Southeast Asia

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Vietnam Hikes Environmental Tax on Lubes

October 19, 2018

Vietnam will double its environmental tax for lubricants beginning Jan. 1, according to a resolution passed by the count ...

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Indonesia Announces Lube Standard

October 5, 2018

Lubricants sold in Indonesia will be required to comply with a new national standard beginning Sept. 11, 2019, according ...

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Afton Completes Singapore Expansion

September 21, 2018

Afton Chemical Corp. said Wednesday that it has completed an expansion of its lubricant additive plant in Singapore and ...

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Slow Auto Sales Curb Vietnams Lube Growth

August 3, 2018

Vietnams declining automotive sales may hinder lubricant market growth. To stay competitive, patience to develop a relia ...

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Southeast Asia Shifts to Better Engine Oils

July 6, 2018

Automotive engine oil demand in Southeast Asia is gradually shifting from obsolete grades to higher quality products, a ...

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Esso Thailand Expands Distribution Channels

July 6, 2018

Esso (Thailand) Public Co. plans to increase its lubricant market share by expanding its motorcycle oil distribution ch ...

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EVs to Impact Lubricant Performance

June 29, 2018

Electric vehicles are on the rise, but internal combustion engines will continue to dominate vehicle populations for the ...

ExxonMobil Expanding Again in Singapore

ExxonMobil Expanding Again in Singapore

June 29, 2018

ExxonMobil announced Tuesday that it is planning a multi-billion dollar expansion at its Singapore refining complex, whi ...

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FKT Earnings Stay Stable

April 6, 2018

Net income for PT Federal Karyatamas lubricants segment remained stable year on year in 2017, but its sales volumes drop ...

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Malaysian Engine Oil Demand to Grow

April 6, 2018

Malaysian demand for automotive engine oil is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 2.9 percent between 2016 and ...

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Thailand Shell Expands Lubricant Business

March 23, 2018

Shell Co. of Thailand plans to increase its number of automotive oil change outlets and significantly raise lubricant sa ...

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PTT Sets Up Storage Hub

March 23, 2018

Thailands PTT Lubricants will set up a lube storage facility for its Asean market and look into acquisitions to grow its ...

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Valvoline Invests in Thailand

March 9, 2018

Valvoline Inc. spent U.S. $16 million to acquire the remaining 30 percent share of its subsidiary in Thailand, making th ...

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Taiwans CPC Breaks Ground in Vietnam

February 9, 2018

Taiwanese state-owned petroleum company CPC Corp. began construction of an automotive lubricant blending plant in southe ...

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Pertamina Truck Treads New Ground

January 12, 2018

Bucking the trend of on-demand, on-location mobile oil change services commonly offered in Indonesia, Pertamina Lubrican ...

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Chevron Oronite Doubles Carboxylate Capacity

November 7, 2017

Chevron Oronite completed an expansion of its additives plant in Singapore that doubles its global carboxylate-based det ...

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Blenders Counter Counterfeiters

October 24, 2017

As fake products continue to plague Asian markets, Pertamina Lubricants has stepped up its efforts to fight back with le ...

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Singaporean Oil Broker to Blend in Oman

October 17, 2017

Trescorp Alliance Pte., a Singaporean trader of oil and petroleum products, plans to establish a lubricant park in Sohar ...