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U.S. refiners produced close to 60.4 million barrels of base oil in 2014, a 1 percent gain over 2013, according to data published Friday by the Energy ...

Moresco Corp. and China Rerun Chemical Group reported gains in profits - Moresco for its third quarter, Rerun for its 2014 fiscal year. Castrol India ...

Japans Toyo Drilube will expand its facility in Vietnam in April and consolidate its two facilities in Thailand by June 2016, the company told Lube Re ...

Tianhe Chemicals recently opened a 6,000 square meter additives research and development facility in Jinzhou, China.

Thai marine fuels and lubes supplier Sea Oil PCL bought a 50 percent stake last month in the local subsidiary of a Canadian oil exploration business.

Colas Group will stop making base oil at its refinery in France by the end of this month - joining in a parade of Europeans leaving the Group I arena.

Gathering Clouds

March 2, 2015

Brazil appears to be falling behind on its targets for gathering used lubricating oil, missing some 14.7 million liters in first-half 2014 alone. That ...

Hydrodec Group recently selected a site in Eastham, U.K. and began front-end engineering and design for its 75 million liters per year API Group II/II ...

Eni Targets Peruvian Market

February 25, 2015

Italian oil major Eni has appointed a lubricant distributor in Peru, a step toward its goal of capturing 5 percent of that market. Eni named Partequip ...

Gazprom Lubes Enter Israel

February 25, 2015

Russian lube marketer Gazpromneft-Lubricants and Israel-based Negev Distribution Lubricants signed a procurement deal. The deal envisages delivering a ...

D-A Lubricant Co. is investing more than $3.9 million in equipment at its headquarters in Lebanon, Ind., where it eventually plans to move some of its ...

Following a government call for improved efficiency, Japans Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd aims to reduce costs for base oil and lubricant production by cuttin ...

Third-quarter profits for Balmer Lawries grease and lubricants segment fell 35 percent year-over-year, while Savitas petroleum products division also ...

GTS Expands China Plant

February 24, 2015

GTS Chemical Holdings will invest at least 49 million ($7.8 million) to expand its annual lubricant production capacity in Liaocheng, China, by 30,000 ...

BASF and Petronas Chemicals Group will build a 2-ethylhexanoic acid factory at the site of their joint venture in Kuantan, Malaysia, the companies ann ...

ExxonMobil revealed plans Monday to produce API Group II base stocks at its Rotterdam, Netherlands, refinery starting in 2018. Esso Nederland BV, an E ...

Russian oil major Rosneft and Uralvagonzavod have begun cooperating to meet the defense contractor’s lubricant needs in the face of embargoes by ...

Engens new 24,000 cubic meter depot will supply lubricants, petrol and diesel to the companys main hubs in Mozambique and elsewhere in Southern Africa ...

The Indian grease market is the worlds third-largest and is growing approximately 2 percent per year, according to an analyst. One industry insider sa ...

SK Lubricants is reconsidering plans to expand their API Group III base oil joint venture in Dumai, Indonesia, a company official told Lube Report Asi ...