One of Kazakhstans two lubricant producers saw its output fall by 60 percent in 2015, according to the administration of the South Kazakhstan region, ...

Castrol India Ltd.s 2015 year-end and fourth quarter profits jumped 30 percent and 7 percent, respectively, compared to 2014s corresponding periods, w ...

Perstorp announced recently that it may build a world-scale pentaerythritol factory in India to better position itself to supply the chemical for lubr ...

Chinas Shuangzi Lubricant plans to build a 100,000 metric ton per year blending plant in Liaoning provinces China-Germany Industrial Park in Shenyang ...

Through the first three-quarters of fiscal 2015-2016, Indias lubricant market appears to have fallen short of expectations. While giving scant credenc ...

LONDON-As of last month, restrictions on the sale and transfer of base oils in Turkey were lifted, allowing these stocks to be stored and distributed ...

API Group II is becoming the dominant grade in Chinas base stock market, a trend that should continue with further capacity additions in coming years, ...

The lube businesses of Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd., GP Petroleums Ltd., Balmer Lawrie & Co., and Savita Oil Technologies all recorded double- or tr ...

ExxonMobil sold its remaining stake in TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK, completing a multi-year exit from its partnership in Japans second-largest oil refiner.

Biodegradable base stocks have yet to gain much popularity in China, but a growing number of companies are making investments and positioning their bu ...

Russian oil major Lukoil will break ground on its new blending plant in Kazakhstan in the spring of 2016, the company told Lube Report on Monday. Luko ...

The volume of commerce moving through and within Turkey is growing at a rapid pace. That means more truck traffic, more demand for engine oils that tr ...

The Chinese grease market, the worlds largest, needs to undergo a significant shift in coming years toward high-performance, high-temperature products ...

Tide Water Oil and Apar Industries Ltd.s specialty oils and lubricants business both posted big earnings increases for the three months ended Dec. 31, ...

Base oil production in Japan fell 3.4 percent in 2015, part of a continuing trend of shrinking demand for petroleum products by Asias third-largest ec ...

After rebounding in 2014, automobile production in Japan dropped 5.1 percent in 2015, according to the latest data from the Japan Automobile Manufactu ...

Chevron Lubricants Pakistan announced that it is expanding its blending plant in Karachi and that it will extend its lube retail network within the co ...

S-Oils base oil business posted a 23 percent gain in operating profit in 2015 despite reduced sales revenue, while Chevron Lankas fourth quarter profi ...

PetroChina announced an agreement with automaker FAW Group for the supply and joint development of automotive lubricants. The deal calls for the compa ...

Lubricant consumption in South Korea decreased in 2015 and is unlikely to show significant increase in 2016, the Korea Lubricating Oil Industries Asso ...