The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed the adoption of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals in the United States. The system – known as GHS – was adopted by the United Nations in 2003. The American Chemical Society said it strongly supports adoption of the system. Adoption of the GHS, as proposed by OSHA, promises improved protection of human health and the environment through warnings and precautionary language that are ...

Calumet will market LyondellBasells naphthenic base oil and white mineral oil starting Nov. 1 under a long-term, exclusive specialty products affiliation announced Friday. As part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, LyondellBasell solicited bids to replace contracts with Nynas Naphthenics and Schumann Steier. Under one agreement, Calumet will be exclusive marketer of LyondellBasells 3,600 barrel-per-day naphthenic base oil production out of the latters refinery in Houston. Calumets Pri...

Valvoline International Inc. last week named Prista Oil Group to distribute its engine oils and other car care products in Central and Eastern Europe. The U.S.-based lubricant marketer said it is trying to expand in that part of the continent. This agreement represents a major step forward in improving our supply and delivery capabilities for customers in this fast-growth market, said Dean Doza, Valvolines vice president and general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Through Prista...

Total will acquire the shares of ExxonMobils holding company for its lubricants and specialties business in Vietnam, including a lube oil blending plant. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. An ExxonMobil affiliate signed an agreement to sell the shares, according to a company announcement Thursday. The lubricants and specialties operation in Vietnam also includes some solvent and asphalt storage tanks, according to ExxonMobil spokeswoman Kristen Hellmer. Hellmer emphasized the agreeme...

Lube oil additives marketer Petroleum Chemicals has moved to a larger facility in Sacramento, Calif., to accommodate business and staff expansions. Petroleum Chemicals president Bob Scheetz said the new sales facility will give the company more flexibility as its business continues to grow. Were adding two more employees, Scheetz told Lube Report. Weve been in rented offices, and were buying a building. He said the company will fully move into its new location within about three weeks. The com...