Volume 2 Issue 7
SSY Base Oil Shipping Report
February 13, 2019Global activity has been suspended until China is back and fully operational again after the New Year holidays, at least, that is what everyone is hoping for. Time will tell.-by Adrian Brown
Preferred Bidder Ditches Curacao Talks
February 13, 2019Curacaos Isla Refinery is taking a step back in its search for a new manager after its preferred bidder withdrew from negotiations, refinery officials said in a statement last Tuesday.
RelaDyne Extends Reach Again
February 13, 2019Lubricant distributor RelaDyne closed on the acquisitions of Mansura, Louisiana-based Rachel Oil Co. and Columbus, Mississippi-based Dutch Lubricants, further extending the Cincinnati, Ohio-based companys reach into the Gulf Coast and Southeast regions of the United States. Financial terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
Mixed Results for Afton, Valvoline
February 13, 2019Afton Chemical posted higher operating profit for its fourth quarter and a decline in its full-year operating profit, and Valvoline reported a decrease in operating income but an increase in sales for its fiscal quarter ending Dec. 31.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
February 13, 2019Briefly Noted
February 13, 2019Schenectady, New York-based SI Group announced that CEO Frank A. Bozich will leave the company to accept an executive role at materials companyTrinseo. Dave Mezzanotte, director at SK Capital Partners, will serve as interim CEO. ASTM International‘s commercial spaceflight committee approved its first technical standard, F3344, covering the storage, use and handling of liquid rocket propellants.