The state’s acquisition of the Sapref refinery in Durban could revive local base oils production in South Africa’s i …
Nigeria’s government and industry have worked for years to staunch the flow of substandard lubricants in the country. …
The South African base oil market will become completely import-dependent from March when Sapref – the joint venture b …
Africa’s lube market is split between aging autos using old school base oils and a younger fleet with a thirst for hig …
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council is considering adopting a policy that would crack down on sales of substandard lub …
Industry insiders said they expect state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. to make waves with its entry into the c …
Greek petroleum refiner Motor Oil Hellas announced a €30 million investment to establish a joint venture blending plan …
Several trends in Africas mining industry – including a skills shortage, environmental issues and contracting practices …
Africa recycles less of its used lubricants into base oils than other regions, and several obstacles stand in the way of …
Compliance with the looming IMO 2020 will impact the cost of freight for African lubricant blenders, and some were advis …
The new sulfur cap is now in force and is stirring unease in the global shipping, marine fuel and base oil industries. A …
Half of Africas 54 countries have passed legislation regulating imports of used vehicles – either banning them completel …
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement that went into force in May benefits Africas lubricants blenders by reducin …
Naphthenic base oil has long been touted as a replacement material for API Group I applications. But as capacity dwindle …
Emeka Umejei gets down and dirty with waste oil rerefining in Africa.
Mining is a major sector of the continents economy, contributing billions to GDP. It also operates on tight margins, and …
The lubricants industry has a well-established practice of rerefining waste oils into base stocks that are used to make …
The Lubricant Producers Association of Nigeria asked the countrys government to raise the tariff on imported finished lu …
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