Idemitsu expands US plant
Japanese lubes specialist set to expand US blending and storage operation.
Japanese lubes specialist set to expand US blending and storage operation.
ACEA is calling for the EU to carefully analyse the outcome of the Japanese trade scoping.
There are mixed fortunes for Japanese lubes production and sales as the country recovers from the earthquake and tsunami.
The auto industry continues a slow recovery after massive production losses following the earthquake but Nissan still posts a profit.
The Japanese environmental disaster, combined with a slowing global economy and short-term auto production slowdown, could still benefit the lubes industry.
RPS Energy's Stuart Speding looks at the immediate aftermath of the environmental disasters in Japan and their potential impact on the country's energy industry.
The massive earthquake in Northern Japan damaged oil refineries and energy infrastructure and auto manufacture.
Indonesia's Pertamina is set to invest in an Asian lubricants production plant
Mazda's MX-5 sportscar continues to break sales records as it passes the 900,000 mark.