Volume 5 Issue 37
SSY Base Oil Shipping Report
September 14, 2018Owners everywhere were glad to see the back of August since it was such a quiet month. September has started cautiously, but there are one or two areas where activity levels have shown a slight improvement. -by Adrian Brown
Brand Awareness High for Two-wheeler Oils
September 14, 2018Two-wheeler owners, maintenance service providers and lubricant retailers across seven Asian countries described themselves as very aware of lube brand and indicated they look mainly to oil distributor representatives and local mechanics for information about brand, according to research conducted by consultancy Kline & Co.
India Shifting Toward Group II
September 14, 2018API Group II base oils are gradually gaining popularity in India and are expected to nudge aside Group I as the dominant grade by 2030, an industry insider told attendees at a conference held last month in Mumbai.
Lukoil Focuses on Northwest China
September 14, 2018The lubricant arm of Russian oil giant Lukoil amped up its entry into China last year by catering to an economic project that is extending westward out of China.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
September 14, 2018Briefly Noted
September 14, 2018Longjing Lubricant announced plans to increase its prices to cope with increased costs from higher crude prices and the recent onset of Chinese tariffs on U.S. exports. The exact increase will be determined later this month. Australias Newcrest Mining Ltd. awarded Total Lubricants PNG a four-year contract for its Lihir Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea. Total will supply lubricants to the mine.