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SE Asias Auto Sales Up, Moto Sales Down

February 14, 2017

Led by double-digit growth in Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam, automobile sales in Southeast Asia increased 3 per ...

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Thai Lube, Continental Profits Dip, Panama’s Rise

November 22, 2016

Net profits for Thai Lube Base fell 69 percent during the quarter ended Sept. 30, while Indias Continental Petroleums an ...

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Asias Chemical Regulation Policies in Flux

November 1, 2016

Several countries in Asia are changing their approach to evaluating and restricting chemical substances, according to a ...

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Industrial Market Wide Open in SE Asia

August 23, 2016

Southeast Asia should see healthy demand growth for both industrial and automotive lubricants in coming years, according ...

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Pertamina Turns Focus Overseas

June 21, 2016

Pertamina became one of the worlds 30 largest lubricant companies by growing organically in its home market. Now the Ind ...

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Malaysia, Thailand Drink Up Synthetics

June 14, 2016

Demand for synthetic lubes is growing in Malaysia and Thailand due to the rising popularity, and evolving lubrications n ...

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Quality of Motorcycle Oils Revs Up

May 10, 2016

Like passenger cars and trucks, motorcycles in Asia are facing growing pressure for fuel economy and emissions controls, ...

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Auto Sales Down in Southeast Asia

February 23, 2016

Despite a 4 percent drop in Southeast Asias sales of four-wheel vehicles in 2015 and a 12 percent slide in motorcycle an ...

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Pertamina Thinks Big Overseas

December 1, 2015

Pertamina Lubricants plans to increase overseas sales by expanding blending plants in Thailand and Indonesia, according ...

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Thai Market Primed to Grow Again

September 15, 2015

Thailand's lubricant market shrank slightly in 2014 but is poised to resume growing thanks to continued expansion of its ...

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Growth of 10W Demand Forecast for Thailand, Indonesia

July 7, 2015

Demand for 10W engine oils should continue growing at healthy rates, a Lubrizol official told a recent industry conferen ...

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Pertamina to Expand Indonesian Plant

June 16, 2015

Indonesias PT Pertamina Lubricants will expand and upgrade its lubricant blending plant in Jakarta by the end of this ye ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

June 9, 2015

Prices in the Asian base oils market were largely steady, with trading heard to have waned as many participants headed t ...

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Sea Oil Ventures into E&P

March 3, 2015

Thai marine fuels and lubes supplier Sea Oil PCL bought a 50 percent stake last month in the local subsidiary of a Canad ...

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Toyo Drilube Expands in Indochina

March 3, 2015

Japans Toyo Drilube will expand its facility in Vietnam in April and consolidate its two facilities in Thailand by June ...

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Pertamina Buys Majority of Amaco

January 13, 2015

Indonesias state-owned Pertamina Lubricants has acquired 75 percent of Thai blender Amaco Production Co., an Amaco offic ...

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Petronas Plans Growth in India, Thailand

October 7, 2014

Petronas announced new sales strategies and expansion plans for gaining market share in Thailand and India.

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Japanese Blenders Follow OEMs

August 26, 2014

Major Japanese lubricant companies, Idemitsu Kosan Co. and JX Nippon & Energy Corp., are following Japanese automobile m ...