Africa, the next frontier
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FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA to increase local production capacity
New FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA warehouse. SOURCE |

BRANDS IN BRIEF
TOTALENERGIES Winning lubricants awards in Tanzania P.4

TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania bags lubricants awards
T o talEnergies Marketing Tanzania LTD won two

Bureau Veritas Kenya to operate and manage Yana Oil Limited lubes laboratory
Y a na Oil Limited has entered into

PIEA holds its first Africa lubricants &coolants Summit
T h e Petroleum Institute of East Africa

ROSE Foundation to celebrate its 30 years anniversary
T h e Rose Foundation, a South African-based

Aviation Greases explained
What makes aviation greases different from other lubrication

INTRODUCING APOLCO’s FORMULATED ADDITIVES TO THE AFRICAN INDUSTRIES
Africa is a continent brimming with untapped potential

Valvoline™ Global Operations Unveils Motor Oil: Restore &Protect
V a lvoline Global has announced a global

Kraton launches bio-based oils
K r aton Corporation, an American-based company, producing

Texaco Lubricants introduces E-fluids
SOURCE | TEXACO LUBRICANTS T e xaco Lubricants,

Oman Oil launches new lubricant packaging across all markets
O m an Oil Marketing Company (OOMCO) has

Eurol launches a coolant and a transmission fluid
E u rol has launched two products: Eurol

Brenntag to acquire Solventis Group
B r enntag, a chemicals and ingredients distributor,

Nynas and Stena Recycling to push circularity to the electrical industry
N y nas is partnering with Stena Recycling,

Chevron Lummus and Hongrun Petrochemical Commissions aHydroprocessing White Oil Unit
C h evron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) commissioned

Rymax Lubricants Reports Best Year Yet in 2023
D u tch lubricants brand Rymax Lubricants announced

FUCHS ECOCOOL GLOBAL 1000 Coolant Acquires Airbus Approval
F U CHS Lubricants watermiscible coolant ECOCOOL GLOBAL

Azelis debuts the L&MWF segment in East Africa
A z elis Kenya Limited has recently launched

Sustainability and the lubes industry
We are honoured to have Prof Thomas Norrby, the Technical Manager -Lubricants and Electrical Industry-at Nynas AB, in this edition. Prof Norrby has been in the lubricants industry for over 25 years and shares his experience. Nynas is a global company specializing in NSP (Naphthenic Specialty Products) and bitumen. Nynas’ core competence is to refine heavy crude oil into a balanced mix of long-lasting, high-performance specialty products for sustainable use.

SAIT promoting knowledge transfer in Tribology
MAINTENANCE M a intenance is a crucial part

From a family business to a major player; the story of African Group Lubricants
S o uth Africa is one of Africa’s

ICIS holds the 28th edition of the World Base Oils and Lubricants Conference
The Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS) recently held its 28th World Base Oils and Lubricants Conference in London, United Kingdom, from February 6 to 8, 2024. The event brought together major lubricants and base oils industry players and seasoned professionals and Lubezine Magazine was one of the media partners.