South America

Steelmaker Enters Graphene Business

Steelmaker Enters Graphene Business

May 5, 2021

Gerdau, Brazil’s largest steel producer, has launched a new company, Gerdau Graphene, to develop products, including l ...

Pandemic Bit into Brazil’s Auto Sales

Pandemic Bit into Brazil’s Auto Sales

April 21, 2021

Passenger car registrations in Brazil declined in December and for full year 2020 due to impacts from the COVID-19 pande ...

Domestic Base Oils Rebound in Brazil

Domestic Base Oils Rebound in Brazil

April 7, 2021

Brazil’s base oil production in February matched output from the same month of 2020 after lagging behind for most of t ...

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Cosan Considers IPO for Moove

March 17, 2021

Following a restructuring of its business holdings, Brazilian conglomerate Cosan is reportedly considering an initial pu ...

Brazil Base Oil Output Still Down

Brazil Base Oil Output Still Down

March 10, 2021

Brazil’s base oil production declined almost 20% in January, while its base oil import volumes surged to more than 130 ...

Is Latin America Down for the Count?

Is Latin America Down for the Count?

March 4, 2021

Last year, governments around the globe scrambled to dodge the economic effects of stay-at-home orders, increased unempl ...

Cosan’s Lubes Finish 2020 Strong

Cosan’s Lubes Finish 2020 Strong

February 17, 2021

Cosan’s Moove lubricants arm reported higher profits, revenue and sales volumes for the fourth quarter and full year, ...

Petrobras Agrees on Refinery Sale

Petrobras Agrees on Refinery Sale

February 10, 2021

Petrobras announced on Feb. 8 that has agreed to sell its Landulpho Alves Refinery in Mataripe, Brazil, to Mubadala Inve ...

Brazil Base Oils Buffeted in 2020

Brazil Base Oils Buffeted in 2020

February 3, 2021

Base oil production in Brazil fell by nearly a fifth in 2020, and output was still off by about that much during the fou ...

Pandemic Dominated 2020

Pandemic Dominated 2020

December 30, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic upended lubricant markets in the Americas in 2020, as it did for industries everywhere, but the ...

More Imports Forecast for Brazil

More Imports Forecast for Brazil

December 23, 2020

Brazil has its own cadre of base oil refineries, but the country is still highly dependent on imports, especially of hig ...

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Petrobras Proceeds with Sales, Group II Project

December 2, 2020

After delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Petrobras is moving forward again with plans to divest several oil refi ...

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Brazil Base Oil Output Recovering

November 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has battered domestic base oil production in Brazil, but the large amount base oils that the count ...

Cosan’s Lube Profits, Revenue Up

Cosan’s Lube Profits, Revenue Up

November 18, 2020

Cosan’s Moove finished lubricants production and distribution segment reported higher income and revenue for the quart ...

Thirst Increases for Motorcycle Oils

Thirst Increases for Motorcycle Oils

October 14, 2020

The global motorcycle oils market is projected to grow by a compound annual rate of 1.5% to 2% during the next four year ...

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Brazil Court Orders Halt to Refineries Sale

September 23, 2020

Brazil’s top court ordered a temporary halt this week to efforts to divest eight refineries owned by national oil comp ...

Decarbonization Could Boost EV Sales

Decarbonization Could Boost EV Sales

September 16, 2020

Electric vehicles could make up 90% of the United States’ passenger vehicle fleet by 2050 if the government and consum ...

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Sale of Petrobras’ Lubnor Delayed

August 19, 2020

Petrobras said recently that the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed its efforts to sell a naphthenic base oil plant in the Br ...