Aster Chemicals and Energy Pte and Puraglobe Germany have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore development of a Re-Refined Base Oil (RRBO) facility in Singapore, targeting to transform used motor oil into high-overall performance base oils.
The scheduled facility might goal one of the most ignored streams in the energy economy—used lubricating oil—and transform it into top rate base oils that underpin modern industry. These materials are crucial to everything from car engines and jet turbines to wind farm gearboxes, electric vehicles thermal systems, and high-precision production equipment.
The collaboration combines the Puraglobe’s proprietary re-refining technologies and Aster’s regional operational and commercial capabilities, positioning Singapore as the proposed release base for what will be the first such facility outside Germany.
Under the venture, named Project PURANOVA, used motor oil—often discarded or underutilized throughout Asia—could be processed into base oils which are molecularly same to virgin Group III and III+ products. Puraglobe’s HyLube and HyRes technologies sit at the core of the process, allowing industrial-scale recovery and refinement and not comparable high-quantity facility recently operating outside Germany.
The agencies say the initiative noted a step towards expanding circular industrial systems in the region, turning waste streams into high-value inputs for global lubricant supply chains.
“Puraglobe has spent 3-decades proving that used motor oil is not waste, it’s miles a top rate feedstock waiting to be unlocked. We carry verified working records throughout 3-German process trains, global offtake relationships with main lubricant producers, and a technology stack persistently refined since our first commercial deployment in 2004.
“Singapore is the right base from which to bring this conviction to Asia. In Aster, we’ve got determined a partner that understands the industrial rigor this technology demands, the commercial ambition it deserves, and what it truely means to invest in the energy systems of tomorrow,” stated Alois Virag, Chief Executive Officer.
