Israel’s base oils imports held steady at low levels in May, with more supplies moving to the country from Asia and from less regular sources.Total imports of 4,840 kilolitres (4,290t) in May rose from 4,490t the previous month, government data showed. The volume was still down more than 60pc from year-earlier levels.The sustained slide in shipments cut the country’s total imports to 28,700kl in the first five months of the year, down from more than 50,000kl during the same period last year.Shipments fell from regular sources in Europe.But they rose from other sources.Imports from Estonia rose to more than 1,100kl in the first five months of the year, up from less than 500kl during the same period last year.Imports of 1,460kl from South Korea in the first five months of the year rose from less than 250kl during the same period last year..Turkey's May Grp I base oil imports rise.Base Oil News stories and analysis also available on ICIS platform
