Japanese expand lube production in China

A leading lubricant production center, the largest a Japanese firm has established in China, recently began operation in Guangzhou, south China

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The $17 million Nippon Oil (Guangzhou) Lubricating Oil Co

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plant is designed to produce 27 million litres of lubricants per year

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Funded by Nippon Oil Corporation, the project will bring the Japanese company’s total lube production capacity in China to 82 million litres, or 1

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6% of China’s annual demand

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Industry observers said the new facility will be welcomed by the local steel and shipbuilding sectors