Volume 7 Issue 52
After Mergers, Japan Market Diversifies
December 25, 2020Japanese industry has a reputation for being dominated by large domestic companies, but in the past few years, shares of the nation’s lubricant market have been shifting to foreign and medium-sized suppliers.
Chemical Supplier Buying Control of Kangtai
December 25, 2020Rianlon Corp., a Tianjin, China-based chemical company, will buy over 90% of the shares in Kangtai Lubricant Additives Co., a major Chinese lubricant additives supplier based in Jinzhou, Liaoning province.
2020: Busy Beyond Pandemic
December 25, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic was the biggest news in any industry in 2020, but the region’s lubricant markets had plenty of other significant happenings, from a healthy list of capital projects to preparations for new environmental regulations.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
December 25, 2020More Imports Forecast for Brazil
Briefly Noted
December 25, 2020Japanese lubricants manufacturer Idemitsu announced its partnership with Indian Kawasaki Motors to manufacture its indigenously researched and tested Kawasaki Genuine Oil for all Kawasaki motorcycles in India.