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Indonesian lubricant blender PT Federal Karyatama opened a plant this month that will replace its two existing factories, CEO Patrick Adhiatmadja told ...

A fire at an Atma Lubricants & Specialities Ltd. manufacturing unit in southern Indias Andhra Pradesh state last Wednesday was quickly contained. It c ...

Indias Savita Oil Technologies Ltd., a supplier of transformer oils, white oils, lubricants and other products, reported that first quarter net profit ...

On a recent Friday afternoon in the downtown district of Jiangsu provinces capital city, Nanjing, several customers strolled through Chinese retailer ...

Avista Oil stopped production at its API Group I base oil rerefinery in Kalundborg, Denmark, last week following a fire on July 24. The investigation ...

Gazpromneft-Lubricants increased its marine oil sales by 7.5 percent in the first six months of 2017, compared to the year-earlier period, expanding t ...

Japans lubricant demand is forecasted to marginally rebound this year to 1.2 million metric tons due to demand from the industrial and automotive sect ...

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. reported a 13 percent jump in its first quarter net profit, thanks to higher other income. Revenue, however, rose only ...

China may soon welcome a new provider of synthetic lubricants derived from coal-to-liquid base stocks, as Shanxi Luan Taihang Lubricant Co. advances i ...

South Koreas S-Oil and SK Lubricants each increased lubricants sales in its second quarter, but neither achieved significant growth in operating incom ...

Zavenir Daubert India Pvt. and Chemische Werke Kluthe GmbH formed a joint venture to strengthen their reach in markets for specialty chemicals such as ...

Labels on automatic transmission fluid should be clearer in some states starting in January, following recent handbook amendments adopted by the Natio ...

Repsol is investing 5 million (U.S. $5.8 million) to raise production at its Puertollano blending and packaging facility, the company announced earlie ...

The outlook for industrial lube demand in India is positive, thanks to government initiatives aimed at boosting manufacturing activity and infrastruct ...

Idemitsu Kosan Co. said on Thursday that it was able to proceed with its offer of 48 million new shares, after the Tokyo High Court rejected a shareho ...

Lukoil established a lubricant subsidiary in China as part of its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. It opened an office in the northwestern city o ...

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July 21, 2017

Russian base oil exports increased 13 percent in 2016 due to favorable market conditions in Europe and a ramp-up of API Group II and Group III base oi ...

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. unveiled a far-reaching plan to open up its downstream business to international investors, a development which could signi ...

Orgkhim and Ilim set up a 50-50 joint venture to produce chemical products, including tall oil fatty acids and their derivatives, at a plant in northe ...

Petrobras is reviving a dormant plan to expand its lubricant blending plant in Duque de Caxias, Brazil. Expected to begin this year and end by 2020, t ...