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New Spec Impacts Base Oil Quality Demands

Lube Report Asia - July 12, 2019

Japans introduction of an ultra-low viscosity passenger car motor oil specification, GLV-1, in October will drive demand ...

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Chinese Marketers Eye Chinese Standards

April 5, 2019

Chinese lubricant marketers generally follow lubricant specifications developed in North America or Europe, but one of t ...

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JASO Preps Ultra-low-viscosity PCMO Spec

March 8, 2019

The Japanese Automotive Standards Organization is preparing for adoption next month of a new specification for ultra-low ...

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Shandong to Phase Out Older Trucks

March 1, 2019

Shandong province aims by 2020 to replace all local diesel vehicles that don't comply with emissions standards newer tha ...

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Southeast Asia Shifts to Better Engine Oils

July 6, 2018

Automotive engine oil demand in Southeast Asia is gradually shifting from obsolete grades to higher quality products, a ...

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China Drafts Diesel Engine Oil Specifications

June 8, 2018

A group of major Chinese vehicle makers and energy giants are working on the nations first lubricant specification for d ...

Asia Expected to Use SN Plus

Asia Expected to Use SN Plus

February 9, 2018

North America may be the home of API, but the organizations next engine oil category, API SN Plus, should also spread to ...

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JAMA Proposes SAE 0W-8 Spec

April 18, 2017

Members of the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association want to continue pioneering lower-viscosity oils by develop ...

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Lopal IPO Fetches $71 Million

April 4, 2017

In its initial public offering, Jiangsu Lopal Petrochemical Co. raised 494 million (U.S. $71.68 million) to build severa ...

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Indonesia Writes National Lube Spec

July 19, 2016

Indonesia is writing a national standard for lubricants and plans to implement it in the near future, according to a mem ...

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API Invokes Provisional Licensing for Engine Oils

April 26, 2016

The American Petroleum Institute is temporarily granting provisional licenses for the ILSAC GF-5 and API SN, SM, SL and ...

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Marketers Phasing Out Energy Conserving

March 29, 2016

Engine oil marketers in the Asia-Pacific region are making changes to inventories in response to the American Petroleum ...

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Slow Asian Pick-up Seen for CK-4, FA-4

March 15, 2016

APIs newly adopted twin heavy-duty diesel engine oil categories are unlikely to receive broad early use in developing As ...

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API Increases License Fees

January 19, 2016

The American Petroleum Institute increased fees for its engine oil licensing system last month to offset implementation ...

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Next API Heavy-duty Spec Bound for Market

December 22, 2015

PC-11, the next heavy-duty engine oil category from the American Petroleum Institute, cleared several of its final hurdl ...

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Expiration of Dexos1 Licenses Postponed

November 3, 2015

General Motors advised last month that it will postpone the expiration of existing Dexos1 engine oil licenses until Dec. ...

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New JASO Diesel Wear Test Adopted

September 1, 2015

The Japanese Society of Automotive Engineers has adopted a valve train wear test for diesel engine oils that ends relian ...