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Agriculture is the backbone of Indias economy, and tractors hold fields of potential for cultivating the countrys lubricants market.

Neste and Bapco have entered a new commercial agreement enabling the Bahraini refiner to begin marketing base oils while securing Neste a sizeable sha ...

As large as it is, Africa has long been overlooked by lubricant suppliers looking for fertile markets. But analysts and industry insiders contend that ...

Castrol India Ltd. reported that third-quarter net profit increased 27.5 percent thanks to lower expenses and higher income in the other category. Bal ...

Puma Roars into Pakistan

November 14, 2017

Singapore-based Puma Energy Holdings acquired Pakistans Admore Gas Pvt. and plans to rebrand its 470 retail outlets to market lubricants, the company ...

MOSCOW – Russias lubricant market is expected to rebound after a period of stagnation in the countrys economy and low consumer spending, while s ...

Shell, BP Lubricants USA, Phillips 66, Citgo and Omni Specialty Packaging informed U.S. customers of upcoming price increases for finished lubricants ...

The Technical Association of the European Lubricants Industry is expanding its program of monitoring engine oils certified as meeting ACEA specificati ...

A Chinese ether maker decided to maximize its competitiveness through serving niche markets.

Profits Up for Koreans, Gulf

November 7, 2017

Three base oil and finished lubricant suppliers in South Korea - SK Lubricants, S-Oil and Hyundai Shell Base Oil - all saw their third quarter profits ...

Chevron Oronite completed an expansion of its additives plant in Singapore that doubles its global carboxylate-based detergents capacity, the company ...

ExxonMobil, Chevron, Chemlube, Cam2 International, Warren Oil, Pinnacle Oil and Smittys Supply notified U.S. customers of upcoming price increases for ...

The Union of the European Lubricant Industry last week presented its first of what will become annual reports on lubricant demand in the European Unio ...

Ukrainian lube maker Agrinol refuted government allegations made last week that the company supplied the Ukrainian army with poor quality oils. The co ...

Gazpromneft-Lubricants last week confirmed it plans to expand its network of fast lube and car maintenance stations into Pakistan, though it refuted a ...

Russias total commercial vehicle fleet consumed 533,000 tons of lubricants in 2016, up 3.3 percent compared to the year before, driven by the increase ...

Last month Saudi Arabia lifted its longstanding ban on women drivers, fuelling speculation the landmark decision will trigger a surge in vehicle sales ...

Blue Chip Aims Across Africa

October 25, 2017

South Africas Blue Chip Lubricants said the completion of its 43,000 tons per year blending facility in Johannesburg earlier this year will enable it ...

As fake products continue to plague Asian markets, Pertamina Lubricants has stepped up its efforts to fight back with legal and preventive measures.

Indias focus on infrastructure development offers opportunities for a strong fiscal year 2017-2018 in both the consumer and business-to-business segme ...