Simon Johns

SIMON@LUBESNGREASES.COM

Managing Editor InSites - Simon Johns is the managing editor of Lubes'n'Greases’ InSites. He joined the company in September 2017, bringing a decade of publishing experience, most of which was spent heading an upstream-focused publication covering global oil and gas markets. Simon hails from the south of England but currently lives in Istanbul, where in his spare time he plays music and hosts a weekly radio program with his son.

Recent Articles

Dumping Case May Require Upfront Set-aside

Dumping Case May Require Upfront Set-aside

Importers of finished lubricants from Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates could have to pay a substantial guarantee …

Lubrizol Gets China’s GB D1 Standard

Lubrizol Gets China’s GB D1 Standard

Lubrizol CV1150 heavy duty motor oil additive package meets China’s GB D1 specification for heavy duty engines.

Oleon Pushes Further into Cooling Business

Oleon Pushes Further into Cooling Business

After rigorous testing, U.S.-based cooling innovation company Airsys has approved Belgian bio-based oleochemicals compa …

Dumped Lubes Causing Injury to UK Industry, TRA Finds

Dumped Lubes Causing Injury to UK Industry, TRA Finds

The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority has provisionally determined that the volume of engine oil and hydraulic fluid impor …

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

Korean lubricant company SK Enmove has developed a vehicle refrigerant that received an international refrigerant certi …

PSP Buys Stake in Recycle Engineering

PSP Buys Stake in Recycle Engineering

Thai lubricant company PSP Specialties Public Co. bought 65% of chemical recycling provider Recycle Engineering, PSP ann …

Shell’s Wesseling Plant Producing by 2028

Shell’s Wesseling Plant Producing by 2028

Shell expects base oil production at its Wesseling refinery to start in 2028.

Fuchs Inks Deal with Sinopec Lubricants

Fuchs Inks Deal with Sinopec Lubricants

Sinopec Lubricant Co. and Fuchs China signed an agreement that could solve supply chain challenges and enhanc …

NSF’s PFAS-free Food-grade Lube Spec

NSF’s PFAS-free Food-grade Lube Spec

United States-based public health standards organization NSF launched a certification for makers of food equipment mater …

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

Castrol released onto the market a range of marine engine lubricant for two-stroke engines – Castrol Cyltech 70f, 100f …

Valvoline Global Opens Third Regional Hub

Valvoline Global Opens Third Regional Hub

Valvoline Global Operations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, opened a new regional hub in central London.

Fuchs Acquires MWF Maker IRMCO

Fuchs Acquires MWF Maker IRMCO

German independent lubricant manufacturer Fuchs bought IRMCO Advanced Metalforming Lubricant Technologies.

Aramco Pushes Further into South America

Aramco Pushes Further into South America

Saudi Aramco acquired Peruvian fuel distributor Primax for $3.5 billion.

EU Gives Thumbs Up to U.S. Purchase of OQ

EU Gives Thumbs Up to U.S. Purchase of OQ

Strategic Value Partners’ acquisition of OQ Chemical has been approved by the European Commission, the commission announ …

Brielfy Noted

Brielfy Noted

German oxo intermediates company OQ Chemicals launched a dedicated heptanoic acid production unit at its Oberhausen fac …

Career Moves: Who’s Working Where

Career Moves: Who’s Working Where

A rundown of the global lubricant industry’s newest appointees. Send your HR news to info@lubesngreases.com

U.K. Blender Pushes Anti-dumping Campaign

U.K. Blender Pushes Anti-dumping Campaign

Mark Lord of Aztec Oils is on a crusade to stop one company dumping cheap lubricants in the U.K. and damaging business.

South Korea Exports Continue Steady Decline

South Korea Exports Continue Steady Decline

Base oil exports from South Korea are down 6% year-on-year, according to Korea National Oil Corp. Dwindling Chinese dema …