Indonesia

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ASEAN Lube Trade: Far From Free

Lube Report Asia - March 7, 2017

As the Association of Southeast Asia Nations moves to eliminate intra-regional tariffs by 2018, analysts say member coun ...

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Indonesia May See Shift to Synthetic PCMOs

Lube Report Asia - March 7, 2017

As Indonesias automotive parc continues its forecasted path to over a million units this year, observers say that prefer ...

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Indonesian Players Direct Loans to Distributors

Lube Report Asia - February 7, 2017

Indonesias Pertamina Lubricants and PT Shell Indonesia have established credit and payment agreements with domestic bank ...

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Japans Ever Chemical Launches JV in Indonesia

Lube Report Asia - February 7, 2017

Ever Chemical Industry Co., a Japanese metalworking fluids manufacturer, will start production in Indonesia this year as ...

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Indonesia to Export Lubricants to Asia, Europe

Lube Report Asia - January 10, 2017

With Indonesias lubricant manufacturing capacity twice as high as domestic demand, and with imports from within the Asea ...

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Industry Investment May Drive Indonesias Demand

Lube Report Asia - December 27, 2016

In this years first nine months, Indonesia saw domestic and foreign investments in its industrial sector increase from t ...

Shell Lowers Anchor on Indonesian Marine Oil

Shell Lowers Anchor on Indonesian Marine Oil

Lube Report Asia - November 15, 2016

Shell now produces nearly 100 products, including marine lubricants, from its almost one-year-old, 120,000 metric tons p ...

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FKT, MJL Record Half-year Gains

Lube Report Asia - October 18, 2016

MJL Bangladesh Ltd. and Indonesias PT Federal Karyatama recorded significant gains in profit and revenue, respectively, ...

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Indonesian Energy Boom Beckons Lube Suppliers

Lube Report Asia - October 11, 2016

Suppliers expect an increase in demand for power plant lubricants in eastern Indonesia thanks to the governments call fo ...

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Pertamina, Repsol Partner on TDAEs

Lube Report Asia - October 11, 2016

Pertamina and Repsol announced yesterday that they will cooperate to build a unit that produces treated distillate aroma ...

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Lanka IOC Eyes Indonesia

Lube Report Asia - September 27, 2016

Lanka IOC is moving closer to entering the Indonesian lubricant market. After exploring opportunities on the sprawling a ...

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Kawasaki Revamps Oil Packaging

Lube Report Asia - September 6, 2016

Kawasaki aims to stand out in Indonesias increasingly competitive lubricant market by selling some of its motor oils in ...

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Industrial Market Wide Open in SE Asia

Lube Report Asia - August 23, 2016

Southeast Asia should see healthy demand growth for both industrial and automotive lubricants in coming years, according ...

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Healthy Q1 for Indian Blenders

Lube Report Asia - August 16, 2016

Five Indian lube companies saw year-on-year profit increases in their first quarters ranging from 8 percent for Tide Wat ...

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Indonesia Writes National Lube Spec

Lube Report Asia - July 19, 2016

Indonesia is writing a national standard for lubricants and plans to implement it in the near future, according to a mem ...

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Pertamina Turns Focus Overseas

Lube Report Asia - June 21, 2016

Pertamina became one of the worlds 30 largest lubricant companies by growing organically in its home market. Now the Ind ...

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Industry Responds to Growing Halal Demand

Lube Report Asia - June 14, 2016

The Asia-Pacific regions market for halal-certified products is booming, observers say, and that could lead to an increa ...

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Quality of Motorcycle Oils Revs Up

Lube Report Asia - May 10, 2016

Like passenger cars and trucks, motorcycles in Asia are facing growing pressure for fuel economy and emissions controls, ...