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Global Lubricants:
Market Analysis and Assessment
Regional Coverage: North America n South America n Europe n Asia-Pacific n Africa and the Middle East
In continuous publication since 2003, Global Lubricants: Market Analysis and Assessment provides a compre-
hensive, in-depth analysis of automotive and industrial finished lubricant products, end-use industries/trade
classes, major suppliers, and market trends in the leading country markets and regions.
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Global Lubricants:
Market Analysis and Assessment
Report Contents
Year in Review n Consumer automotive overview: product
n Global lubricant industry market review category, type, viscosity grade, API service
category, installed and retail, synthetics, supplier
n Top 20 global lubricants supplier market share
market share, forecast and assumptions
n Lubricant performance trends
n Industrial oils and fluids overview: product
n Lubricant basestock market review category, type, viscosity grade, leading industries,
n Competitive review synthetics, supplier market share, forecast and
n Overview of leading country markets and regions assumptions
n Appraisal
Country Market Profiles
n Country overview including political and Lubricant Supplier Profiles
economic background, trade barriers, vehicle
n Background and organizational structure
parc- sales- production, basestock and additive
manufacturing and supply n Financial performance
n Commercial automotive market segment n Recent developments
overview: product category, type, viscosity n Basestocks and additives production and
grade, API service category, on-highway and manufacturing
off-highway, synthetics, supplier market share, n Finished lubricants
forecast and assumptions n Distribution and marketing
n Appraisal
Table 1: Supplier Profiles for Subscriber Selection Table 2: Country Markets for Subscriber Selection
Scope
Global Lubricants: Market Analysis and Assessment provides a detailed independent appraisal
of the finished automotive and industrial lubricants industry and identifies market opportunities
and challenges for lubricant suppliers, distributors, lubricant additive suppliers, and basestock
manufacturers.
n Industrial oils and fluids: hydraulic fluid, com- n Consumer automotive lubricants: passenger car
pressor and refrigeration oils, turbine and cir- engine oil, 2T/4T, ATF, gear oil and grease
culating oils, gear oil, grease, and other general n Commercial automotive lubricants: heavy duty
industrial oils and fluids engine oil, hydraulic and transmission fluid, gear
n Process oils: white, electrical, rubber, and all oil and grease
other n Penetration levels of synthetic and semi-synthet-
n Industrial engine oil: natural gas, railroad, ma- ics will be analyzed and assessed
rine, aviation piston aircraft, and stationary n Metalworking fluids: removal, forming,
diesel protecting, treating,
Key Benefits
This market study assists senior executives, product and market managers, strategic planners,
raw material suppliers, and lubricant distributors assess the market for their products and
understand their competition on a global level.
n Customized report comprised of your choice of n Evaluate opportunities for mergers, acquisitions,
10 country market and/or supplier profiles plus a and alliances
comprehensive Year in Review PowerPoint doc- n Identify volume and revenue growth opportuni-
ument summarizing the overall global lubricants ties at the product level (synthetics) or channel
industry level (franchised workshop), especially in flat to
n Accurately estimating the current size of the declining country markets
global lubricant market by geographic region n Identify macro and micro-economic trends shap-
and product ing and driving the global lubricants industry
n Identifying barriers to growth and developing
strategies to overcome them
Methodology
Kline’s approach places principal emphasis on primary research techniques to ensure that the foundation of
business intelligence and insight is accurate, current, and reliable. Building on our 50-plus years in the business and
leveraging our worldwide network of offices, our teams of seasoned professionals draw upon pragmatic industrial
and commercial experience to understand and interpret global impacts and local perspectives.
Primary Research
Secondary Research
We Know Where to Look – Mining the Details.
Analysis is further supplemented by secondary Relevant developments are diligently followed and
research, consisting of constant tracking of annual their impact closely monitored. Reports also draw upon
company reports, national statistics bureaus, trade/ non-confidential data from Kline’s internal database,
industrial/professional associations, and the like. consisting of over half a century’s syndicated research.
Data are rigorously analyzed, cross-checked, distilled, intelligence procurement and assessment, giving
and validated. Kline’s proven methodology allows subscribers a solid foundation on which to grow, refine,
exceptionally effective, precise, and reliable market and expand their business with confidence.