Mergers & Acquisitions

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Kano Acquires Food Grade Lubes Firm

January 24, 2024

Kano Laboratories, which manufactures penetrating oils, announced on Monday the acquisition of Synco Chemical Corp. and ...

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Lubrication Systems, Pumps Maker Acquired

January 10, 2024

Aerospace and defense manufacturer Crane Co. acquired lubrication pump and system components producer Vian Enterprises f ...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

December 28, 2023

Below is just over a year’s worth of mergers, acquisitions and joint venture activity in the lubricants industry, as r ...

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Aramco Buys Pakistan Channel for Valvoline

December 22, 2023

Saudi Aramco signed definitive agreements to acquire a 40% equity stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd. – a diversified ...

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NewMarket Buying Perchlorate Supplier

December 20, 2023

In a move to diversify, NewMarket Corp., the parent company of lubricant additive supplier Afton Chemical, agreed to buy ...

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Shareholders Approve Acquisition of UMW

November 17, 2023

Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Berhard received shareholder approval yesterday for its proposal to acquire majority o ...

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Trecora Acquires Pentasulfide Producer

November 15, 2023

Petrochemical manufacturer Trecora LLC announced last week that it has acquired the lubricant additives business of Chem ...

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Shell Acquires Transformer Fluid, Coolant Lines

October 10, 2023

Shell Lubricants acquired two product lines from United Kingdom-based M&I Materials Ltd. – one for synthetic and e ...

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Aramco Acquires Chilean Blender, Distributor

September 20, 2023

Saudi Aramco is entering the South American lubricants market after fully acquiring Chilean blender, distributor and ret ...

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Soltex Buys Dielectric Fluid Supplier DSI

September 20, 2023

Aiming to expand its offerings for dielectric fluids and other electrical insulating lubricants and coolants, chemical m ...

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Timken Buys Filtration Products Maker Des-Case

September 13, 2023

The Timken Co. acquired Des-Case Corp., a Nashville, Tennessee-based manufacturer of specialty filtration products for i ...

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Valvoline Buys Stake in Haertol

September 6, 2023

Valvoline Global last week announced that it has made an equity investment in Haertol Chemie GmbH, a German manufacturer ...

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Fuchs Buys Partner Share of Chile J.V.

September 6, 2023

Independent lubricant manufacturer Fuchs Petrolub bought out its partner in a joint venture distributorship in Chile, th ...

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Moresco Buying Out China Joint Venture Partner

September 1, 2023

Japanese specialty lubricant producer Moresco Corp said this week that it will buy out its partner in a specialty lube j ...

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Moresco Acquires Michigan Supplier

August 30, 2023

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. expanded its die casting lubricant market and production capabil ...

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Investment Firm Buys Control of Pakelo

August 22, 2023

An Italian mutual funds investment firm acquired a majority stake in Italian lubricants and greases producer Pakelo Moto ...

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Luroda Buys Out GS Caltex for Tianjin Plant

August 18, 2023

Chinese lubricant manufacturer Luroda recently acquired GS Caltex’s 65% share in their joint venture blending plant in ...

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MOGoil Bought by Ergon Subsidiary

August 1, 2023

Ergon announced today that its subsidiary Process Oils Inc. has acquired MOGoil, a major base oil trader in Europe. The ...