China’s base oils exports stayed high in July even as they edged down in the face of lower domestic supply.Base oils exports of 11,080t in July fell from close to 16,000t the previous month, government data showed.The volume almost tripled from year-earlier levels, boosting total exports to more than 87,000t in the first seven months of the year.Exports rose from an already-high 56,370t during the same period last year.Exports slowed in July mostly because of a dip in shipments to southeast Asia and a pause in flows to India.Exports to the UAE by contrast surged to more than 3,000t in July. The record-high volume rose from less than 1,000t during the previous nineteen months combined.Exports of less than 700t to Latin America in July fell from a record-high of close to 1,000t the previous month. The July volume was the second-highest on record.Exports to Europe fell back to around 530t, from more than 850t in June. Before February, there had been almost no monthly shipments to Europe. .China’s July base oils imports fall.Thailand’s June base oils exports rise
