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PetroChina Closing Dalian Refinery
PetroChina’s Dalian refinery.

PetroChina Closing Dalian Refinery

November 13, 2024

Chinese energy company PetroChina will close its Dalian refinery by mid-2025, making it the first state-owned refinery i ...

Stimulus Should Boost China Market

Stimulus Should Boost China Market

October 30, 2024

China’s lubricant industry stands to benefit from the government’s economic stimulus pledges aimed at stemming the c ...

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China Base Oil Imports Down Again

October 30, 2024

Base oil imports to China fell 35% in September, compared to the same month of 2023, as 2024’s demand for foreign base ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

Base Oil Imports to China Decline

Base Oil Imports to China Decline

September 11, 2024

July base oil imports to China fell 14% from the same month of 2023 as domestic lubricant demand remained lukewarm and l ...

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Exxon Auto Care JV Aims at Youths

September 4, 2024

Armed by big data and social media apps, ExxonMobil’s auto care chain in China, Mobil No.1 Select, is going full lengt ...

China Blenders Must Dig Deeper

China Blenders Must Dig Deeper

August 28, 2024

Fierce competition and weak demand are pushing small companies in China’s lube industry to dig deeper to find opportun ...

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Bohui Halts TDAE Production

July 17, 2024

Chinese private refiner Bohui ceased operation of its aromatic extraction and treated distillate aromatic extract units ...

Quaker Houghton Builds Plant in China

Quaker Houghton Builds Plant in China

July 17, 2024

Industrial process fluid company Quaker Houghton broke ground last week on a new manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, ...

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EU Mulls Cutting EV Tariffs for Germany

July 17, 2024

Volkswagen and BMW may be able to persuade the European Commission to lower tariffs on the electric vehicles they make ...

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Shell Expands Thai Grease Plant

June 28, 2024

Shell announced last week that it has completed an expansion of its grease manufacturing plant in Bangkok, tripling the ...

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China Offers Opportunities for PAO

June 14, 2024

As China pushes to be a major player in global high-tech industries such as artificial intelligence, polyalphaolefin bas ...

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China, Taiwan Lock Horns Over Tariffs

June 7, 2024

In a growing trade dispute, China’s government announced last week that it will suspend tariff concessions on imports ...

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Oronite to Boost China Output

May 24, 2024

Chevron Oronite announced Wednesday its final investment decision to expand its lubricant additive facility in Ningbo, i ...

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D-A Enlists Toll Blender in China

April 26, 2024

United States-based D-A Lubricant Co. announced it will establish its brand in Asia through a new partnership with Chine ...