Indonesia

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Petronas, Iceotope Tie Up for Coolants

June 14, 2024

Malaysia’s Petronas Lubricants International has tied up with United Kingdom-based Iceotope to develop coolants for da ...

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Indonesia Simplifies Import of Base Stocks

May 10, 2024

Indonesia has streamlined its import requirements for lubricant base stocks, which may boost the government’s call for ...

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Shell to Build Grease Plant in Indonesia

March 8, 2024

Shell announced on Monday plans to build its first grease manufacturing plant in Indonesia, producing products for appli ...

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Indonesia Disputes EU Fatty Acid Duties

February 13, 2024

Indonesia requested World Trade Organization dispute consultations with the European Union over its imposition of anti-d ...

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Trade Group, Agencies Fight Counterfeiting

September 29, 2023

The Indonesia Lubricants Association organized a talk show last month to discuss how it is cooperating with the nation ...

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Petronas and Pertamina Mull Base Oil Venture

September 15, 2023

Petronas announced Wednesday that it has agreed with Pertamina to explore the possibility of the companies building a ba ...

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Indonesian Market Forecast to Continue Growing

May 12, 2023

Indonesia’s lubricant demand is expected to grow to 1.32 billion liters per year by 2026, with automotive lube formula ...

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ExxonMobil to Expand Indonesia Blend Plant

April 14, 2023

As part of a strategy to grab a bigger share of Indonesia’s lubricant market, ExxonMobil plans to double the size of i ...

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Car and Truck Sales Rose in Southeast Asia

February 10, 2023

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

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Asean Lube Demand Projected to Grow

January 6, 2023

Lubricant demand in nine major Association of Southeast Asia Nations countries is projected to grow by a compound annual ...

Pertamina Fosters Domestic Electrical Oils

Pertamina Fosters Domestic Electrical Oils

December 23, 2022

PT Pertamina Lubricants announced recently that it has entered a partnership with Indonesia’s national power company t ...

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United Oil, Repsol Expand Indonesia Plant

December 9, 2022

Singapore-based United Oil Co. and Repsol are proceeding with a previously announced plan to expand their joint venture ...

Cepsa JV Mulls Palm Chemicals Expansion

Cepsa JV Mulls Palm Chemicals Expansion

November 18, 2022

The Sinarmas Cepsa Pte joint venture will expand production of biobased chemicals at its fatty alcohol plant in Indonesi ...

Shell Expands Indonesia Plant

Shell Expands Indonesia Plant

November 11, 2022

Shell completed an expansion that more than doubles the size of its lubricant blending plant on Indonesia’s Java islan ...

2-wheeler Lube Growth Forecast for Asia

2-wheeler Lube Growth Forecast for Asia

September 30, 2022

Asia-Pacific accounted for close to 80% of about 1.6 to 1.7 million tons of worldwide motorcycle engine oil demand in 20 ...

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Two-wheeler Sales Dip in Indonesia

April 29, 2022

Indonesia’s sales and exports of motorcycles fell by double digits in March, compared to the same month last year, but ...

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Lopal Bets Big on Battery Materials

November 19, 2021

Over the past two decades, Lopal Technology Co. grew rapidly to become a major player in China’s lubricant market. Now ...