Volume 6 Issue 39
SSY Base Oil Shipping Report
September 27, 2019The U.S. market is slowing down, which is evidenced by the increasing amount of open space in the U.S. Gulf. Nor do Europe or Asia appear particularly dynamic, although neither region has significantly deteriorated over the past week.-by Adrian Brown
Bohui Near to Opening Group II Plant
September 27, 2019Bohui Chemical, a fuel supplier based in Chinas Zhejiang province, will start to produce API Group II base oil in November, a company official said Sept. 19 during an industry conference in Nanjing.
Additive Volumes Forecast to Grow
September 27, 2019Global lubricant additive demand volume will grow 0.5 percent per year from 4.6 million tons in 2018 to more than 4.8 million tons by 2023, consultancy Kline & Co. projected, slightly less than the growth projected for finished lubricants due to a sharp decline in detergents for marine lubricants.
Asian Markets Called Attractive
September 27, 2019While Western businesses may wring their hands in frustration at the difficulties of doing business in Asia, at least one industry insider views high barriers to entry as positive.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
September 27, 2019Briefly Noted
September 27, 2019Hi-Tech Lubricants informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange of the appointment of Ji Won Park, a nominee of SK Lubricants, as director effective Sept. 21, in place of ex-nominee Moon Seek Park. Japanese oil seal manufacturer NOK announced it will raise the price of its seal products and special lubricants for general industrial machinery by up to 10 percent for orders received in October for domestic and overseas distributors. The company cited a rise in raw material costs and personnel and logistics costs.