Afton Chemical Corp. announced plans for a new petroleum additive facility in Brazil that can handle both lubricant and fuel additives, and is expecte ...

Petronas Lubricants International last month began construction of a blending plant in the Ezeiza Industrial Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where it ...

Despite economic woes and political turmoil that have dampened overall sales volumes, the continent keeps trucking toward synthetic lubricants.

Bolivias National Hydrocarbons Agency began lubricant quality control operations last month, sampling and testing lubricants in mobile laboratories to ...

Net revenue was up for lubricants manufacturer and distributor Cosan Lubrificantes in the second quarter, compared to 2014s second quarter. The Brazil ...

In an international arbitration court, a World Bank tribunal ruled that it didnt have jurisdiction in a 2012 case in which the Netherlands-incorporate ...

Cosan Lubrificantes reported increased revenues in the fourth quarter and full year, compared to 2013s fourth quarter and full year, while 2014 profit ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reform of the country's energy sector in 2014 opened the door for new business opportunities and players, but also ushered in a climate of uncertainty ...

Latin American end users are eagerly buying gas-fueled reciprocating engines to get the electricity they crave. And that stokes an ongoing appetite fo ...

As the region turns to natural gas to jump-start its electricity growth, gas engine oil suppliers are jostling for a share of this energetic market.

Chevron U.S.A. Inc.s Brazilian affiliate has established the companys first API Group II base oil supply hub in South America. Located at Rio de Janei ...

The country's lubricants market rose in volume by 8.3 percent in 2013, yet GDP grew just 2.3 percent. Why such startling data? Pedro Nelson Belmiro ha ...

Brazils lubricant oils market reached 1.37 million tons in 2013, which represents growth of 8.3 percent over 2012. The numbers surprised mainly becaus ...

Brazil, Russia, India and China have little in common, but the economic performance of these countries is of prime importance to the lubricants indust ...

Warren Oil is suing Smittys Supply Inc. for trade dress and trademark infringement on its automatic transmission fluid sold in Bolivia, alleging that ...

A booming automotive market has pulled Brazils lubricant demand to sixth largest in the world, according to an IHS report published late last year. Br ...

BRUSSELS-The $1 trillion economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China all have different development drivers and potential for growth, but consultancy ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Two or three years of slow growth in Brazil may drag down the whole South American lubricant market, resulting in lube deman ...