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Sepahan Oil and FUCHS Sign Grease Supply Agreement
Tehran, Iran-based Sepahan Oil Company signed an agreement with FUCHS Lubricants Iranian Company, a 100% subsidiary of FUCHS Oil Middle East, to manufacture and supply grease under the FUCHS license. Sepahan Oil is the largest producer of Group I base oils in the Middle East.
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Indian Oil and Tata Motors to Jointly Launch Co-Branded Diesel Engine Oils
IndianOil and Tata Motors have jointly launched a range of co-branded SERVO TM diesel engine oils, specially customized to meet the technical requirements of Tata Motors' commercial vehicle engines. These diesel engine oils conform to several international performance standards including API CH-4 and API CI-4 Plus.
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Kline: Seven Asia-Pacific Lubricants Markets You Need to Know About
Asia-Pacific is the leading region for finished lubricant demand, accounting for 44% of the global market. These leading Asia-Pacific country markets include China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia. Emphasis on fuel economy and a modern vehicle parc will drive the use of synthetics and other lighter viscosity grade lubricants for passenger car motor oil (PCMO) in the region.
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Toyota Recalls 6.5 Million Vehicles Due to Insufficient Lubricant on Window Switch
Toyota announced last Wednesday that it is recalling about 6.5 million vehicles worldwide to fix an issue related to vehicles manufactured with insufficient lubricant grease on the driver's side power window master switch that could lead to fires. The recall includes about 2.7 million vehicles in North America, 1.2 million in Europe, and 600,000 in Japan.
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ExxonMobil and Fox Reach Settlement Over Trademark Dispute
Fox and ExxonMobil have agreed to a settlement ending a lawsuit over the FXX network logo. Two years ago, ExxonMobil sued Fox over the FXX logo which incorporated an interlocking X design. Exxon asserted "strong trademark rights in its famous interlocking X marks," and believed that consumers would likely be confused into believing some affiliation, connection or association.
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- Calumet to Decrease Price of Its (Group II) Calpar 80, 100, 150, 325 and Its (Group I) Calpar 600 by 10 CPG, and Calpar 2500 (BS) by 15 CPG, Effective October 27
- HollyFrontier Decreases Prices of Its (Group I) SN70 Through SN600 by 10 CPG and Its Bright Stock by 15 CPG, Effective October 26
- Chevron Decreases Its 100R, 220R and 600R (Group II) by 10 CPG, Effective October 21
- Phillips 66 Decreases Prices of Its API Group II Pure Performance 70N and 80N by 12 CPG, Its 110N, 225N and 600N by 10 CPG, Effective October 20
- According to Sources, ExxonMobil Decreases Its CORE 100, 150, 300 and 600 (Group I) by 10 CPG and BS by 15 CPG, Effective October 21 and Reduces Its EHC65 (Group II) by 10 CPG and EHC45 (Group II+) by 7 CPG
- Flint Hills Reduces Its (API Group II) 70-HC, 75-HC and Its 100-HC by 12 CPG, Its 230-HC by 10 CPG, and Its 600-HC by 12 CPG, Effective on October 16
- Paulsboro Refining Reduces Its Group I Prices by 10 CPG, and Bright Stock by 15 CPG, Effective October 26
- Klines October Index of Base Stock Production and Re-refining Cash Margins Shows Declines Due to Lower Postings
- MOL Acquires Eni's Downstream Business in Hungary; Wholesale Lubricants Excluded
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