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Chevron Lanka Profit Plunges

October 24, 2017

Chevron Lubricants Lanka Plc reported a 34 percent drop in its third-quarter profit, hurt by lower revenue and finance income. Higher expenses also hi ...

Maoming Haihe Chemical Co., formerly known as Maoming Dazetian, is preparing to open a new API Group I base oil plant, with operations slated to begin ...

Best Practices

October 24, 2017

Sara Lefcourt points to Chinas embrace of electric vehicles.

Exports from refiners in the CIS are gradually recovering. An increase in API Group II and III production, lower export duties, a weak ruble and a sta ...

A UN proposal to curb used car imports into Africa may have a negative impact on lubricant sales. The UN gathered experts to discuss voluntary regulat ...

Suppliers of metal alloys and metal removal fluids can breathe a sigh of relief – for now. The European Commission took another step toward cont ...

Trescorp Alliance Pte., a Singaporean trader of oil and petroleum products, plans to establish a lubricant park in Sohar Port, Oman, a company officia ...

CNPC Aims Big in Additives

October 17, 2017

CNPC has begun supplying a variety of lubricants-related products, including lube additives, in a bid to gain new clients and fight for market share.

Foreign companies supply the largest portion of consumer lubricants in China, and domestic oil majors hold sway over the industrial segment. Yet indep ...

Verdezyne Inc. began constructing a commercial-scale, palm-based dodecanedioic acid manufacturing facility in Iskandar, Malaysia, following a two-year ...

Indonesias state-owned PT Pertamina Lubricants began using Thailand as a launching point for expansion in China and Indochina. It also recently foraye ...

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. began selling lubricants in Myanmar, claiming its the first Indian oil marketing company to expand into the Southeast A ...

Disruptive technologies such as electric vehicles will cause Chinas demand for engine oils to decline faster than expected, said Steven Zhang of Kline ...

Russian petrochemicals manufacturer Titan is preparing to produce greases at its 12,000 tons per year annual capacity plant in Novocherkassk, Rostov r ...

Trescorp Alliance Pte., a Singaporean trader of oil and petroleum products, plans to establish a lubricant park in Sohar Port, Oman, a company officia ...

Mining and commodities company Glencore agreed to acquire a 75 percent stake in Chevron South Africa and all of Chevron Botswana for $973 million, the ...

KLK Expands Esters Capacity

October 10, 2017

Malaysias KLK Oleo Sdn increased its ester production capacity by 40 percent with the completion of a new plant in Klang, Malaysia.

Ukrainian lubricants maker Azmol resumed production recently after restructuring following several years of dormancy. The restructuring was helped by ...

JXTG Keeps Mobil Lubes

October 3, 2017

Japans JXTG Group will convert all of its 2,800 Esso- and Mobil-branded fuel stations in the country to Eneos by 2020, but will continue selling Exxon ...

Indias largest car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki, has launched the Ecstar brand of lubricants and coolants in the country, a move that may intensify com ...