Global Editor, Base Oil News

Iain Pocock

Global Editor

Global Base Oils and Lubricants Markets

Base Oil News

Base Oil News focuses on the interplay between fundamentals and prices in the global base oils and lubricants markets.

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The data and analysis provide key tools to understand current market developments and opportunities and to anticipate how the market is likely to behave in the coming months.

Base oils producers, lube blenders and consumers can then better plan accordingly.

Baseoilnews.com analyses and publishes market news and data every day as it breaks.

Commodities

<ul><li>Global base oils prices extend rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Outright prices mostly hold firm or rise even in face of ongoing dip in crude oil/diesel prices.</li><li>Contrasting trends point to stronger base oils fundamentals relative to crude/diesel.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices extend rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.Outright prices mostly hold firm or rise even in face of ongoing dip in crude oil/diesel prices.Contrasting trends point to stronger base oils fundamentals relative to crude/diesel.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 5 May

<ul><li>Europe Group III base oils price trends higher vs prices in US and Asia over past two months.</li><li>Europe Group III price trends higher vs domestic Group I price and VGO, holds firm vs domestic Group II price.</li><li>Europe’s firmer Group III price differentials could reflect correction following sustained weakness.</li></ul>

Europe Group III base oils price trends higher vs prices in US and Asia over past two months.Europe Group III price trends higher vs domestic Group I price and VGO, holds firm vs domestic Group II price.Europe’s firmer Group III price differentials could reflect correction following sustained weakness.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 5 May

<ul><li>US base oils prices extend rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Rising base oils margins point to supply-demand fundamentals that are firm enough to support the higher price differentials.</li><li>Supply fundamentals likely to be tighter in early Q2 2025 amid heavy round of plant maintenance work in North America.</li></ul>

US base oils prices extend rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.Rising base oils margins point to supply-demand fundamentals that are firm enough to support the higher price differentials.Supply fundamentals likely to be tighter in early Q2 2025 amid heavy round of plant maintenance work in North America.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 5 May

<ul><li>US base oils demand likely to stay muted in face of slowing economic growth/manufacturing activity, combined with sufficient availability of supply.</li><li>Sliding crude oil prices add to reluctance to buy.</li><li>Supply shows signs of staying sufficient to meet demand even with heavy round of plant maintenance work that follows slump in domestic output in Feb 2025.</li></ul>

US base oils demand likely to stay muted in face of slowing economic growth/manufacturing activity, combined with sufficient availability of supply.Sliding crude oil prices add to reluctance to buy.Supply shows signs of staying sufficient to meet demand even with heavy round of plant maintenance work that follows slump in domestic output in Feb 2025.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 5 May

European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

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<li>Since mid-November, spreads have generally widened across our European liquid universe of ordinary and preferred shares (9 have tightened, 10 widened).</li>
<li>Recommended trades long preferred / short ordinary shares: Media-for-Europe, Sixt, Volkswagen (still the most interesting situation).</li>
<li>Recommended trades long ordinary / short preferred shares: Fuchs, Henkel, SSAB Svenska Stal.</li>
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Since mid-November, spreads have generally widened across our European liquid universe of ordinary and preferred shares (9 have tightened, 10 widened).
Recommended trades long preferred / short ordinary shares: Media-for-Europe, Sixt, Volkswagen (still the most interesting situation).
Recommended trades long ordinary / short preferred shares: Fuchs, Henkel, SSAB Svenska Stal.


Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares: December‘23 Report

Germany

FUCHS SE manufactures lubricants and related specialty products. The Company refines and produces industrial and automotive lubricants, hydraulic oils, greases, and polishing products, as well as biodegradable oils. FUCHS markets its products worldwide.

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Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 5 May

Global base oils prices extend rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices. Outright prices mostly hold firm or rise even in face of ongoing dip in...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 5 May

Europe Group III base oils price trends higher vs prices in US and Asia over past two months. Europe Group III price trends higher vs domestic...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 5 May

US base oils prices extend rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices. Rising base oils margins point to supply-demand fundamentals that are firm...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 5 May

US base oils demand likely to stay muted in face of slowing economic growth/manufacturing activity, combined with sufficient availability of...

Base Oil News

Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares: December‘23 Report

Since mid-November, spreads have generally widened across our European liquid universe of ordinary and preferred shares (9 have tightened, 10...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

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