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<ul><li>Cargo of light and heavy-grade Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in recent days before heading to Indonesia, set to arrive next week.</li><li>Taiwan’s base oils exports in first-half May remained lower than during the same period in March and April.</li><li>Singapore took delivery in the past week of a large shipment from northwest Europe that set off from that market in first-half March.</li></ul>

Cargo of light and heavy-grade Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in recent days before heading to Indonesia, set to arrive next week.Taiwan’s base oils exports in first-half May remained lower than during the same period in March and April.Singapore took delivery in the past week of a large shipment from northwest Europe that set off from that market in first-half March.

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 15 May

<ul><li>March base oils and lubricants demand surged across Asia, Europe and the US — accelerating stockbuilding, tightening balances and deferring the supply reckoning into Q2</li><li>Japan, Thailand and Southeast Asia absorbed available supply through accelerated buying — leaving refiners with depleted inventories despite higher output and exports</li><li>Asia's March exports hit a three-year high, absorbing regional surplus and keeping markets balanced — but disruptions since late February have flipped concern from oversupply to tightening</li></ul>

March base oils and lubricants demand surged across Asia, Europe and the US — accelerating stockbuilding, tightening balances and deferring the supply reckoning into Q2Japan, Thailand and Southeast Asia absorbed available supply through accelerated buying — leaving refiners with depleted inventories despite higher output and exportsAsia's March exports hit a three-year high, absorbing regional surplus and keeping markets balanced — but disruptions since late February have flipped concern from oversupply to tightening

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 8 May '26

<ul><li>Cargo of Group II light and heavy grades loaded from Taiwan in early May before heading to Singapore, set to arrive early next week.</li><li>Cargo loadings from Taiwan in early May remained below levels in the first ten days of April.</li><li>Singapore took delivery in the past week of the first cargo from Saudi Arabia since November 2025.</li></ul>

Cargo of Group II light and heavy grades loaded from Taiwan in early May before heading to Singapore, set to arrive early next week.Cargo loadings from Taiwan in early May remained below levels in the first ten days of April.Singapore took delivery in the past week of the first cargo from Saudi Arabia since November 2025.

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 8 May

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<li>Q4 FY26 concalls confirm five simultaneous cost shocks: bushing supply crunch, transformer oil inflation, US tariff volatility, Middle East export displacement and power-versus-distribution backlog mismatch hitting transformer manufacturers at once</li>
<li>India's transformer capacity set to nearly double to 690 GVA by FY28; the structural demand story is intact. But near-term margin compression is real as input cost escalates</li>
<li>The sector is building through a margin trough not a demand trough. Backward integration (CRGO, bushings, pressboard) is the critical differentiator for whoever emerges with structurally superior margins in FY28.</li>
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Q4 FY26 concalls confirm five simultaneous cost shocks: bushing supply crunch, transformer oil inflation, US tariff volatility, Middle East export displacement and power-versus-distribution backlog mismatch hitting transformer manufacturers at once
India's transformer capacity set to nearly double to 690 GVA by FY28; the structural demand story is intact. But near-term margin compression is real as input cost escalates
The sector is building through a margin trough not a demand trough. Backward integration (CRGO, bushings, pressboard) is the critical differentiator for whoever emerges with structurally superior margins in FY28.


Strong Order Books, Squeezed Margins: What India's Transformer Industry Is Actually Saying?

<ul><li>Cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in past week before heading to China.</li><li>Taiwan’s total exports slowed markedly in second-half April, leaving the full-month volume well below March levels.</li><li>Small cargo of Group II heavy grades set to load from Taiwan in early May, with Southeast Asia the likely destination.</li></ul>

Cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in past week before heading to China.Taiwan’s total exports slowed markedly in second-half April, leaving the full-month volume well below March levels.Small cargo of Group II heavy grades set to load from Taiwan in early May, with Southeast Asia the likely destination.

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 30 April

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Savita Oil Technologies is an Indian manufacturer of specialty petroleum products, including transformer oils, white oils, liquid paraffins, and automotive and industrial lubricants. The company also operates a renewable energy division with wind power plants. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and was founded in 1961.

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Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 15 May

Cargo of light and heavy-grade Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in recent days before heading to Indonesia, set to arrive next week. Taiwan’s...

Base Oil News

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 8 May '26

March base oils and lubricants demand surged across Asia, Europe and the US — accelerating stockbuilding, tightening balances and deferring the...

Base Oil News

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 8 May

Cargo of Group II light and heavy grades loaded from Taiwan in early May before heading to Singapore, set to arrive early next week. Cargo...

Base Oil News

Strong Order Books, Squeezed Margins: What India's Transformer Industry Is Actually Saying?

Record backlogs. Collapsing margins. Five cost shocks hitting India's transformer sector at once and one backward integration race that decides...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 30 April

Cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in past week before heading to China. Taiwan’s total exports slowed markedly in second-half April,...

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Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 15 May

Cargo of light and heavy-grade Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in recent days before heading to Indonesia, set to arrive next week. Taiwan’s...

Base Oil News

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 8 May '26

March base oils and lubricants demand surged across Asia, Europe and the US — accelerating stockbuilding, tightening balances and deferring the...

Base Oil News

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 8 May

Cargo of Group II light and heavy grades loaded from Taiwan in early May before heading to Singapore, set to arrive early next week. Cargo...

Base Oil News

Strong Order Books, Squeezed Margins: What India's Transformer Industry Is Actually Saying?

​Record backlogs. Collapsing margins. Five cost shocks hitting India's transformer sector at once and one backward integration race that decides...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 30 April

Cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in past week before heading to China. Taiwan’s total exports slowed markedly in second-half April,...

Base Oil News

Record backlogs. Collapsing margins. Five cost shocks hitting India's transformer sector at once and one backward integration race that decides...