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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 ...

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Prescribing Oils for Indonesia’s B30

August 6, 2021

Since January of 2020, Indonesia has required the content of diesel sold within its borders to be 30% biodiesel by weigh ...

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Pertamina Expanding in Thailand, Australia

April 2, 2021

Pertamina continues to working to expand lubricant sales overseas, with particular attention to Australia and Thailand. ...

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Indonesia Exonerates Astra Honda

March 19, 2021

Indonesia’s competition regulator ruled last month that motorcycle dealer Astra Honda Motor did not violate regulation ...

Dow Plans Chemicals Plant in China

Dow Plans Chemicals Plant in China

March 5, 2021

Dow signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to build a specialty chemicals hub in Zhanjiang, China. The $250 milli ...

Southeast Asia Vehicle Sales Down in 2020

Southeast Asia Vehicle Sales Down in 2020

February 19, 2021

Southeast Asia sales of four-wheel automobiles dropped nearly 30% in 2020, and motorcycle and scooter sales fell by almo ...

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Indonesia JV to Supply Palm Catalysts

January 29, 2021

PT Pertamina Lubricants and two other Indonesian companies have formed a joint venture aimed at developing catalysts tha ...

Profits Drop at Lanka IOC, Petronas

Profits Drop at Lanka IOC, Petronas

September 18, 2020

Lubricant supplier Lanka IOC reported a steep net loss, and the lubricants business segment of Malaysian state-owned oil ...

Indonesia, Honda JV Tangle over Lube Tie-in

Indonesia, Honda JV Tangle over Lube Tie-in

July 17, 2020

A fair trade regulator in Indonesia heard arguments this week in the case of a Honda scooter supplier charged with illeg ...

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Aramco Withdraws from Cilacap JV

June 5, 2020

Pertamina disclosed last week that Saudi Aramco has withdrawn from discussions about a plan to jointly expand the Indone ...

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JV Will Make Repsol Lubes in Indonesia

February 21, 2020

An Indonesian blending plant partly owned by Repsol will begin producing the companys lubricants by April. The Spanish c ...

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Indonesia Seeks Larger Role for Domestic Blenders

November 29, 2019

Indonesia has enough lubricant blending capacity to meet domestic demand, but because of high levels of imports it utili ...

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Idemitsu Completes Indonesia Plant

November 15, 2019

Idemitsu Kosan completed the construction of its second Indonesia lubricant blending plant, nearly doubling its producti ...

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Indonesia Standard Takes Effect

October 25, 2019

An Indonesian mandate for lubricants to meet the countrys new national SNI standard took effect last month, but some com ...

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Repsol, United Global Form JV

October 4, 2019

Spains Repsol will begin blending lubricants in Southeast Asia through a joint venture with United Global Ltd., after ac ...

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South Koreas Michang Oil Enters Indonesia

September 6, 2019

Transformer oil supplier Michang Oil Ind. Co. of South Korea plans to enter the Indonesian market by forming a joint ven ...

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Indonesias Four-Wheeler Lube Demand Surges

July 12, 2019

Indonesias annual automotive lubricant demand reached about 360,000 metric tons in 2018, with the nations four-wheeler l ...

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Most Diesel Oils in Asia Behind the Times

July 5, 2019

Diesel engine oils of obsolete API CF-4 service category and below still dominate Asias major commercial vehicle markets ...