Malaysia aims to fully switch to B20 diesel by the end of this year, according to a Reuters report, completing a transition that was originally schedu ...

The falling costs for wind energy turbines in China, where high coal prices have caused a number of power shortages during 2021, could represent a gro ...

China recently halted land-based import of a variety of Russian products, including finished lubricants, after authorities found COVID-19 virus on som ...

Researchers at two China universities said recently that nano-copper particles show early promise to become part of a new generation of industrial lub ...

Eastern Lubricants Blenders Ltd.’s profit jumped more than ten-fold for its fiscal year ended in mid-2021, thanks to a resumption of its sporadic ba ...

Japan’s finished lubricant demand dropped by more than 10% in November, compared to the same month last year, but was up a bit from October, accordi ...

Already in the midst of building its second factory, Richful Lube Additive Co. last week unveiled plans to expand its existing chemical manufacturing ...

The board of directors of Japan’s KH Neochem Co. decided on Dec. 27 to invest ¥9.5 billion at its manufacturing plant in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefe ...

State-owned energy company China National Offshore Oil Corp. has begun producing API Group III base oils at its refinery in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, ...

Jiangsu Zhongsheng Gaoke Environmental Co. reported a 30% year-to-year drop in net income for the third quarter, on revenue that was 20% lower than th ...

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 ...

Chinese lubricants blender Qingdao Copton Tech Co. reported higher net profit and operating income for the first nine months of this year, compared to ...

The rise of electric vehicles has a few lubricant companies looking to branch into aspects of EVs that have nothing to do with lubes. Now a Chinese su ...

China’s Jiangsu Lopal Tech Co. and Richful Lube Additive Co. both reported drops in net profit for the third quarter, although year-to-date profits ...

A company attempting to acquire most of Kangtai Lubricant Additive Co. has scaled back the size of an additive factory now under construction in order ...

Japan’s finished lubricant demand tumbled in October, as consumption volume fell by 20% compared to the same month last year and by more than 30% se ...

In Japan, KH Neochem Co. and metalworking fluid and industrial oil producer Yushiro Chemical Industry Co. both reported large increases in profits for ...

Xinjiang Korla Fragrant Pear Co.’s board of supervisors voted unanimously Nov. 24 to approve the company’s acquisition of Tongyi Petroleum Chemica ...

Tide Water Oil Co. and base oils and lubricants trader Maximus International both reported drops in profits for the quarter ended Sept. 30, while prof ...

Over the past two decades, Lopal Technology Co. grew rapidly to become a major player in China’s lubricant market. Now the company is investing big ...