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Iain Pocock

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Commodities

<ul><li>US domestic base oils demand shows signs of easing, compounding impact of pick-up in supply.</li><li>Discount of US Group II export prices to domestic prices widens further, reflecting that dynamic.</li><li>Weaker domestic demand suggests buyers are now comfortable with existing stock levels to cover requirements over coming weeks and to cover any unexpected disruptions to supply.</li></ul>

US domestic base oils demand shows signs of easing, compounding impact of pick-up in supply.Discount of US Group II export prices to domestic prices widens further, reflecting that dynamic.Weaker domestic demand suggests buyers are now comfortable with existing stock levels to cover requirements over coming weeks and to cover any unexpected disruptions to supply.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 28 July

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<li>US base oils export prices extend fall versus feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li>
<li>Increasingly firm heating oil premium to crude oil compounds weakness of base oils prices.</li>
<li>Diverging price trends could prompt moves to divert more feedstock supplies into diesel pool.</li>
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US base oils export prices extend fall versus feedstock/competing fuel prices.
Increasingly firm heating oil premium to crude oil compounds weakness of base oils prices.
Diverging price trends could prompt moves to divert more feedstock supplies into diesel pool.


Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 28 July

<ul><li>India’s imported Group I heavy neutrals base oils cargo price strengthens relative to FOB Asia and Europe prices in July 2025.</li><li>India’s rising price-differential for Group I SN 500 follows drop in availability of the supplies from Iran especially in recent months.</li><li>India’s imports of Group I heavy neutrals fall to eighteen-month low in June 2025, mostly because of drop in supplies from Middle East.</li></ul>

India’s imported Group I heavy neutrals base oils cargo price strengthens relative to FOB Asia and Europe prices in July 2025.India’s rising price-differential for Group I SN 500 follows drop in availability of the supplies from Iran especially in recent months.India’s imports of Group I heavy neutrals fall to eighteen-month low in June 2025, mostly because of drop in supplies from Middle East.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 28 July

<ul><li>Global base oils prices turn more mixed relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Light-grade margins face more pressure in Asia than in other markets.</li><li>Dynamic boosts incentive for adjustments in output in that market, points to more balanced fundamentals in other markets.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices turn more mixed relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices.Light-grade margins face more pressure in Asia than in other markets.Dynamic boosts incentive for adjustments in output in that market, points to more balanced fundamentals in other markets.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 28 July

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Japanese IDMs are increasing global investments, while the US keeps a close eye on China's chip industry to adjust supply chains.</li><li>Compal Electronics introduces a new liquid cooling solution for effective cooling of electronic devices.</li><li>Google enhances AI visual generation with Veo 2, Imagen 3, and Whisk, while Innolux focuses on FOPLP and Lam boosts fab efficiency with collaborative robots.</li></ul>

Japanese IDMs are increasing global investments, while the US keeps a close eye on China's chip industry to adjust supply chains.Compal Electronics introduces a new liquid cooling solution for effective cooling of electronic devices.Google enhances AI visual generation with Veo 2, Imagen 3, and Whisk, while Innolux focuses on FOPLP and Lam boosts fab efficiency with collaborative robots.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (25-Dec-2024): Japanese IDMs' global investment plans.

United Kingdom

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Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 28 July

US domestic base oils demand shows signs of easing, compounding impact of pick-up in supply. Discount of US Group II export prices to domestic...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 28 July

US base oils export prices extend fall versus feedstock/competing fuel prices. Increasingly firm heating oil premium to crude oil compounds...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 28 July

India’s imported Group I heavy neutrals base oils cargo price strengthens relative to FOB Asia and Europe prices in July 2025. India’s rising...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 28 July

Global base oils prices turn more mixed relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices. Light-grade margins face more pressure in Asia than in other...

Base Oil News

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (25-Dec-2024): Japanese IDMs' global investment plans.

Japanese IDMs expand globally, US watches China's chip industry, Compal Electronics introduces liquid cooling, Google enhances AI visuals, Innolux...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

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