Volume 3 Issue 45
Omsk Refinery Makes Calcium Sulfonate
November 10, 2020Gazprom Neft is continuing with a project to add API Group II and III capacity to it refinery in Omsk, Russia, but the site has already begun making lubricant additives.
Zeller+Gmelin Opens Test Lab
November 10, 2020German lubricant manufacturer Zeller+Gmelin last week said it fully opened a new high-tech quality control testing laboratory at its headquarters in Eislingen, Germany.
South African Market Begins Rebound
November 10, 2020Like many around the world, South Africa’s base oil and lubricants markets were buffeted by an economic lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, but they have started to rebound, an industry insider said during an online conference last month.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
November 10, 2020Base Oil Availability Tightens in Asia
Briefly Noted
November 10, 2020Spain’s Repsol reported €8 million (U.S. $9.5 million) higher operating income year-on-year for its lubricants business in the third quarter. Higher margins and lower costs compensated for a drop in sales volumes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said in its third quarter results statement.