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Eurolube Acquires Bizol

June 4, 2024

German lubricant maker Eurolub GmbH said it has acquired Bizol, another German lube marketer, to expand its automotive s ...

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OQ Lifts Force Majeure on German Plants

June 4, 2024

OQ Chemicals announced on May 29 it lifted its force majeure declaration for all products from its German plants in Ober ...

Profits Up at Gulf, Castrol India, Balmer

Profits Up at Gulf, Castrol India, Balmer

May 31, 2024

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. reported strong increases in net profit for the quarter ended March 31 and its fiscal yea ...

Eneos Pilot Plant Makes Rerefined Oil

Eneos Pilot Plant Makes Rerefined Oil

May 31, 2024

Eneos announced on Wednesday that it has produced rerefined base oil  in a demonstration project, as part of its work i ...

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YPF to Sell Lubes Units in Brazil, Chile

May 29, 2024

The head of Argentinian oil major YPF said recently that the company will sell its businesses in Brazil and Chile, both ...

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Brazil Base Oil Output Edges Higher

May 29, 2024

Base oil production in Brazil increased by 9% in April, according to data released by the National Agency of Petroleum, ...

Moove Profits Rebound in First Quarter

Moove Profits Rebound in First Quarter

May 29, 2024

Cosan’s Moove rebounded with a net profit in the first quarter – after a net loss in the same period last year – o ...

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Verbio to Make Rapeseed Chemicals

May 28, 2024

Verbio SE recently started construction of a large-scale ethenolysis plant using rapeseed oil methyl ester at a site in ...

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State-owned Company Buys Sapref

May 28, 2024

South Africa’s Central Energy Fund SOC has finalized an agreement to buy the Sapref oil refinery in Durban, from Shell ...

MRS Oil Records Jump in Earnings

MRS Oil Records Jump in Earnings

May 28, 2024

Nigerian blender MRS Oil Nigeria reported large increases in gross profit and sales revenue for its lubricants segment i ...

Profit Up at PSP, Down at Lanka IOC

Profit Up at PSP, Down at Lanka IOC

May 24, 2024

Independent Thai lubricant maker P.S.P. Specialties Public Co. reported hefty increases in net profit and sales revenue ...

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Kluber Expands India Lubes Plant

May 24, 2024

Kluber Lubrication announced it will expand its factory in Mysore, India, to increase the amount of specialty lubricants ...

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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 ...

Lubrizol Posts Improved Earnings

Lubrizol Posts Improved Earnings

May 22, 2024

Lubrizol reported higher first-quarter pre-tax earnings despite a drop in sales revenue – thanks to decreases in raw m ...

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Industrial Projects to Build Lube Plant in Russia

May 21, 2024

Russian company Industrial Projects expressed intentions last week to build a lubricant blending plant in the Rostov obl ...

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Partnership to Bring Graphene to Middle East

May 21, 2024

HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. announced today it will collaborate with Gulf Cryo LLC to produce, distribute and sell of Hy ...

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Caspian to Build Rerefinery Near Baku

May 21, 2024

Bulgaria’s Caspian Lubricants Recycling announced plans to invest in a new base oil rerefinery near Baku, Azerbaijan, ...

Profits Up for Yushiro, KH Neochem

Profits Up for Yushiro, KH Neochem

May 17, 2024

Yushiro Chemical reported increased fiscal-year net profit and sales for the quarter ended March 31, while specialty che ...