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Despite the fact that OEM genuine oils account for just 15% of the 7.3 million tonne global PCMO market, Kline’s Project Manager, David Tsui, outlines why, in a highly competitive market, this segment will experience strong growth, which will have repercussions for branded aftermarket lubricant suppliers. With margins on new car sales as low as
As the commercial vehicle market works to meet efficiency and emissions requirements, Sharbel Luzuriaga, Project Manager at Kline Energy, looks at the different factors influencing the future outlook for heavy-duty motor oils in the world’s two largest markets. Combined, the demand from China and the United States for heavy-duty motor oil (HDMO) represents 35% of
As natural gas production in the United States continues to grow, the benefits of reciprocating gas engines relative to gas turbines are being recognized in certain power generation applications. Sushmita Dutta, a Project Manager at Kline’s Energy Practice, explores the impacts this trend will have on the natural gas engine oil (NGEO) market. The U.S.
The difficulty in predicting just how fast or how far things will move towards full vehicle electrification in the next 20 years makes understanding the implications for the wider industry a significant challenge. George Morvey, Energy Industry Manager at Kline & Company, gives a sneak preview of his session at next week’s ICIS World Base
In the relatively flat global marine lubricants market, smaller suppliers have, in recent years, been slowly picking away at the market share of the major oil companies. Kunal Mahajan, manager of Kline’s Marine Lubricants Market Report, reveals how the IMO 2020 low-sulfur regulation could be about to reverse this trend. While the global marine lubricants
