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Iain Pocock

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Global Base Oils and Lubricants Markets

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

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

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<ul><li>Global base oils prices stay firm vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Firm base oils margins point to tight supply and strong demand.</li><li>Firm base oils margins incentivize refiners to raise base oils output.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices stay firm vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.Firm base oils margins point to tight supply and strong demand.Firm base oils margins incentivize refiners to raise base oils output.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 21 April

<ul><li>Asia’s Group II base oils prices hold firm relative to prices in regional markets like northeast Asia so far this year.</li><li>Asia’s Group II base oils prices hold firm relative to prices in more distant markets like Americas so far this year.</li><li>Asia’s firm prices complicate arbitrage, reflecting tighter-than-usual regional supply late last year and in early-2025.</li></ul>

Asia’s Group II base oils prices hold firm relative to prices in regional markets like northeast Asia so far this year.Asia’s Group II base oils prices hold firm relative to prices in more distant markets like Americas so far this year.Asia’s firm prices complicate arbitrage, reflecting tighter-than-usual regional supply late last year and in early-2025.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 21 April

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils prices stay high relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices even as they edge lower.</li><li>Firm margins point to tight supply-demand fundamentals.</li><li>Margins hold firm even with demand fundamentals showing signs of easing and some plant maintenance work drawing to a close.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils prices stay high relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices even as they edge lower.Firm margins point to tight supply-demand fundamentals.Margins hold firm even with demand fundamentals showing signs of easing and some plant maintenance work drawing to a close.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 21 April

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand could face more marked pressure as expectations of softer supply-demand fundamentals coincide with concern about economic slowdown and impact of US tariffs.</li><li>Uncertainty about timing, size and impact of US tariffs adds to blenders’ incentive to maintain lower stocks.</li><li>High base oils prices relative to feedstock and gasoil prices and relative to other regions add to incentive to hold back.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could face more marked pressure as expectations of softer supply-demand fundamentals coincide with concern about economic slowdown and impact of US tariffs.Uncertainty about timing, size and impact of US tariffs adds to blenders’ incentive to maintain lower stocks.High base oils prices relative to feedstock and gasoil prices and relative to other regions add to incentive to hold back.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 21 April

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/time-technoplast-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16043:1" rel="noopener">Time Technoplast (TIME IN)</a> holds a dominant position in the industrial packaging sector, with leadership in composite cylinders, IBCs, plastic drums, benefiting from a strong global presence&amp; high entry barriers.</li>
<li>TTL is increasingly focusing on higher-margin segments like CNG cylinders, hydrogen storage, and composite products. These initiatives offer significant scalability and margin expansion, setting up strong long-term revenue growth.</li>
<li>With strategic R&amp;D investments, TTL is entering emerging sectors like e-mobility (e-rickshaw batteries) and hydrogen fuel cylinders, tapping into new high-growth markets that could diversify revenue and fuel sustainable growth.</li>
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Time Technoplast (TIME IN) holds a dominant position in the industrial packaging sector, with leadership in composite cylinders, IBCs, plastic drums, benefiting from a strong global presence&amp; high entry barriers.
TTL is increasingly focusing on higher-margin segments like CNG cylinders, hydrogen storage, and composite products. These initiatives offer significant scalability and margin expansion, setting up strong long-term revenue growth.
With strategic R&amp;D investments, TTL is entering emerging sectors like e-mobility (e-rickshaw batteries) and hydrogen fuel cylinders, tapping into new high-growth markets that could diversify revenue and fuel sustainable growth.


The Beat Ideas- Time Technoplast: Driving Growth Through Innovation & Value-Added Products

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Indian Oil Corporation Limited explores for and refines crude oil, in addition to manufacturing petroleum & petroleum products. The Company's products include lubricating oils, liquid petroleum gas, aviation turbine fuels, greases, wax, bitumen and asphalt. Indian Oil Corporation has retail outlets throughout India. The greatest majority shareholding in the Company is held by Indian Government.

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Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 21 April

Global base oils prices stay firm vs feedstock/competing fuel prices. Firm base oils margins point to tight supply and strong demand. Firm base...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 21 April

Asia’s Group II base oils prices hold firm relative to prices in regional markets like northeast Asia so far this year. Asia’s Group II base oils...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 21 April

Asia’s base oils prices stay high relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices even as they edge lower. Firm margins point to tight supply-demand...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 21 April

Asia’s base oils demand could face more marked pressure as expectations of softer supply-demand fundamentals coincide with concern about economic...

Base Oil News

The Beat Ideas- Time Technoplast: Driving Growth Through Innovation & Value-Added Products

Time Technoplast is a dominant player in industrial packaging, focusing on higher-margin segments like CNG cylinders and hydrogen storage for...

Sudarshan Bhandari

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Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 21 April

Global base oils prices stay firm vs feedstock/competing fuel prices. Firm base oils margins point to tight supply and strong demand. Firm base...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 21 April

Asia’s Group II base oils prices hold firm relative to prices in regional markets like northeast Asia so far this year. Asia’s Group II base oils...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 21 April

Asia’s base oils prices stay high relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices even as they edge lower. Firm margins point to tight supply-demand...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 21 April

Asia’s base oils demand could face more marked pressure as expectations of softer supply-demand fundamentals coincide with concern about economic...

Base Oil News

The Beat Ideas- Time Technoplast: Driving Growth Through Innovation & Value-Added Products

​Time Technoplast is a dominant player in industrial packaging, focusing on higher-margin segments like CNG cylinders and hydrogen storage for...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Time Technoplast is a dominant player in industrial packaging, focusing on higher-margin segments like CNG cylinders and hydrogen storage for...