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NEW entrant
Synergy
lubricants
launched
KSh1.5
trillion
Total cost of the
recently launch
Lapsset project
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (Ethiopia), Presidents Mwai
Kibaki (Kenya) and Salva Kiir (South Sudan) during the
launch of the Lamu port project on March 3, 2012.
DEMAND
Lapsset launched
T
he government of Kenya, south Sudan and
Ethiopia have launched the Lamu port,
South Sudan and Ethiopia transport project
commonly referred to as Lapsset. This will comprise
of a port and a refinery at the coastal city of Lamu, an
oil pipeline running from South Sudan to the port of
Lamu and a network of railway lines and roads connecting South Sudan and Ethiopia to the Lamu port.
For the lubricants industry this means an increase in
lubes consumption initially from the construction
works and eventually from the maintenance requirements of the port facility and railway transport both of
which have huge volume requirements.
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January-March 2012 | Lubezine Magazine
For the lubricants
industry this
means an
increase in lubes
consumption
initially from
the construction
works and
eventually
from the
maintenance
requirements
of the Port and
Railway facility
The landscape of Kenya’s
lubricants market continues to
change with new players entering
the fray for a slice of Kenya’s
40 million litres pie. Synergy
Lubricant Solutions Ltd (SLS Ltd)
has launched diesel engine oils,
“DELSTAR”. According to the
company’s Managing Director,
Mr. Mohamed Baraka, these are
high quality lubricants designed
for high drainage intervals with an
aim of reducing lubrication cost.
Also launched are Lithium
Complex grease Delstar EP3 for
wheel bearing lubrication.
Mr. Mohamed Baraka, has been
in the lubricant business for over
30 years, and in conjunction with
international partners, has been
the drive behind the launch of
these new products.
‘The reception of our products in the market has been
overwhelming and we are soon
embarking on appointment
of dealers in Eldoret, Nakuru,
Kitale and Nyeri,’ he
added. Current