Asia

Asia-Pacifics energy demand in 2040 will jump 61 percent from what it was in 2010, according to a recent ExxonMobil report.

Russia's Gazprom Neft Lubricants expanded its presence in Southeast Asia by signing a memorandum of cooperation and a supply deal with key Taiwanese a ...

Shandong Yuangen Petrochemical announced it is setting up operations to produce its Yuangen brand of lubricants in Singapore for distribution througho ...

Base Oils from Bitumen

December 30, 2014

Sichuan province-based Zhonghai Jinxiang Co. plans to build a facility that will make base oils for industrial lubricants using feedstock from an exis ...

Total announced that it will build a grease plant at its lubricant factory in Tianjin, China. The new plant will have capacity to make 5,000 metric to ...

In Chinas trucking industry it has long been common to use a single, standard lubricant for both transmissions and axles. Some say the practice no lon ...

Lubricant demand in South Korea is forecast to increase 1.2 percent in 2015, the Korea Lubricating Oil Industries Association said in its annual repor ...

Handi Postpones Expansion

December 9, 2014

Chinese base stock supplier Hainan Handi Sunshine Petrochemical Co. must delay plans to expand its refinery on Yangpu Peninsula due to land disputes w ...

Undaunted by a global supply glut, petrochemical producer Hengli Petrochemical Refinery Co. has decided to enter the base oil market, undertaking to b ...

Uzbek Rerefinery Delayed

December 2, 2014

The opening of the first waste oil rerefinery in Central Asia has been delayed for administrative reasons, Bulgarian lube maker Prista Oil told Lube R ...

Cetex Expands Chemical Plant

December 2, 2014

Chemicals producer Cetex is nearing completion of a two-phase expansion of methyl ethyl ketone capacity at its chemical plant in Chennai, India. MEK i ...

Synthetic lubricant demand in Asia-Pacific should rise in coming years as governments toughen regulations on fuel economy and vehicle emissions, an Ex ...

Working to emerge from a financial crisis, Chinese lubricant marketer DongHao Oil Group is receiving financial support from distributors and planning ...

A looming free-trade agreement could boost South Korean base oil exports to China, according to industry analysts. South Korea is already one of China ...

Sinopec recently signed a deal with the Italian racing lubes supplier Pakelo to serve Chinese sports car owners. Under the agreement, Sinopec will be ...

Cosco Shipping Co.'s subsidiary, Guangzhou Ocean Shipping Co., has agreed to increase its investment in Total's three, soon-to-be combined lubricant c ...

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC and Tide Water Oil Co. both reported improved performance for the three months ended Sept. 30, while Savita Oil Technolog ...

K-REACH Targets 518 Chemicals

November 11, 2014

A draft list of substances that will require registration under South Koreas looming new chemical safety regulation includes a number of chemicals use ...

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. said it is nearing completion of an expansion at its 75,000 tons per year lubricant blending plant in Silvassa, India. ...

As China solidifies its place as the worlds largest lubricant market, that market will become more competitive, see faster growth in inland areas, and ...