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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 price-premium to competing/feedstock prices extends fall to five-month low.</li><li>Lower margins coincide with improving supply in Asia as more plant-maintenance draws to a close.</li><li>Improving supply and seasonal slowdown in demand could curb refiners’ leverage to target higher prices to reverse recent drop in margins.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils price-premium to competing/feedstock prices extends fall to five-month low.Lower margins coincide with improving supply in Asia as more plant-maintenance draws to a close.Improving supply and seasonal slowdown in demand could curb refiners’ leverage to target higher prices to reverse recent drop in margins.

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL IN)

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 23 June