未来几年欧洲合成基础油需求将快速增长

中国石化新闻网讯 据《欧洲中东非洲润滑油周报》10月24日消息，一位行业顾问上周表示，虽然欧洲对润滑油的需求可能持平，但2022年前该地区对合成基础油的需求预计将以每年约4%的速度快速增长，因对高质量成品润滑油的需求正在日益增加。

克莱恩公司项目经理Sharbel Luzuriaga周三在网络研讨会上表示：“尽管合成基础油只占全球成品润滑油行业很小的比重，大约为6%或7%，但由于价值和需求快速增长，这是一个有吸引力的领域。”

克莱恩公司预计，2022年前，欧洲聚α烯烃（PAO）需求将以年均约4.5%的速度快速增长。与此同时，API III类基础油的年增长率预计将略低于4%，合成酯的年增长率约为2%。

张春晓 摘译自 《欧洲中东非洲润滑油周报》

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Synthetic Base Stocks Demand Growing

European demand for lubricants may be flat, but the region’s demand for synthetic base stocks is forecast to rise at roughly 4 percent per year through 2022, thanks to increasing demand for higher quality finished lubes, an industry consultant said last week.

“Although synthetic base stocks make up a small percentage – around 6 percent or 7 percent – of the global finished lubricant industry, it is an attractive segment because of the tight value and growth,” Sharbel Luzuriaga, project manager at Kline and Co., said during a webinar Wednesday.

Kline projects that European PAO demand will increase at a compound annual rate of approximately 4.5 percent through 2022. API Group III oils are expected to grow at just under 4 percent per year over the same period, and synthetic esters will increase at a rate of about 2 percent.