1 _$ L4 ]( y0 V; VSuncor Energy will sell the Petro-Canada lubricants business for $1.125 billion to a Texas-based company under a proposed deal announced Monday.& v2 U2 U5 t: u/ q' v: X' {
$ Z' p0 ]5 M N5 L: U- W2 mCost-cutting helps Suncor turn surprising $392M profit in 3rd quarter1 J( d& |$ t5 G: V: |! D
Suncor snags majority control of Syncrude with $937M Murphy Oil deal ' [0 ]/ d. ] }* }0 Y5 D+ ~The deal includes a production and manufacturing centre in Mississauga, west of Toronto, that makes a broad spectrum of specialty lubricants and oils. S2 n+ V! {! T9 a& ^
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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.' U1 C8 m5 d- {3 x& a) |+ v1 L* P
) R3 I* T/ u8 A% @5 ]* K7 a6 KHollyFrontier will also acquire a perpetual exclusive licence to use the Petro-Canada trademark in association with lubricants.