Market Research Reports: LubesNet

LubesNet, a comprehensive database of finished lubricant demand at the global, regional, country, market segment, product category, product type, and viscosity grade levels, provides information that helps answer such questions as:

• What will be the demand for SAE 0W-XX PCMO in the United States in 2015 and 2020?
• How does 2T/4T engine oil demand compare to PCMO in Asia- Pacific, and how does that differ in South America?
• What are the market shares of the leading lubricant suppliers in the consumer automotive segment in China?

LubesNet Database 2012 is available online through an annual subscription. The base year for the 2012 version is 2011 and includes FutureView forecasts to 2015 and 2020.

LubesNet captures finished lubricant consumption in every important lubricant-consuming country market. Data is segmented according to five core regions, plus a global summary. Each regional segment provides a detailed breakdown of finished lubricant consumption in each important country market within the region, plus an "all other" category.

• Asia-Pacific: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and all other
• North America: Canada, Mexico, and the United States
• Europe: Benelux, France, Germany, Iberia, Italy, Poland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Russia, and all other
• South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala , Honduras , Peru, Venezuela, and all other
• Africa/Middle East: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, and all other
• Global

LubesNet includes insight down to the viscosity grade level, as shown in the sample below. For each region, the major lubricant consuming country markets are displayed with a level of detail and granularity not found in other database offerings. Since its inception in January 2007, the content and functionality of LubesNet has improved based on suggestions and recommendations from its many global users such as:

• NEW Trend View combines historical, base year, and FutureView in one table to view demand changes over time
• NEW global supplier market share estimates
• NEW Guatemala and Honduras added to South America
• Six years of historical demand data
• Choose to view all country markets or one or more individual country markets in either the base year, historical, or FutureView
• Demand data available in four units of measure: kilotonnes (KT), million gallons (MG), million liters (ML), and thousand barrels (KB)
• GDP data and other relevant market indicators
• Kline's underlying assumptions in the FutureView for country market lubricant growth/decline
• Unlimited access to the Kline project team for inquiries and demonstrations from HQ and individual LubesNet users

If you sign on to our premium service, you will have access to an additional five countries of your choice plus access to GDP data and other relevant market indicators.

LubesNet is easy to use and accessible from anywhere in the world through a single user identification code and password. A subscription includes enterprise-wide access by anyone in your organization and from any enterprise location where finished lubricant demand data is needed.

LubesNet is an excellent tool to empower sales, marketing, and management personnel to utilize the most up-todate finished lubricant demand data in their areas of responsibility and specific geographies. For example, a product manager in China can easily access LubesNet to understand the historical, current, and future demand for a specific viscosity grade of PCMO to more effectively customize a product offering to local demand. Understanding the shift to lower viscosity consumer engine oils in India and the increasing penetration of synthetics can be an effective tool in supply chain and marketing initiatives.

LubesNet features the FutureView forecasting tool, allowing users to easily change variables to run various "what if" demand scenarios. For example, if the recovery from recession in China is stronger than expected and the lubricant market grows by 6% instead of 4%, what will be the impact on demand? Or if viscosity grades do not change at the suggested rate, or if performance changes do not occur, what might the resultant demand look like?

Kline is unmatched in our ability to gather hard-to-get market and competitive intelligence with a high degree of confidence. Kline's market analysis approach places the principal emphasis on primary research techniques to ensure that the foundation of business intelligence and insight is accurate, current, and reliable.

LubesNet Database 2012 leverages our contacts in the industry to capture insights and information from a wide range of industry experts. The project team includes resources from our locations in the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America to construct an accurate picture of global consumption.

This analysis is supplemented by secondary research drawn from the review of suppliers' product literature; a search of recent trade and technical literature; internet sources; and analysis of statistical data from government, industry, and trade associations and agencies.

In addition, information has been leveraged from Kline's finished lubricants in-depth report series Global Lubricants Industry: Market Analysis and Assessment and Opportunities in Lubricants North America, as well as through other studies from the Energy practice.