Volume 6 Issue 23
SSY Base Oil Shipping Report
June 7, 2019The U.S. market is coping better with the mayhem caused by falling feedstock and commodity prices than other areas such as Europe and Asia. Asia in particular has experienced a very slow week, but this may also be partly due to holidays in the region.-by Adrian Brown
Lube Blender Opens Filter Factory
June 7, 2019A lubricant blender in Chinas Hubei province recently opened an engine oil filter factory and claims to be the only company in the country to manufacture both types of products.
Profits Up for Gulf, Apar; Down for Savita
June 7, 2019Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. and Apar Industries each reported healthy increases in profit for their fourth quarter, due to a jump in sales. Meanwhile, Savita Oil Technologies Ltd. reported a decline in net profit but an increase in total revenues.
Pertamina Aids Lube Distributors with Financing
June 7, 2019Pertamina Lubricants and Bank Rakyat Indonesia signed a cooperation agreement recently intended to provide financing to Pertamina distributors so that they can increase sales and operate more efficiently.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
June 7, 2019Briefly Noted
June 7, 2019Transformer oil refiner Hydrodec expects to conclude the sale of its Australian business before its annual general meeting on June 20, according to its filing for 2018 results. In September 2018, the company said it would sell its transformer oil rerefining plant in Wagga, New South Wales, or relocate it to another facility in the United States. SK Lubricants Co.signed a deal to supply base oil to state-owned PetroChina.