ICIS Pricing Launches Industry-First Price Assessments for Base Oils in Africa

SINGAPORE, August 5, 2011 -

ICIS pricing, the leading price reporting service for the global chemical industry, has expanded its coverage on the global base oil market with the launch of weekly Africa price assessments in the new Africa Base Oils price report. It is the only report in the market that covers this growing region, and reinforces ICIS’ leadership in the global base oils markets. 

The new report covers SN150, SN500 and Brightstock base oil spot price assessments for Durban, Morocco and Egypt, as well as extensive commentary on base oil and lubricant market activities in Southern, Northern and Western Africa.

ICIS pricing weekly Base Oils price reports, covering Asia, China, Europe, Middle East and the US markets, are already the widely-accepted trading benchmarks that help many successful businesses plan and negotiate deals with confidence in the base oils markets. The full range of base oil price reports provides market players with independent pricing and market information that helps them understand the complexities of the market in order to make solid commercial decisions.

Request a sample copy of the ICIS Middle East Base Oils report now from ICIS pricing at www.icis.com/AfricaBaseoilsor by emailing sales.ap@icis.com.

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