East Africa

Africa Lags in Rerefining

Africa Lags in Rerefining

Lube Report EMEA - December 24, 2019

Africa recycles less of its used lubricants into base oils than other regions, and several obstacles stand in the way of ...

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Regs Modernize African Car Parcs

Lube Report EMEA - November 26, 2019

Half of Africas 54 countries have passed legislation regulating imports of used vehicles - either banning them completel ...

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Free Trade Agreement Benefits African Blenders

Lube Report EMEA - November 12, 2019

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement that went into force in May benefits Africas lubricants blenders by reducin ...

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Kenya Urged to Cut Import Duties

Lube Report EMEA - October 8, 2019

Ola Energy urged the Kenyan government last week to lower its import duties on base oils and lubricant additives to allo ...

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French Firm to Acquire Kenyan Lube Marketer

Lube Report EMEA - January 15, 2019

Authorities have approved Rubis' proposed acquisition of KenolKobil, one of East Africas leading lubricant suppliers. Ru ...

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Tanzania Removes Duty on Kenyan Lubes

Lube Report EMEA - December 4, 2018

Tanzania waived its 25 percent duty last month on imported Kenyan lubricants. Some players in the Tanzanian and Kenyan l ...

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New Market Leaders for Kenyan Lubricant Market

Lube Report EMEA - November 27, 2018

When most multinationals began moving out of Kenya, it opened the door to an influx of new lubricant market players, a K ...

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Group I Growth Forecast for Africa

Lube Report EMEA - November 20, 2018

Contrary to global trends, African demand for API Group I base oils will continue rising in coming years and the grade r ...

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African Blenders Debate Quality Control

Lube Report EMEA - November 20, 2018

The African lubricant markets lack of an adequate quality control mechanism - particularly for its engine oil segment - ...

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African Rerefiners Debate Rerefined Oil Growth

Lube Report EMEA - November 13, 2018

African rerefiners agree that overcoming skeptical public perception of their rerefined base oils is a significant hurdl ...

Automakers May Impact East African Market

Automakers May Impact East African Market

Lube Report EMEA - March 20, 2018

Automobile factories are sprouting across East Africa - developing a new industry for the region. Lubricant industry ins ...