ExxonMobil, in partnership with India's Tata Motors, has launched its new range of co-branded lubricants under the Mobil Delvac TM Genuine label. Specially developed for Tata Motors' diesel commercial vehicles, the new oils include an API CI-4 Plus, CH-4 and CF-4, all SAE 15W-40 grades.

OOO LLK-International, a fully owned subsidiary of LUKOIL, has signed an agreement to supply LUKOIL GENESIS oils for the first fill of Ford engines manufacturerd at Ford Sollers’ joint venture newly opened plant in Elabuga, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Ford Sollers is a joint venture between Ford Motor Co. and Russia’s Sollers.

Chevron has signed agreements with the leading fuel distribution and lubricants company of Turkey, Petrol Ofisi, for the supply of marine fuel and lubricants to ships operating in Turkey. This alliance covers production, logistics and delivery service of the full range of Chevron’s marine lubricant product line in Turkey for the first time.

Gazpromneft has signed an agreement with AgromashHolding, one of Kazakhstan’s leading industrial enterprises producing Peugeot, Toyota, Hyundai, SsangYong, Iveco, Geely, and JAC Motors cars, for 250 tonnes of factory-fill oil and other products through the end of 2015.

While other European markets remain flat, the United Kingdom, the third largest consumer of finished lubricants in Europe, is on the upswing due to a variety of factors, according to Kline's recently published Global Lubricants: Market Analysis and Assessment report.

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