Asia

Gaoke Completes IPO

January 26, 2016

Jiangsu Gaoke Petrochemical conducted its initial public stock offering on the SME board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange earlier this month. The lubric ...

Newly announced rule changes by Chinas Ministry of Commerce will make it easier for domestic companies to export finished lubricants, greases, and bas ...

After an alliance led by Standard Greases and Specialities failed in its bid to become majority stockholder of Tide Water Oil, Tide Water Chairman Kal ...

Automobile sales in China rose 4.7 percent in 2015 to 24.6 million, according to data released last week by the Chinese Association of Automobile Manu ...

Bangladeshi Eastern Lubricants reported a nearly six-fold jump in earnings for the six months ended Dec. 31, compared to the same period of last year.

Pakistani lubricant supplier Hi-Tech Lubricants Ltd. raised 2.84 billion rupees (U.S. $27.1 million) last week in the first phase of its initial publi ...

Sinopec is gearing up for the opening of a railway spur designed to improve transportation access for lubricants manufactured at one of its plants, in ...

The market for lubricants for two-wheelers in India is undergoing refinement as suppliers launch engine oils formulated specifically for scooters.

The head of Tide Water Oil said last week that a surge in the companys stock price had helped it avoid a hostile takeover by Standard Greases and Spec ...

Indonesias Pertamina Lubricants denied last week that it has settled on a plan to build a lubricant blending plant in China. A spokesman told Lube Rep ...

Petronas Lubricants International on Wednesday announced the start of construction of a lubricant blending plant in Mumbai, saying it will use the fac ...

Indias Finance Ministry asked two state-owned insurance companies with stakes in Tide Water Oil not to participate in Standard Greases and Specialitie ...

Regional dealers are widely viewed as key cogs for producers seeking timely headway in Chinas vast lubricant market. As the landscape becomes more com ...

SAE 0W-16 oils will play a key role in the next ILSAC passenger car motor oil standard, a JX Nippon Oil & Energy official told an industry conference. ...

Russo-Belarusian additive maker LLK-Naftan expanded its reach to India where it started to supply lubricant additives, the company told Lube Report. T ...

India announced it will implement Bharat Stage V and VI emissions standards for passenger vehicles three years earlier than previously planned, in 201 ...

Sichuan Zhonghai Jinxiang aims to fill a regional gap by offering base oils and lubricants in Southwest China - using feedstock from a local bitumen r ...

PT Federal Karyatamas profit for the first nine months of 2015 jumped 36 percent this year while its revenue dipped 3 percent. GP Petroleums Ltd.s pro ...

Roads in China and other parts of Asia are expected in coming years to see an increasing number of trucks that are equipped with selective catalytic r ...

JX, Tonen Consider Tie-up

November 24, 2015

JX Holdings and TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK said yesterday that they are discussing possible forms of cooperation as they seek to remain competitive in Jap ...