Compressor OEM Gardner Denver announced last Wednesday that it has acquired LeROI Compressors for a purchase price of approximately $20 million funded by cash on hand. Based in Sidney, Ohio, LeROI will be part of Gardner Denver’s Industrials Segment.

ExxonMobil announced last Tuesday that it has completed its expansion project in Jurong to increase production of grease and synthetic lubricants, including Mobil 1TM, the company’s flagship synthetic engine oil. The grease plant started production in January 2017, and the synthetics plant started production in April.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company announced last Monday it has successfully completed a low viscosity polyalphaolefins capacity expansion at its Cedar Bayou plant in Baytown, Texas.

Infineum announced last Monday that it is the first additive company to develop a diverse portfolio that meets the requirements of the new ACEA C5-16 category.

Just days after the U.S. Dept. of Justice filed a civil suit accusing Fiat Chrysler with using “cheat software” to bypass emissions regulations, General Motors is being hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that it also rigged thousands of diesel vehicles to pass emissions tests.

• Cross Oil Increases All Its Naphthenics by 15 CPG, Effective June 1
• Shell Launches Next Generation Trunk Piston Engine Oils
• Sasol Breaks Ground on New Alkoxylation Production Facility in China
• Tesoro Changes Name to Andeavor, Effective August 1, 2017 Following Completion of Its Acquisition of Western Refining
• Gulf Oil USA Appoints Barry Dickerson and Gary Houghtaling as Territory Sales Managers