Stručni rad
Trends, demands and paradoxes of lubricant micro markets such as Croatia and the surrounding countries
Robert Mandaković
orcid.org/0000-0003-4429-8382
; GOMA Zagreb
Bruno Novina
; INA maziva d.o.o.
Sažetak
Consumption of lubricants and base oils is not equally spread in different markets and regions of the world. The trends in lubricant and base oil quality requirements in micro markets like Croatia and the surrounding countries differ from one market to the next, as well as the unevenness in demand which is less dependent on the quality and specifications, and more on the key economic factors of a given market. In the past decade, trends in the lubricant business in Croatia and the surrounding region, coupled with the synergistic effect of continuous and increasing imports of new industrial equipment and vehicles, as well as the current quality requirements in Europe, have all affected a continuous decrease visible in lubricant consumption in Croatia and the surrounding region. This paper provides a brief overview of the key factors impacting upon quality requirements and other trends in the Croatian lubricant market. Particular attention is dedicated to the analysis of paradoxes inherent in lubricant micro markets such as the Croatian market, and to a comparison of current and future trends with those of ten years ago.
Ključne riječi
lubricant consumption; regional lubricant market; automotive lubricants; industrial lubricants; lubricant trends in the Croatian market
Hrčak ID:
147313
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.9.2015.
Posjeta: 1.802 *