Kaufman Holdings has consolidated Royal Lubricants Inc. under the name of sister company Anderol Inc. The synthetic lubricants and brands of both companies will continue to be marketed under the name Anderol Specialty Lubricants. It was time to consolidate under one name and get things focused with one name and one mission, Anderol Global Marketing Manager Garrett M. Grega said, noting that Kaufman acquired the companies separately during the late 1990s. He added that the companies sales forces ...

An Elgin, Ill., parts cleaner services company filed a $400 million antitrust lawsuit Monday against Safety-Kleen Corp., alleging that the bankrupt market leader has used monopoly power to stifle competition. Heritage-Crystal Clean LLC accused Plano, Texas-based Safety-Kleen of a variety of unfair practices, from intimidating employees who considered going to work for Heritage-Crystal Clean to sabotaging its equipment and even industrial espionage. We want to compete with Safety-Kleen in the mar...

With an agreement that would write down its debt and restructure its ownership, Thai Lube Base Co. plans to reopen its base oil refinery in April or May of this year. Under the plan, which requires approval by creditors and the Thai Central Bankruptcy Court, co-owner PTT Plc would put up more than U.S. $30 million to replace Thai Oil Co. as Thai Lubes biggest shareholder. PTT was forced to import when Thai Lube halted operations 17 months ago and is anxious for the business to reopen. With a lar...