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Sergio Rebelo addresses the audience at the 12th ICIS Pan American Base Oils & Lubricants Conference

South American Finished Lubricants Market: Time for Rebuilding

In a presentation at the ICIS Pan-American Conference held in December 2016, Sergio Rebelo, Managing Director in Kline’s South America affiliate, Factor, discussed the struggles and opportunities of the South American finished lubricants market. South America has a population of 419 million and a continental GDP of USD 3.6 trillion, roughly 5% of the global

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Finished Lubricant Distributors

Increased M&A Activity of Finished Lubricant Distributors

Over the past decade, the consumer automotive finished lubes value chain has become a hotbed of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. The most active areas of M&A activity in the lubes industry, in terms of number of deals, has been among distributors. Over the past 20 years, some 70 mergers or acquisitions have been closed

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Global Lubricant Basestocks: Market Analysis and Opportunities

Kline’s Index of Base Stock Production and Re-refining Cash Margins Indicates Improved Profitability over the Past Three Months

In January 2014, Kline & Company, a worldwide consulting and research firm serving needs of organizations in the lubricants and base stocks industry, introduced its monthly Base Stock Margin Index, a characterization of recent cash margin contributions in the U.S. base oil market over the past 24 months. The Index estimates cash margin contributions associated

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Global Lubricant Basestocks: Market Analysis and Opportunities

Kline’s Index of Base Stock Production and Re-refining Cash Margins Indicates Worsening Conditions at the End of the First Quarter

In January 2014, Kline & Company, a worldwide consulting and research firm serving needs of organizations in the lubricants and base stocks industry, introduced its monthly Base Stock Margin Index, a characterization of recent cash margin contributions in the U.S. base oil market over the past 24 months. The Index estimates cash margin contributions associated

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