U.S. Consumer Automotive Lubricants Is Nearing a Complete Return to Form
The U.S. finished lubricants market rebounded from COVID-19 and experienced a strong recovery in 2021, with volumetric demand reaching 97% of the 2019 level.
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Indian Lubricants Market on a Slow but Promising Path to Growth, sees Kline
The global lubricants market is rapidly changing. Ranking third after the United States and China, India is one of the most important markets. Kline’s recently published Opportunities in Lubricants: India Market Analysis is a comprehensive analysis of the Indian lubricants market, focusing on key trends, developments, challenges, business opportunities, and major suppliers. With a GDP
China Looking Inwards for Strength – An Opportunity for Global Lubricant Majors
As a logistical consequence of China’s vast exporting, manufacturing facilities tended to be coastal; however, in an effort to offset declining exports, China is increasingly shifting to a domestic consumption-driven economy and investing significant resources in developing infrastructure within the country’s interior thus encouraging companies to expand and establish a presence to service what were until recently low priority domestic needs. This realignment affords both opportunities and challenges.
Global lubricant consumption – Where are we going?
The economic rollercoaster ride of the past three years has generated a debate on the nature of lubricant demand and its growth in context of economic growth. Does lubricant demand growth track GDP growth rate? Can we define a relation between GDP growth and lubricant growth? Has the lubricant market grown at all in the last 10 to 15 years?
The Widening of the Panama Canal – The Potential Game Changer
Historically, the U.S. East Coast (Atlantic region), led by New York, dominated trading activities with other nations.
This certainly had an impact on the local economy in terms of growth in related industries such as shipping, trucking, railroad, and other such industries which resulted in the growth of marine engine oils, railroad engine oils, and HDMOs.
We may now see a shift in trade on a similar scale, with the U.S. Gulf Coast, led by Houston, New Orleans, and other ports in the region being the beneficiaries. A potential game changer, as announced by the Wall Street Journal, is the $5.25 billion widening of the Panama Canal scheduled to be completed in 2014. (Read more…)
Automotive products lead finished lubricant consumption in the AME region
The finished lubricant markets of Africa and the Middle East are traditionally overshadowed by other markets, more notable for their large size, rapid growth or high quality levels. However, the AME region boasts attractive country markets of its own, with high growth potential and quality lubricant output.
The Passenger Car Lubricants Market in India Leapfrogs Quality Levels
The passenger car lubricants market in India is witnessing a massive shift in OEM-recommended viscosity grades, according to the latest findings from the Opportunities in Lubricants 2010: India Market Analysis report by worldwide consulting and research firm Kline & Company. While the older passenger cars in India are still running on viscosity grades such as SAE
