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Global Base Oils and Lubricants Markets

Global Editor, Base Oil News

Iain Pocock

Global Editor

Commodities

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand could fall in face of slumping crude oil prices and concern about slower-than-expected economic growth in the region.</li><li>Concern about weaker demand cuts fundamentals-related support that could cushion against impact of falling crude oil prices.</li><li>Concern about more muted demand and expected improvement in base oils supply in coming weeks would contrast with increasingly high base oils margins caused by lower crude oil prices.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could fall in face of slumping crude oil prices and concern about slower-than-expected economic growth in the region.Concern about weaker demand cuts fundamentals-related support that could cushion against impact of falling crude oil prices.Concern about more muted demand and expected improvement in base oils supply in coming weeks would contrast with increasingly high base oils margins caused by lower crude oil prices.

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL IN)

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 7 April