Editor's Letter
Petrol Ofisi was the market share leader in 2020 with the 28,6% share of the market in lubricant and chemicals industry in Turkey. Due to this success Petrol Ofisi has continued its market leadership for its 10th year.
The new regulation that the International Maritime Organization ( IMO) enacted on January 1, 2020 concerns the lubricant sector closely. According to the new regulation, the global sulfur limit for bunker fuels will be reduced, which will significantly affect the refinery and base oil industry. IMO 2020 may result in reduced capacity of Group I plants and increased volumes of Group II and III plants. Nynas Turkey General Manager Guney Devrim Ildiri shared his views on this subject.
In the first quarter of this year, two major races will be held in Turkey. Shell Helix became the title sponsor of Turkey Rally Championship which will start in February and end in October 2020. MotoBike Istanbul, the Turkey's largest motorcycle and the bicycle event will be held at the end of February this year and the main sponsor of which will be Motul. You can read our magazine interview with Motul Turkey's General Manager
Mr. Dmitry Bakumenko on the contributions of the brand to motor sports.
The Global Lubricant Week, one of the industry's leading events for 15 years, will be held this year between 13- 16 October.
We listened to Pavel Kartashov, Business
Development Manager of RPI, which organizes the event. GLW is considered as one of the most far- reaching and important events of the CIS and Eastern European lubricant market.
I wish 2020 would be an easy year for our industry. New year is projected to bring some difficulties in economic and commercial sense, but obviously there will be also positive developments for our industry both in Turkey and worldwide.
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