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South Korea exported more than 400,000 metric tons of base oil at a value of more than $425 million in December, marking the fourth consecutive month ...

Korea Base Oils Remain on Rise

December 24, 2021

South Korea’s base oil export volume for November was well above the same month last year. Monthly exports again topped 422,000 metric tons in volum ...

South Korea again exported a larger volume of base oils and more than doubled its declared export value in October, compared to the same month last ye ...

South Korea’s Hyundai Shell Base Oil, the GS Caltex lube division and Thai Oil’s lube base oil business all reported much higher operating profit ...

S-Oil reported much higher operating income for its base oil business, SK Lubricants posted a large jump in operating profit, and Pakistan-based blend ...

Korea Base Oils Stay Strong

October 22, 2021

South Korea exported a larger volume of base oils and more than doubled its declared export value in September, compared to the same month last year. ...

DL Chemical to Acquire Kraton

September 29, 2021

South Korean-based DL Chemical Co. Ltd. will acquire Houston-based Kraton Corp. for $2.5 billion in cash under a definitive merger agreement announced ...

South Korea exported a smaller volume of base oils but with a higher declared export value in August, compared to the same month last year, suggesting ...

South Korea exported a greater volume of base oils in July, compared to the same month last year, while the declared export value reached its highest ...

GS Caltex’s lube division, Thai Oil Group’s base oil business and KH Neochem’s performance materials segment all reported much higher profits fo ...

Profits for South Korean base oil refiner SK Lubricants skyrocketed more than 500% for the quarter ended June 30, and profits climbed for Indian lubri ...

South Korean refiner S-Oil’s base oil business and Hyundai Shell Base Oil both reported large increases in profits and sales revenue for the quarter ...

Although South Korea exported a smaller volume of base oils in June, compared to the same month last year, the declared export value more than doubled ...

SK Lubricants said Wednesday that it has begun making containers from recycled plastics for its top-selling automotive lubes – part of its ongoing e ...

South Korea exported a larger volume of base oil in May than in the same month last year, marking the fourth consecutive month with a year-to-year inc ...

South Korea’s base oil export volume was much higher in April than in the same month last year, making the third consecutive month of increases. And ...

South Korean base oil refiners SK Lubricants, GS Caltex and Hyundai Shell Base Oil, along with Thai Oil’s lube base oil business, all recorded much ...

Castrol India and South Korean refiner S-Oil both reported large increases in profits and revenue for the quarter ending March 31, compared to the sam ...

The parent company of SK Lubricants on Wednesday announced an agreement to sell 40% of the business to a South Korean private equity firm for a bit le ...

A South Korean investment firm has won the competition to buy a minority stake in SK Lubricants, according to local news reports, but no agreement has ...