Volume 10 Issue 42
Savita Commissions Synthetic Ester Plant
October 20, 2023India’s Savita Oil Technologies Ltd. commissioned a new synthetic ester manufacturing plant, citing opportunities in new product categories and the burgeoning sustainability movement. The plant is designed to manufacture synthetic esters for electrical transformer fluids, as well as immersion coolants and battery coolants for electric vehicles.
Gulf Oil Blends S-Oil’s Lubes in India
October 20, 2023S-Oil is contracting Gulf Lubricants Oil India Ltd. to blend and distribute its finished lubes in India – the first time S-Oil lubes have been manufactured outside its home country of South Korea.
Special Report: Additives
October 20, 2023he Special Report on Additives examines where Russia is sourcing its additives after the major additive suppliers withdrew from the country, as well as which factors have affected global additive supply during the past few years.
South Korea Base Oil Exports Decline
October 20, 2023South Korea exported 21% less base oil in September, and the reported value of those shipments fell 34%, a government agency reported.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
October 20, 2023Legal Challenge to Minnesota Emissions Rule Falls
Briefly Noted
October 20, 2023In September, sales of new automobiles in Japan reached 437,493, an 11% increase from 395,163 in the same month last year, according to data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.