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Calumet buying Royal Purple for about $335 million

Indianapolis-based Petroleum refiner Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP is buying high-performance lubricants maker Royal Purple Inc. of Porter, Texas, for about $335 million, the companies announced Wednesday morning.

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City commission set to approve refinery plans

The Metropolitan Development Commission is expected Wednesday afternoon to approve Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.’s plan to build its first used oil re-refinery, on West 10th Street. The project is estimated to cost $40 million and should create 55 jobs by 2013.

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Reduced production drives Calumet to a loss

High crude oil prices and lower production hurt the bottom line at Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, which Wednesday
reported a $13.1 million first-quarter loss. It posted a $75.6 million profit in the first three months of 2009.

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