Volume 8 Issue 10
2020 Was Rollercoaster for Base Oils
March 5, 2021Asia’s base oil market experienced whiplash over the past year, as the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns caused a cascading wave of effects on pricing, supply and refinery run rates that at times ran the gamut from record lows to rare heights, an industry analyst said.
Dow Plans Chemicals Plant in China
March 5, 2021Dow signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to build a specialty chemicals hub in Zhanjiang, China. The $250 million project will make chemicals for a range of applications, including lubricants. The facility will include specialty polyurethane and alkoxylate production facilities and will initially have total capacity to make approximately 250,000 metric tons per year of materials.
Profits Up for Chevron Lanka, Down for KH
March 5, 2021Chevron Lubricants Lanka Plc reported higher profits, and Japan’s KH Neochem Co. posted declines in operating profit for the fourth quarter and full-year 2020.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
March 5, 2021U.S. Base Oil Output Off 9% in 2020
Briefly Noted
March 5, 2021Indonesian national oil company Pertamina will prove lubricants and fuels to support the Southeast Asian country’s national defense activities under a joint agreement signed with the Indonesian Ministry of Defense.