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<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand could be more cautious amid expectations of healthy availability of supply within the region and in other markets.</li><li>Signs of more manageable build-up of surplus supplies in July-Aug 2025 curb pressure on refiners to make sharp price adjustments to clear volumes.</li><li>Signs of pick-up in availability of supplies in other markets could still put pressure on regional refiners to adjust prices to stay competitive.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could be more cautious amid expectations of healthy availability of supply within the region and in other markets.Signs of more manageable build-up of surplus supplies in July-Aug 2025 curb pressure on refiners to make sharp price adjustments to clear volumes.Signs of pick-up in availability of supplies in other markets could still put pressure on regional refiners to adjust prices to stay competitive.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 8 September

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The SET Index is expected to remain volatile today, with resistance at 1,273/1,284 points and support at 1,260/1,250 points.</li><li>Domestically, sentiment has turned positive after parliament approved Anutin Charnvirakul as the new Prime Minister, helping restore investor confidence.</li><li>The next step is royal endorsement, followed by the appointment of the new Cabinet.</li></ul>

The SET Index is expected to remain volatile today, with resistance at 1,273/1,284 points and support at 1,260/1,250 points.Domestically, sentiment has turned positive after parliament approved Anutin Charnvirakul as the new Prime Minister, helping restore investor confidence.The next step is royal endorsement, followed by the appointment of the new Cabinet.

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. September 8, 2025

<ul><li>The SET Index is expected to trade sideways up today, with the resistance at 1,268/1,284 and the support at 1,251/1,238.</li><li>The US Department of Labor released the JOLTS Job Openings survey, showing that job openings—a key measure of labor market demand—fell by 170k to 7.18mn positions in July, below analysts’ forecast of 7.38mn and down from 7.437mn in June.</li><li>The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking (JSCCIB) projects Thailand’s GDP growth at 1.8–2.2% in 2025, with exports expected to grow 2–3% and inflation at 0.5–1.0%.</li></ul>

The SET Index is expected to trade sideways up today, with the resistance at 1,268/1,284 and the support at 1,251/1,238.The US Department of Labor released the JOLTS Job Openings survey, showing that job openings—a key measure of labor market demand—fell by 170k to 7.18mn positions in July, below analysts’ forecast of 7.38mn and down from 7.437mn in June.The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking (JSCCIB) projects Thailand’s GDP growth at 1.8–2.2% in 2025, with exports expected to grow 2–3% and inflation at 0.5–1.0%.

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. September 4, 2025

<ul><li>Global base oils prices hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Margins hold firm at time of year when fundamentals are typically weaker.</li><li>Firm margins incentivize refiners to maintain high base oils output.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices.Margins hold firm at time of year when fundamentals are typically weaker.Firm margins incentivize refiners to maintain high base oils output.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 1 September

<ul><li>India’s imported Group II heavy-grade base oils cargo price-premium to FOB prices in US and Asia holds firm and in relatively narrow range in recent weeks.</li><li>Price-spread stays in narrow range as CFR India cargo price tracks lower FOB Asia/US Gulf coast prices.</li><li>CFR India cargo price falls amid pick-up in availability of supplies, boosting buyers’ choice.</li></ul>

India’s imported Group II heavy-grade base oils cargo price-premium to FOB prices in US and Asia holds firm and in relatively narrow range in recent weeks.Price-spread stays in narrow range as CFR India cargo price tracks lower FOB Asia/US Gulf coast prices.CFR India cargo price falls amid pick-up in availability of supplies, boosting buyers’ choice.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 1 September

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Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 8 September

Asia’s base oils demand could be more cautious amid expectations of healthy availability of supply within the region and in other markets. Signs...

Base Oil News

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. September 8, 2025

Domestically, sentiment has turned positive after parliament approved Anutin Charnvirakul as the new Prime Minister, helping restore investor...

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. September 4, 2025

The US Department of Labor released the JOLTS Job Openings survey, showing that job openings—a key measure of labor market demand—fell by 170k to...

Krungthai XSpring

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 1 September

Global base oils prices hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices. Margins hold firm at time of year when fundamentals are typically...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 1 September

India’s imported Group II heavy-grade base oils cargo price-premium to FOB prices in US and Asia holds firm and in relatively narrow range in...

Base Oil News

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