Volume 8 Issue 3
India May Break Up Balmer Lawrie
January 15, 2021India’s central government will probably break apart Balmer Lawrie & Co. and divest its units – including its greases and lubricants business – in separate sales, according to a report published this week.
Lube Consumption Drops in Japan
January 15, 2021Japan consumed 124,191 kiloliters (111,700 metric tons) of finished lubricants in November last year, down 23% from November 2019, according to data released last week by a government agency.
South Korean Base Oil Exports Slip
January 15, 2021South Korea exported less base oil at less value in November last year than in the same month of 2019, according to Korea Customs Service Data.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
January 15, 2021Base Oil Output Keeps Bouncing Back
Briefly Noted
January 15, 2021Automotive lubricants company Castrol India Ltd. appointed Jaya Jamrani vice president of marketing effective Jan. 1. She spent over a decade across various vertical markets in Castrol both in India and globally, after a stint with British multinational consumer goods company Unilever.