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Repsol and Aramco Grab Chunks of Unioil
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Repsol and Aramco Grab Chunks of Unioil

March 5, 2025

Repsol and Saudi Aramco have snagged large chunks of Filipino energy company Unioil, the country's family-owned downstre ...

Lanxess Opens R&D Unit in Mumbai

Lanxess Opens R&D Unit in Mumbai

February 26, 2025

German specialty chemicals company Lanxess opened its new application development center in Thane, India, near Mumbai. ...

Fuchs Finishes South Africa Expansion

Fuchs Finishes South Africa Expansion

February 26, 2025

Fuchs Group inaugurated its expanded production facility in South Africa after shelling out €26 million to add new equ ...

Activist Investor Pushes BP to Shed Castrol

Activist Investor Pushes BP to Shed Castrol

February 26, 2025

BP is considering selling off Castrol after 25 years as its lubricant brand, pushed by an activist investor who wants th ...

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Lubrizol to Axe Staff in France

February 12, 2025

Lubrizol is cutting staff in France and shifting some production overseas, blaming overcapacity in the market, the rise ...

Crews Battle Blaze at Moove’s Rio Site

Crews Battle Blaze at Moove’s Rio Site

February 12, 2025

Residents were evacuated from a blaze and fluid leak into Guanabara Bay at the Moove lubricant factory near Rio.

Pilot Undertakes Surfactant Expansion

Pilot Undertakes Surfactant Expansion

February 5, 2025

Pilot Chemical Co. said last week that it will significantly expand its capacity to produce anionic surfactants at its s ...

US Pauses Canadian, Mexican Tariffs

US Pauses Canadian, Mexican Tariffs

February 5, 2025

The United States on Tuesday walked back tariffs scheduled to take effect that day on goods imported from Canada and Mex ...

Singapore Base Oil Exports Drop Again

Singapore Base Oil Exports Drop Again

February 5, 2025

Weekly base oil exports from Singapore slumped to their lowest in 11 months, while imports surged, according to data co ...

Fuchs Inks Peru Joint Venture

Fuchs Inks Peru Joint Venture

January 29, 2025

Fuchs Group’s unabated business growth continued with a new joint venture in Peru. The German independent lubricant co ...

Two New Substances on ECHA Concern List

Two New Substances on ECHA Concern List

January 29, 2025

Two substances used in the production of lubricants and greases were added to the European Chemicals Agency’s candidat ...

VLS Closes Certas TBN Claim Case

VLS Closes Certas TBN Claim Case

January 29, 2025

Certas Lubricant Solution was quick to withdraw a legacy automotive lubricant after a Verification of Lubrication Specif ...

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STLE Co-hosts Sustainability Course

January 29, 2025

The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers and sustainability consultants Carbon Minds have developed a four- ...

Shell CNOOC JV Expands Plant

Shell CNOOC JV Expands Plant

January 22, 2025

Shell and China National Offshore Oil Corp. green lit a third major expansion at its joint venture petrochemical complex ...

IOCL Starts Chennai Lube Complex

IOCL Starts Chennai Lube Complex

January 22, 2025

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd started the trial run at its new integrated lubricant complex at Manali, Chennai. Once fully ...

Fuchs Co-launches Hydrogen ICE Lube

Fuchs Co-launches Hydrogen ICE Lube

January 22, 2025

German independent lubricant company Fuchs and automotive propulsion specialist Dumarey Group have codeveloped and launc ...

Ingevity Mulls Selling Lube Line

Ingevity Mulls Selling Lube Line

January 22, 2025

Ingevity is considering divesting from certain performance chemicals industrial specialties product lines at its site in ...