Lubricants are substances that are capable of minimizing friction, heat and wear between moving solid surfaces. Oils and grease are also frequently used as such substances. Lubricants of high quality are characterized by high boiling point, low freezing point, high viscosity index, thermal stability, corrosion prevention, high resistance to oxidation.
Companies involved in the oils and lubricants market produce two main groups of lubricants, which are automotive and industrial. Industrial lubricants are classified into industrial oils and industrial specialties. Lubricants mainly consist of base oil (90%) and additives (10%). Vegetable oils and synthetic liquids such as esters, silicones are widely utilized as base oils. Castrol BP Petco Ltd., Exxon Mobil Corporation, Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd., LUKOIL Oil Company are amid the major players of the oils and lubricants market.
The Catalogue includes research reports analyzing the Oils and Lubricants Market on global, regional and local scales. The reports provide data on market growth drivers and/or igniters. The researches disclose the key challenges that the market participants face. Besides, the major vendors are profiled in the studies. The reports examine price changes and production volumes. The research studies disclose future prospects for the market too.
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Assessment of China's Market for Industrial Lubricants
US$ 2,000.00
... Strategic Research has published a study of the China market for industrial lubricants, which covers oil and synthetic, non-automotive lubricants ... areas covered include: market size and shares, five-year projections, market structure, pricing trends, distribution, consumption, an assessment of key suppliers ...
January 2011
132 pages
Heavy Duty Diesel (HDD) Market Report: 2010 Edition
US$ 800.00
... The emergence of heavy duty hybrid market and high penetration of diesel especially in Europe has give a new room for heavy duty diesel market. Such trends ... report gives an overview of the global heavy duty diesel market. It provides an analysis of various regional HDD markets like the US, Europe and Asia. The ...
September 2010
33 pages
Heavy Duty Diesel (HDD) Market Report: 2009 Edition
US$ 800.00
... world. European standards for heavy-duty vehicles and engines have given the rise to automotive catalyst market. Also these standards are ... diesel engines. The tighter government regulations have driven platinum demand in the HDD market, which is rising continuously with growing HDD market. In Europe HDD ...
February 2009
26 pages
Regulations to Drive Heavy Duty Diesel (HDD) Catalyst Market
US$ 850.00
... should start to grow fast as vehicle emission regulations have already been implemented for all heavy duty diesel (HDD) vehicles in Europe in October 2006 and in ... a billion dollar market by 2010 because of the new legislation for heavy duty diesel engines. The market is likely to get a further fillip by 2011 ...
August 2007
24 pages
