Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd. is buying a maleic anhydride plant from its Malaysian joint venture with BASF and plans to upgrade the facility to produ ...

Base oil price margins that were far greater than a year earlier yielded hefty increases in first quarter operating profits for Hyundai Shell Base Oil ...

Lubricant manufacturer P.S.P. Specialties Public Co. has obtained approval for its application for an initial public stock offering that aims to raise ...

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

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

Shell has decided not to build an API Group II base oil plant at its Singapore fuels and chemicals complex, according to a Reuters report Thursday. Th ...

Singaporean independent lubricant blender AP Oil International Ltd. reported declines of 60% in net profit for full-year 2022 and 94% for the second h ...

Chevron Lubricants Lanka Plc reported a drop in profit for the quarter ending Dec. 31 but a huge increase in its bottom line for the full year, while ...

South Korea’s GS Caltex reported increased operating profit for its base oil and lubricants business in the fourth quarter, and operating profit for ...

In Southeast Asia in 2022, sales of four-wheel automobiles rose 23%, while sales of motorcycles and scooters in four key countries increased 14%, acco ...

Malaysia will be revising its engine oil standards to include American Petroleum Institute performance specifications and bench tests requirements. Th ...

French biochemical company Afyren and Thai sugar producer Mitr Phol Group will partner to establish a biorefinery in Thailand that produces biobased c ...

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco reported a 14% increase in sales revenue for its specialty lubricants segment and a 1% decrease in s ...

ExxonMobil announced yesterday that it will create a new company for its finished lubricants and chemicals business in Thailand after agreeing to sell ...

Lubricant demand in nine major Association of Southeast Asia Nations countries is projected to grow by a compound annual rate of 2.1% to more than 3.5 ...

PT Pertamina Lubricants announced recently that it has entered a partnership with Indonesia’s national power company to develop electrical transform ...

API Group II base oils will continue to be used in many applications for years to come, despite the move towards vehicle electrification, Laura Pottor ...

Net profit for Thai Oil’s base oil business rose 21% for the quarter ending Sept. 30. Base oil prices were steady in the quarter, the company said, ...

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

The Sinarmas Cepsa Pte joint venture will expand production of biobased chemicals at its fatty alcohol plant in Indonesia, under an agreement announce ...