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Iain Pocock

Global Editor

Global Base Oils and Lubricants Markets

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<ul><li>Global base oils prices face more pressure versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, especially for light grades, and especially in Asia.</li><li>Heavy-grade price-premium to feedstock/competing fuel prices also faces more pressure in Asia than in other markets.</li><li>Dynamic increases prospect of any adjustments in output taking place in Asia ahead of other markets.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices face more pressure versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, especially for light grades, and especially in Asia.Heavy-grade price-premium to feedstock/competing fuel prices also faces more pressure in Asia than in other markets.Dynamic increases prospect of any adjustments in output taking place in Asia ahead of other markets.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 21 July

<ul><li>Asia’s Group II heavy-grade base oils cargo price-premium to US export prices widens in H1 July, further complicating arbitrage to Americas.</li><li>Asia's Group II light-grade price-discount to US export prices narrows, complicating arbitrage to Americas.</li><li>Asia’s firm Group II base oils prices contrast with steep price-discount to US export prices in Q2-Q3 2024.</li></ul>

Asia’s Group II heavy-grade base oils cargo price-premium to US export prices widens in H1 July, further complicating arbitrage to Americas.Asia's Group II light-grade price-discount to US export prices narrows, complicating arbitrage to Americas.Asia’s firm Group II base oils prices contrast with steep price-discount to US export prices in Q2-Q3 2024.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 21 July

<ul><li>US Group II base oils price-premium to feedstock/competing fuel prices stays in narrow range, increasingly lags year-earlier levels.</li><li>Base oils margins hold at levels that sustain incentive to maintain steady output.</li><li>Base oils prices hold at levels that facilitate removal of surplus supplies in overseas markets.</li></ul>

US Group II base oils price-premium to feedstock/competing fuel prices stays in narrow range, increasingly lags year-earlier levels.Base oils margins hold at levels that sustain incentive to maintain steady output.Base oils prices hold at levels that facilitate removal of surplus supplies in overseas markets.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 21 July

<ul><li>US base oils demand likely to wane amid seasonal slowdown in consumption during summer holidays.</li><li>Steady outright prices and expectations of healthy availability of supply add to attraction of holding back.</li><li>Build-up of additional stocks to cover against weather-related supply disruptions likely to have mostly been completed.</li></ul>

US base oils demand likely to wane amid seasonal slowdown in consumption during summer holidays.Steady outright prices and expectations of healthy availability of supply add to attraction of holding back.Build-up of additional stocks to cover against weather-related supply disruptions likely to have mostly been completed.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 21 July

European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

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<li>Since mid-June, share price spreads have generally widened across the European liquid universe of ordinary and preferred shares, with 6 tightening and 13 widening.</li>
<li>The premium of non-voting, less liquid Handelsbanken B shares vs. A has widened to 59.2%; the discount of Grifols B has widened (Brookfield’s approach remains tentative and non-committal).</li>
<li>Recommended trades long preferred/short ords: Atlas Copco, BMW, Grifols, MFE Media-for-Europe. Recommended trades long ordinary / short preferred shares: Handelsbanken, Henkel.</li>
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Since mid-June, share price spreads have generally widened across the European liquid universe of ordinary and preferred shares, with 6 tightening and 13 widening.
The premium of non-voting, less liquid Handelsbanken B shares vs. A has widened to 59.2%; the discount of Grifols B has widened (Brookfield’s approach remains tentative and non-committal).
Recommended trades long preferred/short ords: Atlas Copco, BMW, Grifols, MFE Media-for-Europe. Recommended trades long ordinary / short preferred shares: Handelsbanken, Henkel.


Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares: July '25 Report

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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 21 July

Global base oils prices face more pressure versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, especially for light grades, and especially in...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 21 July

Asia’s Group II heavy-grade base oils cargo price-premium to US export prices widens in H1 July, further complicating arbitrage to...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 21 July

US Group II base oils price-premium to feedstock/competing fuel prices stays in narrow range, increasingly lags year-earlier levels. Base oils...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 21 July

US base oils demand likely to wane amid seasonal slowdown in consumption during summer holidays. Steady outright prices and expectations of...

Base Oil News

Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares: July '25 Report

Since mid-June, share price spreads have generally widened across the European liquid universe of ordinary and preferred shares, with 6 tightening...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

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