Volume 10 Issue 16
Shell’s Wesseling Plant Producing by 2028
April 23, 2025Shell expects base oil production at its Wesseling refinery to start in 2028.
PSP Buys Stake in Recycle Engineering
April 23, 2025Thai lubricant company PSP Specialties Public Co. bought 65% of chemical recycling provider Recycle Engineering, PSP announced on its website.
Fuchs Inks Deal with Sinopec Lubricants
April 23, 2025Sinopec Lubricant Co. and Fuchs China signed an agreement that could solve supply chain challenges and enhance resilience, the companies said in a press release. As global supply chains have become more interconnected, they have at the same time become more vulnerable to disruption. A stark example was the pandemic that began in 2020, and nowhere was more affected than China, which in turn affected the rest of the world. Fuchs China’s aim is to localize the supply chain as far as pos...
Brazil Base Oil Output Bounces Back
April 23, 2025Oil refiners in Brazil produced 52,160 metric tons of base oil in March, according to the latest government data, the first month this year that output has kept pace with 2024.
NSF’s PFAS-free Food-grade Lube Spec
April 23, 2025United States-based public health standards organization NSF launched a certification for makers of food equipment materials, nonfood compounds and chemicals to certify their products are PFAS free, NSF announced in a press release.
Briefly Noted
April 16, 2025Korean lubricant company SK Enmove has developed a vehicle refrigerant that received an international refrigerant certification R-Number from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers. The company claims it can improve cooling and heating performance by more than 30%. The product range has been developed in collaboration with Hyundai.
Al Masaood Group signed an agreement with UAE fuel retailer Adnoc Distribution to expand the supply of lubricants to Al Masaood’s service centers. The agreement includes automotive and industrial divisions.
Turkmenistan reported exports of SN-600 base oil to Afghanistan produced by the state companies Turkmennebit and Turkmenhimiya.