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SKF Builds Equipment Factories in China

Lube Report Asia - February 9, 2024

SKF opened a research and development and manufacturing site for lubrication management equipment in Taicang, China, las ...

Profits Down at SK, S-Oil

Profits Down at SK, S-Oil

Lube Report Asia - February 9, 2024

Operating income was down for the fourth quarter and full year for both SK Enmove’s and S-Oil’s base oil and lubrica ...

Aminol Production Dipped in 2023

Aminol Production Dipped in 2023

Lube Report EMEA - February 6, 2024

Aminol, one of the largest lubricant marketers in Azerbaijan, produced 46,000 metric tons of finished products in 2023, ...

Lukoil Refinery Struck in Drone Attack

Lukoil Refinery Struck in Drone Attack

Lube Report EMEA - February 6, 2024

Lukoil’s refinery in Volgograd, Russia, site of a major lubricant manufacturing complex, was struck last weekend by a ...

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SK, Hyundai Partner on Refrigerants for EVs

Lube Report Asia - February 2, 2024

SK Enmove and Hyundai Motor Group entered an agreement last week to jointly develop refrigerants for heating and cooling ...

Hongrun White Oil Project includes Group III Plant

Hongrun White Oil Project includes Group III Plant

Lube Report Asia - February 2, 2024

Hongrun Petrochemical Technology Co. has commissioned a white oil project that includes an API Group III plant at its oi ...

Japan Demand Rose Barely in 2023

Japan Demand Rose Barely in 2023

Lube Report Asia - February 2, 2024

Japan’s finished lubricant demand edged up 1% in 2023, while its lubricants production declined 6%, according to data ...

Car Production Boosts Moresco’s Specialty Lubes

Car Production Boosts Moresco’s Specialty Lubes

Lube Report Asia - January 26, 2024

Japan's Moresco reported an 8% rise in specialty lubricant sales and a 31% decline in synthetic lubricant sales for the ...

Fuchs, Zhongding Partner on Immersion Cooling

Fuchs, Zhongding Partner on Immersion Cooling

Lube Report Asia - January 26, 2024

Fuchs Lubricants China Ltd. recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Anhui Zhongding Intelligent Thermal M ...

Hindustan Mulls Spin-off of Lubes Business

Hindustan Mulls Spin-off of Lubes Business

Lube Report Asia - January 26, 2024

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

South Korea Base Oil Exports Rise in December

South Korea Base Oil Exports Rise in December

Lube Report Asia - January 19, 2024

South Korea’s base oil export volume jumped 27% in December, and the declared value of the oils exported was up 29%, a ...

Sinopec Lubricants Progresses on Tianjin Facility

Sinopec Lubricants Progresses on Tianjin Facility

Lube Report Asia - January 19, 2024

Sinopec’s finished lubricant arm has completed the main parts of the first phase of an expansion and upgrade of its fa ...

Saneg Revamped its Group I Base Oils

Saneg Revamped its Group I Base Oils

Lube Report Asia - January 19, 2024

Uzbekistan’s refiner and base oil marketer Saneg revamped API Group I base oil production at its Fergana refinery with ...

New Vehicle, Motorcycle Sales Rise in Japan

New Vehicle, Motorcycle Sales Rise in Japan

Lube Report Asia - January 12, 2024

Japan’s registrations for sales of new passenger cars, trucks and buses rose 14% in 2023, while registrations for sale ...

Eastern Lubricants Suffers Big Drop in Profits

Eastern Lubricants Suffers Big Drop in Profits

Lube Report Asia - January 12, 2024

Eastern Lubricants Blenders Ltd. reported a steep drop in net profit and an operating loss on a slight decline in sales ...

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Richful Announces Project Delays

Lube Report Asia - January 12, 2024

Richful Lube Additive Co. last month announced delays for two major projects – the upgrading of a lubricant additives ...

Industrial Lube Sales Boost Copton

Industrial Lube Sales Boost Copton

Lube Report Asia - January 5, 2024

Chinese lubricants blender Copton Tech Co. reported higher net profit and sales revenue for the quarter ending Sept. 30 ...

India’s Base Oil Supply Base Set to Jump

India’s Base Oil Supply Base Set to Jump

Lube Report Asia - 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 ...