Indonesia

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Pertamina Turns Focus Overseas

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

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

May 10, 2016

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

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Pertamina, Garuda Run Joint Promo

April 5, 2016

Indonesias state-owned Pertamina Lubricants said it hopes its cross-promotional campaign with national airline Garuda In ...

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Gulf Hitches Brand to Manchester United

March 29, 2016

Most marketers would agree its not easy to expose a lubricants brand to 4.7 billion people, but Gulf Oil says it can pot ...

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Biodiesel Gaining Ground in Malaysia, Indonesia

March 15, 2016

Biodiesel continues gaining ground in Indonesia and Malaysia. Indonesia raised its requirement for biodiesel content in ...

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Auto Sales Down in Southeast Asia

February 23, 2016

Despite a 4 percent drop in Southeast Asias sales of four-wheel vehicles in 2015 and a 12 percent slide in motorcycle an ...

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Green Cars a Boon for Indie Workshops?

February 2, 2016

As warranties expire on the first waves of Indonesia's low-cost green cars, independent automobile workshops are likely ...

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Overcapacity Weighs on Indonesian Blenders

December 29, 2015

Lubricant blenders in Indonesia have an enormous and growing surplus of manufacturing capacity - more than 50 percent, a ...

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Upgrade Planned for Cilacap Base Oils

December 8, 2015

Base stocks produced at a Pertamina refinery in Cilacap, Indonesia, would be upgraded as part of a multi-billion retrofi ...

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Pertamina Thinks Big Overseas

December 1, 2015

Pertamina Lubricants plans to increase overseas sales by expanding blending plants in Thailand and Indonesia, according ...

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FKT and GP Petroleums Profits Up, Sales Down

November 24, 2015

PT Federal Karyatamas profit for the first nine months of 2015 jumped 36 percent this year while its revenue dipped 3 pe ...

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Pertamina Plans Chain of Workshops

November 24, 2015

Indonesian state-owned lubricant company Pertamina Lubricants aims to grab a bigger share of the domestic market by open ...

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Shell Indonesian Plant Nears Completion

October 20, 2015

Shell said it is within weeks of opening its first lubricant blending plant in Indonesia - a facility north of Jakarta w ...

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Indonesian Four-wheel Market Heats Up

September 22, 2015

With some predicting lubricant consumption in Indonesia will continue to decline, suppliers are vying to grab sales volu ...

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Pertamina Makes More Viscosity Modifiers

September 22, 2015

Pertamina has expanded its production of viscosity modifiers to a second location - this one at its plant in East Java, ...

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Lanka IOC Wants Bigger Slice of Pie

September 1, 2015

Lanka IOC said it expects to increase its share of the Sri Lanka engine oil market from 17 percent to 23 percent by buil ...

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Growth of 10W Demand Forecast for Thailand, Indonesia

July 7, 2015

Demand for 10W engine oils should continue growing at healthy rates, a Lubrizol official told a recent industry conferen ...