9 q6 ~/ ]9 H8 _3 R& ]! y# a+ \7 qSuncor Energy will sell the Petro-Canada lubricants business for $1.125 billion to a Texas-based company under a proposed deal announced Monday. ! j! i' m) B1 T" \4 A * m% [7 a6 R& W3 H- g3 m! |$ VCost-cutting helps Suncor turn surprising $392M profit in 3rd quarter. i1 b7 s* h3 C) o( d8 z- c G
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The deal includes a production and manufacturing centre in Mississauga, west of Toronto, that makes a broad spectrum of specialty lubricants and oils. ) Y- [5 Y3 g' l+ N: {9 N. O: Y1 X2 l$ R) n- X* }, v4 C) g/ L
The buyer is a subsidiary of HollyFrontier Corp. of Dallas, which expects to become North America's fourth-largest lubricants producer as a result of the acquisition. q0 X$ w( s* |! ?
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HollyFrontier will also acquire a perpetual exclusive licence to use the Petro-Canada trademark in association with lubricants.