According to the Comercial Roshfrans company statistical data analysis, independent brand lubricating oil accounts for about half of the 644000 tons/year Mexico lubricating oil market, and lubricating oil is continuing to improve quality.
Comercial Roshfrans company's chief operating officer in December 3, 2010 ICIS Pan-American base oil and lube oil conference topic speech said, "in Mexico it is difficult for lubricating oil market data statistics, survey data mainly comes from lubricants supplier, consumer, government and other harmonic factory to provide the latest data."
Mexico's lube oil market is relatively competitive, influenced by north American and European market, product quality is relative taller; And the development trend of synthetic grease or special lubricants resin is obvious; But variety is relatively not very complete.
According to estimation, Mexican base oil demand has 637000 tons from 2008 tons in 630000 and 2008 to 2010, more than 2010 tons. Mexico is now 68% of the demand of base oil imports, Mexico's state oil company Pemex in the production of type I base oil Salamanca (Salamanca) oil refinery to provide 32% of the demand.
Demand for class II base oil has risen from 2008 accounted for 12% of the total paraffin base oil demand growth in 2010 to about 17%. The class III base oil demand is small, but demand in growth.
The supply 92% of Mexico's import base oil, the second Curacao island (Curacao) supply 2%, other countries also have a small amount of supply.
Mexico finished product oil total demand forecast in 2010 reached 644000 tons, and in 2009 to 568000 tons, 2007 of 631500 tons. Mexico lubricating oil consumption of about 65% blend in their own country.
Lubricating oil import about 226000 tons, mainly from the United States (90%), South Korea (4%), Canada and Japan (2% each).
Saloon car engine oil of Mexico, 35% of the total market share of lubricating oil, heavy diesel engine lubricating oil the other 28%, all the other engine oil, industrial oil and fat (37%).