Shell Lubricants and Kia Motors Europe have renewed their technical partnership agreement, reconfirming Shell Lubricants as the car manufacturer’s preferred European motor oil supplier. The initial five-year agreement has now been extended to December 2016.

Afton Chemical has further enhanced its Automatic Transmission Fluid range in the EMEAI region, with the launch of HiTEC® 3435 for Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT), meeting the performance requirements of a wide variety of vehicles.

Calumet last Wednesday reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 of $46.0 million, down when compared to $51.9 million for the same quarter in 2012, although adjusted EBITDA of $80.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was up, as compared to $69.7 million in the first quarter of 2012.

• Flint Hills Resources Reduces Posted Prices for Four Lower Viscosity Grades (70, 75, 100 and 230) API Group II Base Oil by 10 CPG Effective May 8
• Inolex Publishes White Paper on the Excellent Health and Safety Profile of Synthetic Esters
• HollyFrontier Posts Increased Earnings in 1Q
• Daimler To Manufacture Fuso Trucks In India
• Lanka IOC PLC Considering US$ 50 to 60 Million Upgrade of Its Trincomal Oil Terminal Facility
• Intertek Expands Services in Southern Africa with New Intertek Oil Condition Monitoring Laboratory
• Petrobras CEO, Maria das Graças Silva Foster: Petrobras Will Double in Size by 2020
• Subaru to Expand Lafayette Indiana Factory by 30 Percent