Rubber News Specialist, Helixtap

Vinod Nedumudy

Rubber News Specialist

Global Commodities Alternative Data and Insights

Helixtap

Helixtap collects, processes and distributes proprietary data, analyses and forecasts for the rubber, latex and automotive markets

Commodities

<ul><li>First-stage plant expansion halted as factories multiply  </li><li>Chinese-backed processing boom fuels rural revival and export strength  </li><li>Rubber waste emerges as key fuel for Ivory Coast’s energy transition  </li></ul>

First-stage plant expansion halted as factories multiply  Chinese-backed processing boom fuels rural revival and export strength  Rubber waste emerges as key fuel for Ivory Coast’s energy transition  

Ivory Coast Presses Reset On Rubber Sector Growth Strategy

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.

Baseoilnews.com combines daily, weekly and monthly base oils and lubes fundamentals data from every region of the world to build the most comprehensive and up-to-date global picture of the state of the market.

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.

<ul><li>Global base oils prices edge lower vs feedstock/competing fuel prices, stay well below recent highs in Q2 2025.</li><li>Lower base oils margins coincide with time of year when supply-demand fundamentals typically weaken.</li><li>Even at lower levels, base oils margins hold at levels that curb incentive for refiners to adjust output.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices edge lower vs feedstock/competing fuel prices, stay well below recent highs in Q2 2025.Lower base oils margins coincide with time of year when supply-demand fundamentals typically weaken.Even at lower levels, base oils margins hold at levels that curb incentive for refiners to adjust output.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 14 July

<ul><li>Europe’s Group II base oils prices hold unusually firm versus vacuum gasoil at start of Q3 2025.</li><li>Europe’s Group II base oils price-differentials hold unusually firm vs Group I and Group III base oils at start of Q3 2025.</li><li>Europe’s Group II base oils price-premium to Asia/US prices trends higher from early-Q2 2025.</li></ul>

Europe’s Group II base oils prices hold unusually firm versus vacuum gasoil at start of Q3 2025.Europe’s Group II base oils price-differentials hold unusually firm vs Group I and Group III base oils at start of Q3 2025.Europe’s Group II base oils price-premium to Asia/US prices trends higher from early-Q2 2025.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 14 July

<ul><li>US Group II base oils price-premium to heating oil edges lower, stays in narrow range since start of Q2 2025.</li><li>Base oils price-premium stays rangebound even with expected improvement in supply and slowdown in demand in coming weeks.</li><li>US base oils supply could rise more swiftly in coming weeks following completion of plant-maintenance work.</li></ul>

US Group II base oils price-premium to heating oil edges lower, stays in narrow range since start of Q2 2025.Base oils price-premium stays rangebound even with expected improvement in supply and slowdown in demand in coming weeks.US base oils supply could rise more swiftly in coming weeks following completion of plant-maintenance work.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 14 July

<ul><li>US base oils demand could ease as seasonal slowdown in consumption coincides with rise in supply.</li><li>Demand could get support from tighter surplus supply at start of Q3 2025 following recent plant-maintenance work in domestic and overseas markets.</li><li>Tighter surplus supply curbs prospect of any imminent price-adjustments at time of year when fundamentals typically weaken.</li></ul>

US base oils demand could ease as seasonal slowdown in consumption coincides with rise in supply.Demand could get support from tighter surplus supply at start of Q3 2025 following recent plant-maintenance work in domestic and overseas markets.Tighter surplus supply curbs prospect of any imminent price-adjustments at time of year when fundamentals typically weaken.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 14 July

Italy

Eni SpA explores for and produces hydrocarbons in Italy, Africa, the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, Kazakhstan, and Australia. The Company both produces natural gas and imports it for sale in Italy and elsewhere in Europe. Eni transports natural gas in pipelines. The Company generates and trades electricity, refines oil, and operates gasoline service stations.

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Ivory Coast Presses Reset On Rubber Sector Growth Strategy

As global demand patterns shift and domestic capacity balloons, Ivory Coast—the world’s third-largest natural rubber producer and Africa’s...

Helixtap

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 14 July

Global base oils prices edge lower vs feedstock/competing fuel prices, stay well below recent highs in Q2 2025. Lower base oils margins coincide...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 14 July

Europe’s Group II base oils prices hold unusually firm versus vacuum gasoil at start of Q3 2025. Europe’s Group II base oils price-differentials...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 14 July

US Group II base oils price-premium to heating oil edges lower, stays in narrow range since start of Q2 2025. Base oils price-premium stays...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 14 July

US base oils demand could ease as seasonal slowdown in consumption coincides with rise in supply. Demand could get support from tighter surplus...

Base Oil News

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Ivory Coast Presses Reset On Rubber Sector Growth Strategy

​​​​​​​As global demand patterns shift and domestic capacity balloons, Ivory Coast—the world’s third-largest natural rubber producer and Africa’s...

Helixtap

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 14 July

Global base oils prices edge lower vs feedstock/competing fuel prices, stay well below recent highs in Q2 2025. Lower base oils margins coincide...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 14 July

Europe’s Group II base oils prices hold unusually firm versus vacuum gasoil at start of Q3 2025. Europe’s Group II base oils price-differentials...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 14 July

US Group II base oils price-premium to heating oil edges lower, stays in narrow range since start of Q2 2025. Base oils price-premium stays...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 14 July

US base oils demand could ease as seasonal slowdown in consumption coincides with rise in supply. Demand could get support from tighter surplus...

Base Oil News

As global demand patterns shift and domestic capacity balloons, Ivory Coast—the world’s third-largest natural rubber producer and Africa’s...