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Chinese Adco Eyes Foreign Markets

Chinese Adco Eyes Foreign Markets

October 16, 2024

Aorun is a relative newcomer to the lubricant additives business and is one of several Chinese companies looking to supp ...

Dumping Claims May Trigger U.K. Tariffs

Dumping Claims May Trigger U.K. Tariffs

October 16, 2024

Authorities in the United Kingdom are mulling the imposition of import tariffs on certain engine oils and hydraulic flui ...

Moove Suspends IPO

Moove Suspends IPO

October 16, 2024

Lubricant maker Moove postponed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange a few hours before it was due ...

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Japan Sales Plunged in August

October 16, 2024

Sales of finished lubricants in Japan sank to 128,888 kiloliters in August, the lowest level in 17 months, according to ...

Perstorp Gets Top Sustainability Rating

Perstorp Gets Top Sustainability Rating

October 9, 2024

Sustainability ratings agency EcoVadis put Perstorp among the top 1% of companies it assessed for sustainability.

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.

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Domestic Preferences Bring Challenges

October 9, 2024

China’s leader Xi Jinping has prioritized supply chain self-reliance, leading Chinese manufacturers to prefer compatri ...

Recycler Vertex Files for Bankruptcy

Recycler Vertex Files for Bankruptcy

October 2, 2024

Vertex Energy Inc., a renewable fuels and environmental services company, filed for bankruptcy last week after its attem ...

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Chinese MWFs Flow to Belt and Road

October 2, 2024

Chinese metalworking fluids producers are following their automotive clients as they seek out new markets, especially th ...

Oleon Acquires Brazilian Company

Oleon Acquires Brazilian Company

October 2, 2024

Belgian oleo-chemicals company Oleon acquired a majority stake in A.Azevedo Óleos, a Brazilian oleo-chemical company ba ...

The Evolving Role of the Lubricant in the Americas

The Evolving Role of the Lubricant in the Americas

September 27, 2024

Lubrizol’s Keith Corkwell explains how forging meaningful partnerships across the value chain and leveraging new techn ...

BASF Ups Alkyl Ethanolamines Output

BASF Ups Alkyl Ethanolamines Output

September 25, 2024

BASF opened a new production facility for alkyl ethanolamines at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium.

Stanley Oil Files For Bankruptcy

Stanley Oil Files For Bankruptcy

September 25, 2024

American lubricant distributor Stanley Oil & Lubricants filed for Chapter 11 protection after a prolonged dispute ov ...

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South Korea Base Oil Exports Surge

September 25, 2024

Base oil exports from South Korea jumped to 428,719 metric tons in August, according to new data from the country’s Cu ...

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 ...

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U.S. Base Oil Output Rose in June

September 25, 2024

Base oil production in the United States rose 12% in June, year on year, as this year’s output continued to run ahead ...

Shell Group III Unit Gets Electric Heater

Shell Group III Unit Gets Electric Heater

September 18, 2024

British oil major Shell’s plans to convert a hydrocracker at its Wesseling, Germany, refinery into a production unit f ...

Petromaca Builds Rerefinery in Venezuela

Petromaca Builds Rerefinery in Venezuela

September 18, 2024

Venezuelan petrochemical and environmental management company Petromaca’s rerefinery is the latest used lubricant recy ...