Mergers & Acquisitions

Motul Buys Metalworking Fluid Firm
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Motul Buys Metalworking Fluid Firm

October 30, 2024

French performance lubricant company Motul has acquired Chem Arrow Corp., a move aimed at expanding its market reach and ...

Court Battle for Citgo Goes On

Court Battle for Citgo Goes On

October 9, 2024

Amber Energy Inc. made the successful bid for Citgo, the formerly Venezuelan refiner.

RelaDyne Expands in Latin America

RelaDyne Expands in Latin America

September 25, 2024

RelaDyne acquired Oil Flush, an industrial lubrication service provider based in Chihuahua, Mexico. The acquisition furt ...

Fuchs Acquires Swiss Lube Maker

Fuchs Acquires Swiss Lube Maker

September 18, 2024

German lubricant manufacturer Fuchs SE signed a letter of intent to acquire Swiss lubricant company Strub & Co. AG, ...

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Petrobras Wants Refineries Back

September 11, 2024

Petrobras is negotiating to regain ownership of the Landulpho Alves refinery and reverse the previous administration’s ...

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Potential Citgo Buyer Emerges

August 28, 2024

New York investment firm Elliott Investment Management emerged as a likely buyer of Petroleos de Venezuela Holding Inc., ...

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Amsoil Snatches Up Aerospace Lubricants

July 3, 2024

Amsoil Inc. said this week that it acquired Aerospace Lubricants, a Columbus, Ohio, producer and marketer of specialized ...

TotalEnergies Buys Rerefiner Tecoil

TotalEnergies Buys Rerefiner Tecoil

July 2, 2024

TotalEnergies announced this week that it purchased Finnish rerefiner Str Tecoil Oy, another move reflecting Big Oil’s ...

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Eurolube Acquires Bizol

June 4, 2024

German lubricant maker Eurolub GmbH said it has acquired Bizol, another German lube marketer, to expand its automotive s ...

Shell Sells Singapore Refining Complex

Shell Sells Singapore Refining Complex

May 10, 2024

A joint venture led by Indonesian chemical company Chandra Asri has agreed to buy Shell’s fuels and petrochemical refi ...

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Safety-Kleen Acquires Noble Oil

May 8, 2024

Safety-Kleen Systems acquired Noble Oil Recycling, which collects used oil in the Eastern United States and has a North ...

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Fuchs to Acquire Lubcon

April 23, 2024

Fuchs Group announced yesterday an agreement to acquire Germany-based Lubcon Group, primarily with the aim of jointly in ...

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Kodiak Acquires Aztech Lubricants

March 20, 2024

Process fluid provider Kodiak acquired Wayne, Oklahoma-based Aztech Lubricants, a specialist in wire drawing and wire lu ...

Cherry Picking Distributors

Cherry Picking Distributors

March 5, 2024

Tom Glenn explains why acquisitive companies are expected to be increasingly discerning in selecting companies to acquir ...

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Uzbek Company Buys Italian Blender

February 20, 2024

Uzbekistan oil and gas company Saneg acquired CGC Lubricants Italy S.p.A., an Italian lube maker, to expand its footprin ...

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Schaeffer Acquires Hicks Oils

February 14, 2024

St. Louis-based lubricants blender Schaeffer Manufacturing Co. acquired the lubricants business of Hicks Oils & Hick ...

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Interlube Bought by Biochemical Company

February 14, 2024

Earth Alive Clean Technologies, a Canadian engineering company in the biochemical sector, acquired Interlube Inc. a Queb ...