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Lopal Technology Co. announced last week that it has reached a framework agreement with electric automaker SAIC-GM-Wuling to develop and recycle EV ba ...

The Dongfeng Castrol Oil Products Co. Ltd. joint venture announced early last month the first batch trial lubricants production at its 170,000 metric ...

China has the most extensive range of electric vehicles on offer, with an eye-popping 300 EV models available. Europe's carmakers as a whole come in s ...

Retail sales and production of motorcycles in Brazil both increased by 18% in 2022, according to survey results released last month by the Brazilian A ...

The United States wind energy industry completed projects that brought 8,612 megawatts of new capacity online last year, a 32% decline from 12,747 MW ...

PKN Orlen S.A. announced a $312 million investment to complete construction of its API Group II and III base oil plant in Gdansk, in northern Poland, ...

Touting efforts to advance its lubricants business, Nigerian blender Ardova Plc reported strong rebounds in net profit for its lubricants and greases ...

The collection of used oil in Spain was flat in the first nine months of this year, virtually unchanged from the same period in 2021, and this year’ ...

South Korean base oil export volumes decreased 1%, and the value of the base oil exported decreased 5% in January, compared with the same month last y ...

India Auto Sales Rose in 2022

February 17, 2023

Automotive sales in India in 2022 increased 12% to 20.8 million units, according to data compiled by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. A ...

South Korea’s GS Caltex reported increased operating profit for its base oil and lubricants business in the fourth quarter, and operating profit for ...

Creating bio-lubricants using the liquid by-product extracted during processing of cashew nuts is the subject of a new patent earned by Brazil’s Fed ...

Motorex USA Inc. acquired Intercontinental Lubricants Corp.’s Spectro Performance Oils business, the company announced this week. The deal gives Mot ...

Engen and Vivo Energy will combine their respective African businesses to create one of Africa’s largest energy distribution companies, the companie ...

The majority owner of Nigerian fuels and lubricant supplier Ardova plc has proposed to buy out other shareholders and to take the company off the coun ...

An upgrade of a base oil plant in Fergana, Uzbekistan, is on track for completion by the beginning of 2024, with production scheduled to start later i ...

SK Innovation’s base oils and lubricants business posted a large increase in operating profit for the full year but flat profit for the fourth quart ...

Handi Boosts Group III Output

February 10, 2023

Handi Sunshine Petrochemical has begun commercial production of API Group III base oils at its expanded base oil plant in Hainan province, China. The ...

In Southeast Asia in 2022, sales of four-wheel automobiles rose 23%, while sales of motorcycles and scooters in four key countries increased 14%, acco ...

Brazil’s base oil production increased 16% in December 2022 but was down 7% for the full year, while base oil import volume doubled in December but ...