Swiss lubricants maker Panolin announced that it is converting a large portion of its products from API Group I base oil to rerefined Group II. A first phase will convert products accounting for about 35 percent of its annual lubricants production volume. Ingevity expanded its lubricants distribution network by establishing increased partnerships with Carroux GmbH and Sea-Land Chemical in the European market. Carroux, which distributes Ingevitys lubricants products in Germany, will expand its sales into Eastern European countries, and Sea-Land, which distributes Ingevitys lubricants business in the United States, will now also sell the products in Western Europe.