country to Eneos by 2020, b ...

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East Asian Players Talk New Grease Biz

Lube Report Asia - August 15, 2017

Indonesias national oil company, PT Pertamina Lubricants, signed an agreement recently to explore the possibilities of e ...

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Japans Lube Demand to Rebound in 2017

Lube Report Asia - August 1, 2017

Japans lubricant demand is forecasted to marginally rebound this year to 1.2 million metric tons due to demand from the ...

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Idemitsu Legally Cleared to Issue New Shares

Lube Report Asia - July 25, 2017

Idemitsu Kosan Co. said on Thursday that it was able to proceed with its offer of 48 million new shares, after the Tokyo ...