China recently introduced a ban on overloading transport vehicles, aiming to improve safety and road management. Some lube suppliers say more trips wi ...

Despite low margins, tie-ups with original equipment manufacturers are popular with lubricant marketers because of the chance to build brands and grab ...

Idemitsu Kosan Co. reported a 5.6 percent increase in lube sales in the first half of its fiscal year and announced that it will merge management offi ...

Asian countries, and China in particular, are fueling rapid growth in the wind energy industry and creating opportunity for lubricant suppliers, a con ...

A forensic accountant hired to investigate questions raised about Tianhe Chemicals 2014 financial records found no fraud or accounting irregularities, ...

Korean refiners SK Lubricants and S-Oil posted moderate increases in profit in their third quarters despite reduced sales revenues. Castrol India Ltd. ...

Several countries in Asia are changing their approach to evaluating and restricting chemical substances, according to a global trade expert who recent ...

Chinas and Indias car parcs - already two of the worlds largest - will double by 2023, a new study predicts. As lubricants volumes boom, providers mus ...

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. has agreed to supply motorcycle engine oils for Bajaj Auto - a step, Gulf hopes, toward carving a position in Indias tw ...

Citing volatility in the base oils market, SK Lubricants, which produces more API Group III than any other company, plans to increase emphasis on grow ...

With no domestic virgin base oil production and an abundance of recyclable used oil, Bangladesh could pose opportunities for rerefiners. But players s ...

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. reported that its second-quarter net profit jumped 28 percent year on year thanks to volume gains across all segments a ...

The Indian government will prohibit sales and registrations of vehicles that dont meet the requirements of its current Bharat Stage IV emissions stand ...

MJL Bangladesh Ltd. and Indonesias PT Federal Karyatama recorded significant gains in profit and revenue, respectively, in the first six months of thi ...

Chinese lubricant blender Sarlboro plans to construct a second factory in Tianjin, China, and is now in talks with the local government about the proj ...

Southern Chinas enormous manufacturing base makes it a huge market for metalworking fluids, but some heavy industries are moving overseas, taking with ...

Idemitsu Kosan Co. indefinitely postponed its merger with fellow Japanese oil refiner Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. to allow more time to discuss plans with ...

Daqing-based Lihon Lubricant received approval from the municipal government of Tianjin to build a 100,000 tons per year blending facility. The 90 mil ...

Sri Lankas annual demand for finished lubricants grew 6.8 percent in 2015 to almost 58 million kiloliters, accounting for sales revenue of around 23.5 ...

KH NeoChem, a Japanese producer of specialty chemicals such as fatty acids, esters and feedstocks for niche lubricants, will be listed tomorrow on the ...