Bio-lubricants is a term used to describe lubricant products that meet any of the following criteria: biodegradability, bio-sourced, or low toxicity. Bio-lubricants are generally used in environmentally sensitive applications where these features are imperative. Increasing awareness about renewable products, legislation encouraging the usage of bio-lubricants, and growth in end-use industries are driving this niche industry.

This Report Helps Subscribers to:

• Make a reliable and independent assessment of the opportunities and challenges in the bio-lubricants market
• Assess attractiveness of different end-use industries in terms of current penetration of bio lubricants, potential growth, key growth drivers, legislative support, orientation towards bio-lubricants, and roadblocks
• Understand key lubricant product categories where the use of bio-lubricants is growing
• Assess the impact of government procurement, labelling requirements, and other mandates and support to the use of bio-lubricants
• Evaluate key lubricant basestocks used to blend bio-lubricants
• Develop competitive intelligence for use in benchmarking and identifying key bio-lubricant suppliers

Report Contents

Introduction

Overall Market

• Classification of bio-lubricants
• Key bio-lubricants product categories and comparison with petro-lube categories
• Pricing analysis
• Key suppliers, their product offerings, and focus markets
• Product developments and future trends
• Key end-use applications
• Growth drivers and outlook

Key Bio-Lubricant Markets

• Benelux
• Brazil
• Canada
• France
• Germany
• Nordic countries
• United Kingdom
• United States

Each country profile covers the following:

• Finished lubricants demand overview
• Regulations and legislation regarding biolubricants
• Bio-lubricant specifications and products
• Bio-lubricants demand by product category
• Pricing of bio-lubes
• Bio-lubricants demand by end-use
• Key trends in end-use segments
• Bio-lubricants suppliers
• Growth drivers and restraints
• Bio-lubricants demand outlook
• Key opportunities and appraisal

Bio-lubricants Basestocks

• PAG
• PAO
• Synthetic esters
• Vegetable oils

Each basestock profile covers the following:

• Product background covering feedstocks, manufacturing technology
• Key suppliers and overall supply
• Physical characteristics and performance claims
• Product advantages and disadvantages
• Typical applications

Scope & Benefits

Bio-lubricants: Market Analysis and Opportunities provides a detailed appraisal of the global bio-lubricants market and analyzes opportunities existing in the key country markets and end-use applications. Products covered under bio-lubricants include lubricants derived from vegetable oils, PAG, synthetic esters, and other basestocks. Specifically, the study will addresses:

• Overall bio-lubricant demand in key country markets in the base year and five-year outlook
• Environmental regulations, government mandates, and labeling for bio-lubricants
• Demand by key end-use applications and products
• Key suppliers of bio-lubricants
• Growth drivers and restraints and demand outlook for bio-lubricants
• Market opportunities and issues

 
 
This report is a syndicated analysis specifically designed to help subscribers understand the key dynamics of this fast growing and high value market. The report will help subscribers to:

• Develop business strategies by understanding the economic, technological, and legislative trends shaping and driving the global bio-lubricants market
• Design and develop products, marketing, and sales strategies targeting key end-use segments
• Develop market-entry and market expansion strategies by evaluating current and future demand scenarios
• Evaluate the major global bio-lubricants players and their products to identify gaps in product portfolios and evaluate new product introductions
• Identifying the bio-lubricants market segments poised for strong growth