Volume 7 Issue 13

India Copes with Coronavirus

Castrol India and Gulf Oil Lubricants India each temporarily closed its lubricant plants as the government tries to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the world’s third-largest lubricant market.

Stock Exchange Hears Tianhe Appeal

Tianhe Chemicals Group is scheduled to appear before a Hong Kong Stock Exchange disciplinary board today to appeal its delisting after the company’s prolonged suspension for failing to meet exchange requirements.

Valvoline Restarts China Plant Project

Valvoline Inc. has resumed construction of a lubricants plant in Zhangjiang, China, after suspending the project in February amidst the country’s coronavirus outbreak.

From Other Editions of Lube Report

Flooding: Growing Obstacle to River Transport

DuBois to Acquire Cimcool

Estimates of EU Group II Imports Criticized

Briefly Noted

China-based Lubricant manufacturer Jiangsu Lopal Tech Co. announced it loaded and shipped products including diesel engine oil, gear oil and grease to Karachi, Pakistan, on March 19 as a step in its internationalization strategy.