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July 2013
EUROPE
MIDDLE EAST
AFRICA
Number 49
Redefining
Base Oils
Shortages
Loom for Wax
loyal
customers
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PUBLISHER’S LETTER
Base Oil Quality Rises while Capacity Slips
Mineral base oil capacity in Europe,
the Middle East and Africa now totals
16.8 million tons per year. A 5 per-
cent decline in API Group I capacity
dragged total capacity down from last
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