Fuchs Petrolub SE acquired the lubricants business of Batoyle Freedom Group in the United Kingdom on June 20 and will integrate it into its subsidiary ...

Many Chinese lubricant suppliers have begun taking tips on marketing from their Western counterparts. Now some are doing the same in the area of packa ...

Tianhe Chemicals confirmed last week that its June 12 stock offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange brought a price of H.K. $1.80 (U.S. 23 cents) per ...

Australias mining industry is a pillar of the countrys economy and a major consumer of lubricants. But domestic lube suppliers arent extracting much p ...

The Middle East is gaining a reputation as a supply hub for base oils, and examples abound to support that contention. However, according to an indust ...

The Russian automotive lubricants market is expected to grow 11 percent by 2017, driven by increased passenger car sales and a fleet that is slated to ...

Mineral base oil capacities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa total nearly 16.8 million metric tons per year, a slight increase over a year ago. A ...

Dick Beercheck describes the regulatory conditions affecting the Turkish lubricants industry.

Russian lubricant maker Lukoil recently reached several key marine oil agreements to supply a range of customers, from civil maritime operators to nav ...

Tianhe Chemicals last week conducted a long-awaited stock offering aimed at raising funds to repay debt and invest in product development of its lubri ...

Greases and lubricants may not jump to mind in discussions of sustainable products, but an ExxonMobil official said synthetic, energy-efficient versio ...

With the explosive growth of the mobile Internet, smartphones and portal terminals have become new tools for marketers, including lubricant suppliers, ...

Savita Oil Technologies Ltd. reported a 3.9 percent increase in sales revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, but profits fell due to higher expen ...

Shell Egypt will increase capacity of its lubricants blending plant near Cairo by more than 100 million liters per year by 2017, an official told Lube ...

ISTANBUL – Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. But a question remains whether the country can exploit its geographic advantage a ...

Sah Petroleums Ltd. saw its sales revenue decline by 3.1 percent in the fiscal year ended March 31. Still, the Mumbai-based lubricant and process oil ...

Thanks to the startup this month of a polyalphaolefin plant in China, the world is getting a fresh source of high-viscosity PAO. By early July, offici ...

Prista Recycling expects to stream base oil at its rerefinery in Uzbekistan by October, the Bulgarian refiner told Lube Report last week. The base oil ...

Engine lubricants can help provide fuel economy improvements that are becoming bigger priorities for Asian governments, including India. But that will ...

Ashland Inc.s motor oil brand Valvoline has come under fire in Australia for a recent television commercial criticized as promoting reckless driving.