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Used Oils and Re-refined Lubricants: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities
Published: January 2013
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Description
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Regional Coverage: United States
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DESCRIPTION
Used oil is any mineral- or synthetic fluid-based oil that has been used in automotive
and industrial applications for lubrication, power transmission, cooling, and other such
functions and has become unsuitable for its original purpose. There are many
routes/options available for the disposal of these used oils, each with a different
economic and environmental impact. One of the routes/options available is to send
the collected used oil to a re-refinery to produced re-refined baseoils and with the
addition of appropriate additive packages a re-refined finished lubricant.
The re-refining industry is growing rapidly in the United States due to two favorable
factors. First, the quality of re-refined baseoils is improving dramatically. This is due to
improvements in the refining process and improvement in the quality of used oils
collected due to better collection practices and penetration of Group II and Group III
basestocks in virgin lubricants. Second, rising crude oil prices have driven up baseoil
prices, making re-refining economically attractive. As re-refining capacity in the
United States increases, the competition for acquisition of used oil, as well as sales of
re-refined lubricants, is becoming more severe. To evaluate their business attractiveness,
re-refiners need to answer two key questions:
- What is the availability of used oil in my sphere of operation?
- What is the awareness, acceptance, and demand for re-refined lubricants in my
target market?
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of these key questions for all key
markets in the United States.
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Contents
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Introduction
Executive Summary/Overall Market
Used Oil and Re-Refining Market in PADD 1N
Used Oil and Re-Refining Market in PADD 1S
Used Oil and Re-Refining Market in PADD 2
Used Oil and Re-Refining Market in PADD 3
Used Oil and Re-Refining Market in PADD 4
Used Oil and Re-Refining Market in PADD 5
Each PADD profile will include the following:
Lubricant consumption in PADD by major segments
Current used oil collection and disposal practices
Used oil material balance in terms of used oil generated, collected, and routes of disposal
Current finished lubricant blending (virgin as well as re-refined) capacity within the PADD
Orientation of end-users/buyers (commercial, consumer, and industrial) towards re-refined lubricants
Environmental regulation for used-oil handling and disposal and any government support
Profiles of leading re-refiners and used oil collectors in PADD
Attractiveness of re-refining business in PADD in terms of used oil supply and potential demand for re-refined lubricants, market challenges,
barriers, competition, and other issues
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Scope
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Used Oils and Re-refined Lubricants: U.S. Market
Analysis and Opportunities focuses on key
lubricant consuming states within the United States
(excluding Alaska and Hawaii). The study follows
the Petroleum Administration for Defence District
(PADD) segmentation, as shown in the figure. The
base year for the study data is 2011.
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Key Benefits
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Subscribers to this study will gain an understanding of the used oil and re-refining market within in each state in terms
of used oil generation, collection, and disposal and the orientation of lubricant end users and buyers to re-refined
lubricants. Specifically, the study seeks to answers questions such as:
Used Oil Generation, Collection, and Disposal
- What is the lubricant consumption in each PADD?
- What is the annual used oil generated in each PADD as per the usage practices?
- What is the share of generated used oil that is collected in each PADD?
- How is the collected used oil disposed in each PADD? For fuel applications? For re-refining? For other applications?
Re-Refined Lubricant Market Potential
- What is the orientation of key market segments--commercial, consumer, and industrial--towards lubricants blended
from re-refined oils?
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Methodology
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Kline & Company’s leadership role in providing high-quality market information on the global lubricant and lubricant
basestocks industry is based primarily on primary research.
Although secondary sources, such as the Internet, trade publications, government statistics, import-export statistics, and
others, are used, the primary research methodology employed in Used Oils and Re-refined Lubricants: U.S. Market
Analysis and Opportunities is telephone interviews and personal visits with re-refiners, end users, blenders, technology
companies, additive suppliers, government agencies, trade associations, and other industry experts. All
in-depth interviews, analysis, and report writing were conducted by a team of Kline & Company professionals and
associates with decades of experience in baseoil sales, consulting and technical service.
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