Chile

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YPF to Sell Lubes Units in Brazil, Chile

May 29, 2024

The head of Argentinian oil major YPF said recently that the company will sell its businesses in Brazil and Chile, both ...

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Chile Rerefinery Gains Approval

April 17, 2024

A subsidiary of Chilean energy and forestry company Copec received approval from a local environmental authority to deve ...

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Chile Raises Waste Oil Recycling Targets

December 20, 2023

Lubricating oil producers in Chile will need to organize programs to collect and recycle waste oil under a decree approv ...

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Aramco Acquires Chilean Blender, Distributor

September 20, 2023

Saudi Aramco is entering the South American lubricants market after fully acquiring Chilean blender, distributor and ret ...

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Fuchs Buys Partner Share of Chile J.V.

September 6, 2023

Independent lubricant manufacturer Fuchs Petrolub bought out its partner in a joint venture distributorship in Chile, th ...

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Chile to Nationalize Lithium Industry

June 7, 2023

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font unveiled a plan recently to nationalize the country’s lithium industry, declaring ...

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Recvoil Builds Chile’s First Rerefinery

October 19, 2022

A used oil management organization, in cooperation with fuels and lubricants distributor Enex, broke ground last month o ...

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Petrobras Chile Up for Sale

July 13, 2022

Southern Cross Group, which owns the Petrobras lubricants and fuels business in Chile, has put it on the sales block, ac ...

Albemarle Ramps Up Lithium Output

Albemarle Ramps Up Lithium Output

June 15, 2022

Albemarle Corp. opened an additional plant Monday at its lithium production site in Antofagasta, Chile, part of a strate ...

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Chile Enacts Recycling Regulation

November 6, 2019

Chile enacted a law last week that aims to recycle used lubricants by giving producers and end-users responsibilities to ...

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Big Oil’s Shrinking Share in Andes Region

February 20, 2019

Except for Venezuela, lubricant demand in South Americas Andes region has been growing in recent years, and the biggest ...