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BP sold an 8.5 percent chunk of its ownership in Castrol India today, reducing its stake in the Indian lubricant marketer for the second time in four ...

Partnerships with online-to-offline auto care service providers are proving a popular way for domestic and international lubricant companies to score ...

Profits Jump at Hi-Tech

September 13, 2016

Pakistani lube supplier Hi-Tech Lubricants Ltd. reported a 61 percent jump in its annual net profit, thanks to higher sales and lower finance costs.

SK, Sinopec Discuss Cooperation

September 13, 2016

SK Group and Sinopec are seeking to expand their areas of cooperation in China to extend to their petroleum, base oil and lubricant businesses, the So ...

Idemitsu Kosan Co.s acquisition of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. - inked last year for closure this month - has been delayed again due in part to Idemitsu b ...

Tianhe Chemicals Group said last week that gross profit for its lubricant additives division rose 35 percent during the first six months of 2016, than ...

Aiming to provide formulations tailored to Sri Lankan driving conditions, Laugfs Lubricants Ltd. recently opened a research and development center bil ...

JX Holdings and TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK last week finalized their agreement to merge in April 2017 to become Japans largest oil refiner. Among midstrea ...

Chinese additive manufacturer Tianhe Chemicals began streaming at its production facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, earlier this week. Originall ...

The Petroleum Association of Japan forecast that lubricant demand in Japan this year will drop 0.6 percent to 1.3 million metric tons due to a slowdow ...

The Cabinet of Sri Lanka authorized the countrys Public Utilities Commission last week to act as regulator of the lubricants industry, part of the gov ...

Chinese additive manufacturer Tianhe Chemicals began supplying to the Japanese market and will start production at its new plant in Singapore through ...

Acorn Oil and Linxian Petrochemical opened a joint venture lubricant blending plant in Tianjin, China, last month. The facility focuses on providing t ...

Chinese engine oil buyers have been developing a taste for green lubes. Now consumers are expanding their palates to include biobased ones.

Five Indian lube companies saw year-on-year profit increases in their first quarters ranging from 8 percent for Tide Water to 75 percent for Apar Indu ...

Pakistani lube supplier Hi-Tech Lubricants Ltd. started commercial production at its blending plant in Lahore early this month following approval from ...

Indias Tide Water Oil named its largest shareholder, Standard Greases & Specialties Pvt., joint-promoter alongside state-owned Andrew Yule Group. The ...

Sinopec is nearing the completion of an expansion at its lubricant blending plant in Chongqing, China. The project, which will bring the plants capaci ...

Japans top four lubricant companies are expected to merge into two entities by 2017, events that could significantly reduce competition. Foreign brand ...

Chinas GTS Chemical Holdings withdrew from the London Stock Exchange last week, saying the listing was too expensive and provided too little help in i ...