Chemtura Corp. has begun the commissioning process of its new polyalphaolefin plant in Ankerweg, Netherlands, and almost simultaneously has started up ...

The American Petroleum Institute is suing Bullseye Lubricants for alleged counterfeiting, trademark infringement, trademark dilution, false advertisin ...

Bulgarian lubricant manufacturer Prista Oil acquired Chevrons lubricants distribution business in the Czech Republic. Terms were not disclosed. Under ...

Evonik Oil Additives will expand its Singapore oil additives plant, with completion scheduled for early 2015, in response to Asia driving above-averag ...

Fuchs completed an A $4.5 million (U.S. $4.1 million) warehouse facility in Melbourne, Australia, the first phase of an A $6 million plan to increase ...

Lubrizol yesterday announced the opening of its additives manufacturing facility in Zhuhai Gaolan Port Economic Zone in southern China. The plant in ...

Russian oil major Lukoils marine lubricants division recently posted strong results for 2012, with increased sales compared to 2011, new market expans ...

Earlier this month, Japan-based petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan announced that its lubricants subsidiary in China, Idemitsu Lube China, will open a n ...

QualiChem, which manufactures metalworking fluids and water treatment chemicals, announced last week it has expanded its headquarters, laboratory and ...

Shell and Bogdan Auto, one of the biggest car dealers in Ukraine, signed a lube supply contract. Under the deal, Shell Oil Products Ukraine will supp ...

Lubcon Nigeria Ltd. has produced Rugged Elite 5W-40, a synthetic motor oil that claims to be the first synthetic lubricant manufactured within the Afr ...

Distributor Oman Oil Marketing is negotiating to acquire a 40 percent shareholding in blender Lubechem International Industry, of the United Arab Emir ...

SINGAPORE – In this period of unprecedented change in the base stock industry, base stock optimization is essential to cut costs and complexity. ...

Motor oil labeling guidelines have been updated once again, this time as the result of a unanimous vote at a National Conference on Weights and Measur ...

Singapore Lube Park – a joint venture among Shell, Sinopec and Total – yesterday announced it will build and operate facilities in southwe ...

Health Canada is seeking comments on a proposal to repeal and replace its Controlled Products Regulations with new Hazardous Products Regulations to c ...

SINGAPORE – My bet is on China, one expert opined, making this is a great moment for Western producers to supply the country’s growing dem ...

Calumet Specialty Products Partners recently announced plans to invest up to $40 million to double synthetic lubricants production at its esters facil ...

Rerefiner Evergreen Oil and parent Evergreen Environmental Holdings designated Clean Harbors Inc. as initial winning bidder for Evergreens assets, acc ...

Russian Chemical Co. bought exclusive rights to manufacture and market Rikos products, one of the countrys oldest grease brands, the company told Lube ...