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Middle East and North Africa’s Commodity Importers Hit by Higher Prices 0
- Engine Oil
- June 19, 2023
Higher commodity prices, propelled upwards by war in Ukraine, will have a significant economic impact on the region.
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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
- West Africa
- 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
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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
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No Cause for Concern Over Shell’s Exit 0
- LUBRICANT
- July 23, 2024
No Cause for Concern Over Shell’s Exit
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Dangote Refinery Not Designed for Local Base Oils Consumption 0
- West Africa
- April 4, 2024
By Our Reporter Nigeria’s Dangote Oil Refinery was not designed to meet local base oils challenges, stakeholders in the Nigerian lubricant market told B&L. “Well, any economic development that will affect the general well-being of Nigerians will likely improve the uptake of lubricants,” Taiye Williams, managing director of Lubcon International, told B &L. “I would
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