South America

Brazil Base Oils End Year on High Note

Brazil Base Oils End Year on High Note

Lube Report Americas - February 8, 2023

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

Base Stock Production in Latin America

Base Stock Production in Latin America

Lubes'n'Greases - February 1, 2023

Might Latin America be on the cusp of increased base oil production capacity, or will its output dwindle in the coming y ...

Curacao Talks Proceed Despite Forged Docs

Curacao Talks Proceed Despite Forged Docs

Lube Report Americas - January 18, 2023

In another twist of the Isla Refinery saga, Curacao government officials confirmed the preferred bidder seeking to opera ...

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Lubnor Sale Sent Back for Review

Lube Report Americas - January 11, 2023

Last year’s purchase of the Lubnor refinery by Grepar Participacoes will be reviewed by a Brazilian court after a judi ...

Brazil Auto Sales Flat in 2022

Brazil Auto Sales Flat in 2022

Lube Report Americas - January 11, 2023

Passenger car registrations in Brazil rose 5% in December and were flat for 2022, gradually recovering in number after a ...

Brazil Base Oils Flat in November

Brazil Base Oils Flat in November

Lube Report Americas - January 4, 2023

Brazil produced 46,000 metric tons of base oil in November, close to flat compared to the same month of 2021. Meanwhile ...

Petrobras Group II Plant Plans Progress

Petrobras Group II Plant Plans Progress

Lube Report Americas - December 28, 2022

Petrobras chose a concept on Dec. 22 for the base oil and fuel production units of its GasLub hub in Itaborai, Brazil, a ...

Brazil’s Base Oil Production Drops

Brazil’s Base Oil Production Drops

Lube Report Americas - December 14, 2022

Brazil's base oil production in October declined by 18%, while base oil imports rose 8%, according to data released by a ...

Grepar Bullish on Brazil Base Oils

Grepar Bullish on Brazil Base Oils

Lube Report Americas - November 9, 2022

Aimed at being the leading producer of industrial naphthenic lubricants and petroleum asphalt cement in Brazil, Grepar P ...

Brazil Base Oil Imports Drop in September

Brazil Base Oil Imports Drop in September

Lube Report Americas - November 2, 2022

Brazil's base oil imports declined 32% in September, compared to the same month last year, according to data released ye ...

Opportunities for Motorcycle Oils in South America

Opportunities for Motorcycle Oils in South America

Lubes'n'Greases - October 31, 2022

How are Latin America’s unique market conditions affecting motorcycle oils, and how can lubricant formulators respond ...

Privatization of Base Oils in Brazil

Privatization of Base Oils in Brazil

Lubes'n'Greases - October 31, 2022

Brazil has sold off two of its three major base oil plants. What might this mean for base oil production and overall mar ...

Brazil Group Offers Engine Oil Training

Brazil Group Offers Engine Oil Training

Lube Report Americas - October 26, 2022

Brazil’s Institute of Automotive Quality launched a technicians training program about automotive lubricants quality, ...

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Recvoil Builds Chile’s First Rerefinery

Lube Report Americas - October 19, 2022

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

Kline: Latin America Demand on Upswing

Kline: Latin America Demand on Upswing

Lube Report Americas - October 5, 2022

Finished lubricant demand in Latin America and the Caribbean rebounded in 2021 to pre-pandemic levels – reaching 3.9 m ...

Moove Profits Jumped in Second Quarter

Moove Profits Jumped in Second Quarter

Lube Report Americas - August 17, 2022

Moove, the lubricants arm of Brazil-based Cosan, posted higher profits, revenue and sales volume for the three months en ...

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Petrobras Chile Up for Sale

Lube Report Americas - July 13, 2022

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

Cepsa Ups Stake in Brazil’s Deten

Cepsa Ups Stake in Brazil’s Deten

Lube Report Americas - July 13, 2022

Cepsa Quimica closed on its acquisition of 27.88% of Deten Quimica from Brazil’s Petrobras, after obtaining authorizat ...