Calumet reportedly seeking to sell its lubricants business

Photo courtesy of Calumet Specialty Products Partners Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: CLMT), a master limited partnership based in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A., is reportedly seeking to sell its lubricants business for USD500 million. The company processes crude oil and other feedstocks into lubricating oils, solvents and waxes used in consumer, industrial and automotive products. It also…

Chevron Phillips, Chevron Lubricants Lanka announce new executives

Photo of Justine Smith courtesy of Chevron Phillips Chevron Phillips Chemical names Justine Smith senior vice president, petrochemicals Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem) announced that Justine Smith has joined the company as senior vice president, petrochemicals. Smith succeeds Ron Corn, who will retire after more than 40 years with CPChem and Chevron Corporation. “Ron’s…

Total acquires Lubrilog, strengthens industrial lubricants portfolio

Photo courtesy of Total Total Lubrifiants, the world’s fourth-largest international lubricants company, announced the acquisition of Lubrilog SAS. Lubrilog SAS is a French company, based in Romans sur Isère, which specialises in the formulation and production of very high-performance synthetic lubricants. The high-quality products of Lubrilog are tailored to specific customer needs and able to…

Fluor completes new Valvoline lube blending plant in China early

Photo courtesy of Valvoline Fluor Corporation announced that it has safely achieved mechanical completion of Valvoline’s new lubricants blending plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, China, ahead of schedule. Fluor’s scope of work on the project included detailed engineering, procurement and construction management executed under a lump-sum services contract. Strategically located, the new 80,000-square-metre lube blending and packaging…