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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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Russian-Ukrainian War Upsets Base Oil Supply in Nigeria 1
- West Africa
- December 19, 2023
The Russian-Ukrainean war is causing an upset to the supply of base oils in the Nigerian lubricant market, stakeholders told BND. According to Nigerian lubricant blenders, the war between Russia and Ukraine has led to the opening of shipping routes in the global North, especially the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Kazakhstan. “The Russian-Ukrainian
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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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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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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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