Volume 11 Issue 4

Hindustan Mulls Spin-off of Lubes Business

India’s state-owned oil marketing company Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. has hired a consultant to advise on a spin-off of its lubricants business to unlock its value.

Fuchs, Zhongding Partner on Immersion Cooling

Fuchs Lubricants China Ltd. recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Anhui Zhongding Intelligent Thermal Management Systems Co. for a long-term partnership to drive advances in immersion liquid cooling technology and develop thermal management solutions for data centers, new energy vehicles and energy storage systems.

Car Production Boosts Moresco’s Specialty Lubes

Japan's Moresco reported an 8% rise in specialty lubricant sales and a 31% decline in synthetic lubricant sales for the nine months ending Nov. 30. Factors boosting specialty lubricant sales included increased automobile production in Japan and Southeast and South Asia.

From Other Editions of Lube Report

Brazil Base Oil Output Fell in 2023

Kano Acquires Food Grade Lubes Firm

Russia Sanctions Ramp-up Includes Turbine Oils

Briefly Noted

Sales of four-wheel automobiles in Southeast Asia decreased 5% to 286,812 in November, compared to the same month in 2022, the Asean Automobile Federation reported. Year-to-date through November, sales were down 2% at 3 million.