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Nigerian Blenders Decry New Import regime 0
- West Africa
- August 7, 2025
By Our reporter The lubricant producers association of Nigeria (LUPAN) has condemned a new policy that empowers the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum regulatory Agency (NMDPRA) to issue import license for the importation of lubricants to Nigeria. “The policy will sound a death to the entire existing blending plants in the country, that are currently
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Trump’s Tariffs Unsettle African Lubricant markets 2
- West Africa
- May 28, 2025
President Donald Trump’s trade tariff is negatively impacting lubricant markets across the African continent, stakeholders told Blenders ‘N” Dealers. “The trade tariff has increased the cost of raw materials, especially Group III base stocks, bio-based lubes, synthetic lubes and additives,” said Emmanuel Ekpenyong, Aviation Operations Manager, Puma Energy Tanzania. He added that, “The cost increase,
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Multinationals’ Exit Strategic Alignment 0
- West Africa
- December 27, 2024
Cape Town, South Africa: Multinational oil corporations are exiting the African lubricant market as part of strategies to streamline business operations and ensure efficiency and profitability, stakeholders told BND at the 10th ICIS African Base Oils and Lubricant Conference in Cape Town. Siva Konar, Marketing Segment Manager, Middle East and Africa at Azelis, said that major
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Headwinds Hem in Nigerian Lubricant Market 0

December 27, 2024

Cape Town, South Africa: Insecurity, currency fluctuation, and logistic challenges are limiting the expansion of the Nigerian lubricant market into the West African sub-region, said stakeholders of the Nigerian lubricant at the 10th ICIS African Base Oils and Lubricant Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. “There is a lot of growth in West Africa,” said

Africa has no dumping ground for lubricants 0

West Africa

December 19, 2024

Cape Town, South Africa: The African lubricant market is not a dumping ground for lubricants that are not fit-for-purpose, said stakeholders at the 10 th ICIS African Base Oils and Lubricant Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. “Lubricant oils that do not meet minimum quality standards should not be allowed into the African continent,” said