Volume 3 Issue 24
Russia’s Grease Output Jumps 50 Percent
June 14, 2020Grease production in Russia rose 51 percent in 2019, continuing a four-year growth trend that has been boosted by a government-sponsored drive to replace imported goods with domestic alternatives, according to a market study.
VLS Starts Testing Program
June 14, 2020A United Kingdom organization that polices engine oils accused of violating performance claims or industry specifications has stepped up its activities by starting a program to test samples drawn from market.
Ajman Emirate Nabs Counterfeiters
June 14, 2020Authorities in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, confiscated 100,000 packs of fake engine oil after a sweep last week on a counterfeit operation in the tiny emirate’s industrial area. The Department of Economic Development’s Control and Consumer Protection Department seized what it described as international trademarked products worth 20 million dirham (U.S. $5.45 million).
From Other Editions of Lube Report
June 14, 2020Tianhe Delisted from Stock Exchange
Briefly Noted
June 14, 2020ExxonMobil and Austria-based Innio signed a long-term extension to their global lubricant collaboration agreement for Innio’s natural gas engines. Future plans include release of a new co-branded gas engine oil and other products.