September 2026

Stellantis India has acquired the remaining stake in Stellantis Automobiles India Private Limited (SAIPL) from Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation Ltd (HMFCL), a CK Birla Group company, giving the carmaker

Motul and German carmaker RUF Automobile have launched RUF x Motul Heritage Motor Oil 20W-50, a co-branded mineral multigrade lubricant for classic air-cooled engines from the 1950s to the 1970s. The oil made its debut at the 2026 Goodwood Revival,

Germany’s specialty chemicals company LANXESS has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chinese additive manufacturer Wuxi South Petroleum Additive Co., Ltd. to explore cooperation in lubricant additives across China and the wider Asia-Pacific region

Japan Lubricant Service Co., Ltd. will take over the oil business of Mikado Shoji Co., Ltd. through a business

German power-to-liquid developer INERATEC and engineering consultancy Ramboll are expanding their collaboration to add an upgrading unit to INERATEC’s ERA ONE plant in Frankfurt-Höchst, Germany, that will turn synthetic crude into

LIQUI MOLY is extending its digital anti-counterfeiting check to the motor oils it makes in Thailand for Asian markets, adding a QR code to canister lids that lets customers confirm in real time whether a product

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the maker of BharatBenz trucks and buses, will serve as the anchor entity for Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ new India, Southeast Asia and Australia-Pacific (ISEAA) customer region, placing India at the centre of a 42-country market of

RelaDyne has acquired Rossee Oil Company, a Georgia petroleum distributor supplying fuel, lubricants and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), in the fifth acquisition the company has announced this year. Rossee Oil Company, headquartered in Eatonton, Georgia, serves fuel, lubricant, cardlock and

Oxea has announced three price increases in five days, covering carboxylic acids and specialty esters used in synthetic lubricants, the amine n-octylamine and a group of oxo alcohols and acetate solvents. The largest of the three, announced on 15 September,

Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has become the first manufacturer in the Asia Pacific region to hold dual certification to NSF’s PFAS-free and MOAH-free guidelines, the certifier announced on 9 September, presenting the certificates on the floor of the Asian