Industry insiders said they expect state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. to make waves with its entry into the country’s lubricant market last November.
NNPC claims that it aims to reduce use of substandard products in the West African nation. “We have launched our brand of lubricants, and there are plans to expand to other markets in the sub-region, but our major focus is on the Nigerian market for now,” Haruna Abdurrahman, manager of lubricants for NNPC Retail, told Lube Report by phone.
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