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PSP Conducts Stock Offering

September 29, 2023

P.S.P. Specialties Public Co. on Aug. 30 conducted an initial public stock offering – putting up for sale around 25% o ...

Suprotec Plans Grease, Metalworking Fluid Plant

Suprotec Plans Grease, Metalworking Fluid Plant

September 26, 2023

Russian automotive chemicals producer Suprotec announced plans for a grease and metalworking fluids manufacturing ventur ...

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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 ...

Profits Fall at Lanka IOC, Chevron Lanka

Profits Fall at Lanka IOC, Chevron Lanka

September 1, 2023

Operating profit for Lanka IOC plummeted 80% for the quarter ended June 30 due to a steep increase in cost of sales, whi ...

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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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Chinese Blender Commissions Second Plant

July 28, 2023

Chinese lubricant blender Shengbaolu Petrochemical Co., known as Sarlboro, recently completed construction of and commis ...

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Retail Sales of Lubes, Greases Jump 17%

July 19, 2023

Retail sales of greases and lubricants at select United States automotive retail chains rose 17%, and transmission fluid ...

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Grease Ouput Up in North America, Globally

June 28, 2023

North America’s lubricating grease production jumped up 16% in 2022, signaling a further rebounding from the impacts o ...

Earnings up at Lanka IOC, Chevron Lanka

Earnings up at Lanka IOC, Chevron Lanka

June 23, 2023

Lanka IOC reported a hefty jump in operating profit for its fiscal year ending March 31, boosted by commissioning Sri La ...

France Market Continues Downward Trend

France Market Continues Downward Trend

June 20, 2023

Finished lubricant demand in France dropped in April to its lowest point since last August, continuing a 10-month streak ...

Greasing BEVs

Greasing BEVs

June 14, 2023

What challenges and opportunities is the imminent transition to EVs offering the grease industry?

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Recycling Grease Presents Challenges

May 9, 2023

Virtually no grease is recycled, it was disclosed at the European Lubricating Greases Institute’s 33rd annual general ...

Germany Lube Demand Declined in February

Germany Lube Demand Declined in February

May 2, 2023

Domestic lubricant demand in Germany declined 8% to 51,416 tons in February, with steep decreases occuring in metalworki ...

Profits Down for MRS Oil Nigeria

Profits Down for MRS Oil Nigeria

April 11, 2023

MRS Oil Nigeria Plc reported that gross profit for its lubricant segment fell 64% in 2022 due to negative impacts of inf ...

Germany Demand Down in January

Germany Demand Down in January

April 4, 2023

Germany’s domestic lubricant demand fell 16% year on year to 46,070 metric tons in January, with hydraulic oils and me ...

A New Crystal Ball for Grease

A New Crystal Ball for Grease

April 3, 2023

Grease manufacturers and end users are closer to having another simple manual device to quickly inspect samples of lubri ...

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Spain Demand Declined in 2022

March 28, 2023

Spain’s lubricant demand decreased 2% in 2022, remaining short of the country’s pre-pandemic level of consumption, t ...

France Lube Demand Rose Slightly in January

France Lube Demand Rose Slightly in January

March 21, 2023

France’s lubricant consumption increased 2% to 42,000 tons in January, compared to the same month last year, Paris-bas ...