France’s lubricating oil demand fell to an eight-month low in April in the face of sliding consumption of heavy-duty engine oils (HDEO).Lube demand of 37,700t in April fell by 16pc from 44,740t the previous month and by 10pc from year-earlier levels, according to Centre Professionel des Lubrifiants (CPL).The country’s lube consumption typically falls in the month of April from March.But the size of the fall in demand was larger than usual.The year-on-year drop in demand was the tenth in eleven months.Demand fell because of a 17pc fall in consumption of HDEO and a 13pc drop in demand for industrial oils.Consumption of passenger car engine oils fell less sharply, by just 0.5pc..Spain’s April lube demand falls.Contact us for more information about the data for these stories
