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Mexico is expected to resume growth in 2020 after last year’s economic stagnation, which was caused by a combination of negative factors including policy uncertainty and slower global and U.S. production. The economic recovery will be contingent on the successful implementation of prudent fiscal policies and the ratification of the U.S., Canada, Mexico (USMCA) trade
The shift from conventional petroleum wax-based products to synthetic and vegetable waxes is becoming intense. Non-conventional waxes, particularly Fischer-Tropsch’s and hydrogenated vegetable, are increasingly becoming the focus for growth in the wax business. Interestingly, the wax landscape is also changing on the end-use side.
Metalworking fluids is the second-largest category within the industrial lubricant segment in Russia. The segment has been stable without large variations over the years. However, due to the steady annual growth of automotive production in the country and increasing exports of steel and primary metals over the past few years, it is expected that demand
With China’s slowing GDP, many changes and new economy sectors will play an increasingly important role in the country’s future economic growth. China’s economic structure is transforming from investment- and export-driven to consumption-driven, with manufacturing and growing domestic consumption. Its changing economic strategy will bring both opportunities and challenges to different end-use industries.
We’re all familiar, I suspect, with U.S.-based warehouse operator Costco Wholesale Corporation and its extensive, trusted Kirkland Signature private-label line of products, such as gasoline, wine, spirits, cashews, laundry detergent, vitamins, beef hot dogs, and my personal favorite, funeral urns and caskets. When it’s time for Uncle Leo to meet his maker, send him out
It is a known fact that the conventional lubricants market is projected to be flat to declining in the foreseeable future. To offset these declines and both maintain and grow their market share, businesses need to look for opportunities in various market segments, with synthetics being one of them. Sales of synthetic and semi-synthetic lubricants
Kline’s Energy Practice is regularly asked about volumetric lubricant demand growth and where opportunities exist for a supplier of industrial and automotive lubricants in a particular country market. In the not-too-distant past, emerging and developing country markets were rapidly growing in terms of lubricants demand and, as such, it wasn’t hard for a supplier to
The dynamic lubricant additives market may appear stable with modest overall growth figures; however, these numbers mask the numerous changes impacting the additives industry. Regulations around emissions, fuel sulfur content, health and safety, and toxicity labeling are some of the main drivers of change in this industry. The global drive toward lower emissions and better
I was invited to present at the 10th China International Rubber Oil Summit in Ningbo, China about the “Trends and Opportunities on the Global Rubber Process Oil Market” (全球橡胶加工油市场趋势和机遇). The conference was organized by ENMORE on July 11-12, 2019. The global rubber consumption is expected to slow down in the next five to 10 years
Vehicle OEMs are increasingly looking for revenue sources beyond vehicle sales to help boost profitability and are mainly focusing on the fixed operations side of their dealerships. OEMs and their dealerships are investing in advertising and expanding service departments with dedicated quick lube installations to help drive customers back into dealerships for after-sales service of
