Market Research and Consulting...
Lubricants, Base Oils, Additives, Waxes, and More
Petroleum Trends International, Inc. is an independent strategic planning and market research consulting firm.Since 1999, Petroleum Trends International has specialized in custom market research and business consulting services in the lubricant, petroleum wax and fuel space.
Thomas F. Glenn is Founder and president of Petroleum Trends International. Petroleum Trends International is a leading market research and consulting firm specializing in lubricants, fuels, base oils, lubricant and fuel additives, and petroleum waxes.
Glenn has been in the lubricants business since 1978. He balances many years of consulting in the lubricants space with technical expertise gained while managing one of the world’s largest used oil analysis laboratories and sales and marketing experience as a regional sales manager for both Texaco and one of the leading lubricant marketers in the US.
Well known in the industry for his monthly column in Lubes'n'Greases Magazine, and appearances on CBS News, Good Morning America, and regional News Networks. Glenn is also managing editor for JobbersWorld.
Glenn has presented numerous papers at NPRA, ILMA, STLE, NLGI and other industry conferences.
In addition to sales and marketing responsibilities, Glenn is actively engaged in multiclient and proprietary research in the areas of market size and segmentation, new business and product development, channel management, opportunity assessments, forecasting, and other market, marketing, and business related issues.
Presentations
Industry Meetings and Presentations
Petroleum Trends International has presented:
- Market Trends in the US Lubricants Business
Presented to the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association - A Global Overview of the Base Oil Market
ICIS Pan-American Base Oils & Lubricants Conference - The Outlook for API Group II/II+ and III Base Oils in the US Grease Market
Presented to the National Grease Lubricating Institute (NLGI) - US Additive Industry Developments
Presented to the Society of Tribologist and Lubrication Engineers - The Direction of Base Oils and its Impact on Independent Lubricant Manufacturers
National meeting of the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) - Market Space Analysis of GTL Lubricants
Presented at the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association - Surviving and Thriving in a Mature Market
Chevron Summit - Lubricants – State of the Business
CITGO Lubricants Marketer Meeting - Challenges and Changes in the Lubricant Additives Business
Afton St. Louis EXPO
Articles and Publications
Thomas Glenn is well known in the industry for his monthly column in Lubes'n'Greases Magazine. Links to some of the more recent articles authored by Glenn that appear in Lubes'n'Greases Magazine follow below:
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Sorting Out the New HDEO Category The exceptions in API CK-4 and FA-4 that allow for universal oils 03/02/2017 |
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A Look at a decade of
finished lube price changes 02/02/2017 |
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Looking Back and Moving Forward - Part II The challenges ahead for
lubricant marketers in 2017 01/03/2017
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Looking Back and Moving Forward A roundup up last year’s most
notable industry acquisitions, pricing changes and oil
specifications 11/29/2016 |
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Glenn foresees a slow uptake
on API CJ-4 and FA-4 oils 11/03/2016
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A positive trend in consumer
protections 10/04/2016 |
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Glenn draws a line between
base oil and crude prices 09/01/2016 |
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While the majors trim their
networks, Glenn sees remaining lube distributors swell 08/04/2016 |
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JobbersWorld is the first and only independent newsletter to focus on lubricant distributors.
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Contact Us
Petroleum Trends International
406 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ
Phone : 732 494 0405
Email : info@petroleumtrends.com