Some sectors in Europe – but certainly not all – have been relatively busy. The United States is still quiet, but hasnt deteriorated further. Asia had a fairly quiet week with regional holidays. U.S. Gulf Cargoes have been more plentiful on the U.S. Gulf-to-Far East route, although not all have been concluded. A cargo of 10,000 tons of paraxylene fixed from the U.S. Gulf to the Far East, but attempts to add a further 5,000 tons failed. Ethylene dichloride in the amount of 5,000 tons ...

The U.S. National Conference on Weights and Measures will amend motor oil guidelines to encourage the identification of engine oil performance specifications on products that dont fall under any licensable API or SAE classification, such as those recommended by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. These changes occurred as the result of a vote at the 99th annual NCWM meeting on July 15. The changes will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, and will be published later this year in the 20...

SK Lubricants, S-Oil, and Heritage-Crystal Clean each reported positive numbers in their second quarter earnings compared to the year-earlier period. Chemturas petroleum additives segments second quarter net sales were up from a year earlier. SK Lubricants SK Lubricants operating profit for the quarter ending June 30 reached 79.4 billion South Korean won (U.S. $77.4 million), up almost 172 percent from 29.2 billion won a year earlier. Sales rose to 740.7 billion won from 681.8 billion won, an 8....

Hydrodec is rebuilding its Canton, Ohio, transformer oil rerefinery after a fire destroyed the plant’s processing unit last December, with two new production trains scheduled to commence later this year and replacement of the four original trains expected in 2015. Equipment is under construction at the Burlington, Canada, location of Zeton Inc., a pilot plant engineering firm. London, United Kingdom-based Hydrodec expects the two additional processing units to be operational in Canton by t...

The Tanzania Bureau of Standards published a public notice naming several types of passenger and heavy duty motor oil the agency says do not comply with the East African countrys lubricant standards. The public notice, Poor Lubricant and Oils in the Market, appeared recently in the local Guardian newspaper in Tanzania. The agency is responsible for regulating standards in Tanzania. The TBS is hereby notifying users of lubricants and oil products and the public in general, that the under mentione...