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<ul><li>Supply recovered across most major markets, while buyers became more cautious as crude oil prices fell and disruption risks eased.</li><li>South Korea increased exports to the US but cut volumes to India, pointing to a shift in demand rather than a shortage of supply.</li><li>Taiwan's exports rebounded and Singapore's exports began recovering, reinforcing signs of improving Asian availability.</li></ul>

Supply recovered across most major markets, while buyers became more cautious as crude oil prices fell and disruption risks eased.South Korea increased exports to the US but cut volumes to India, pointing to a shift in demand rather than a shortage of supply.Taiwan's exports rebounded and Singapore's exports began recovering, reinforcing signs of improving Asian availability.

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 19 Jun '26

<ul><li>Global base oils supply rose to a five-year high in March, but demand rose even faster, flipping the market into its first deficit in more than five years.</li><li>Asia's supply continued to outpace demand, with higher output, softer exports and weaker Chinese procurement pointing to firmer regional availability.</li><li>China's output fell from a four-year high, but remained well above normal levels, reinforcing signs of sufficient domestic supply and limited need for additional imports.</li></ul>

Global base oils supply rose to a five-year high in March, but demand rose even faster, flipping the market into its first deficit in more than five years.Asia's supply continued to outpace demand, with higher output, softer exports and weaker Chinese procurement pointing to firmer regional availability.China's output fell from a four-year high, but remained well above normal levels, reinforcing signs of sufficient domestic supply and limited need for additional imports.

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 12 Jun '26

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We highlight 14 stocks in Asia that look interesting to us based on our FVMR methodology
Portfolio changes: Three stocks remain, 11 new join the fray
Since its inception, it has generated a before-fee total return of 326% versus the MSCI Asia ex Japan of 227%


<ul><li>Higher base oils output in Japan and Brazil added to signs that refiners maintained firm production levels despite pressure to prioritise motor fuels.</li><li>Europe entered the supply-disruption period with elevated availability of all base oils grades, with steady US flows and strong Netherlands output pointing to Group II availability remaining adequate through Q2.</li><li>US base oils supply rebounded in March, but demand rose even faster, leaving inventories unusually low and reducing the buffer against any additional supply disruption.</li></ul>

Higher base oils output in Japan and Brazil added to signs that refiners maintained firm production levels despite pressure to prioritise motor fuels.Europe entered the supply-disruption period with elevated availability of all base oils grades, with steady US flows and strong Netherlands output pointing to Group II availability remaining adequate through Q2.US base oils supply rebounded in March, but demand rose even faster, leaving inventories unusually low and reducing the buffer against any additional supply disruption.

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 4 June '26

<ul><li>Several more cargoes of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in the past week, with shipments heading mostly to Southeast Asia.</li><li>Taiwan’s base oils exports rose in second-half May from the first half, with total May volumes likely exceeding April levels but still lagging March.</li><li>Large cargo set to load from South Korea in early June; size of shipment pointed to US Gulf coast as the likely destination.</li></ul>

Several more cargoes of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in the past week, with shipments heading mostly to Southeast Asia.Taiwan’s base oils exports rose in second-half May from the first half, with total May volumes likely exceeding April levels but still lagging March.Large cargo set to load from South Korea in early June; size of shipment pointed to US Gulf coast as the likely destination.

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 29 May

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