+ `" ^1 }4 A1 p0 q8 vSuncor Energy will sell the Petro-Canada lubricants business for $1.125 billion to a Texas-based company under a proposed deal announced Monday. ' z2 h( R* m5 T- y7 s 6 u- H& P3 C$ { k( p: }7 aCost-cutting helps Suncor turn surprising $392M profit in 3rd quarter 8 X0 K; e6 B; ~# mSuncor snags majority control of Syncrude with $937M Murphy Oil deal, P3 V" x9 v5 i8 C# J' w. N" w; r
The deal includes a production and manufacturing centre in Mississauga, west of Toronto, that makes a broad spectrum of specialty lubricants and oils.% N% E2 f" f) W% b. @; z' {
1 V8 Q$ \" g" t. U5 S8 ~% C/ h; xThe 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. ; h- h* w' j( Q1 e7 G4 {+ H8 {. p! u5 o |
HollyFrontier will also acquire a perpetual exclusive licence to use the Petro-Canada trademark in association with lubricants.