CRUCIAL MARKET UPDATE: The Reality of the Lubricants Industry & How to Protect Your Supply

If you’ve been following our last two updates, you already know the golden rule of the current market

Availability is the new currency. But if we’re being completely honest? Crystal balls are useless right now. No one can confidently predict what the global oil market will do next week, let alone next month.

What we do have are the cold, hard numbers landing on our desks. And they are eye-watering.

To give you a raw look at what we're navigating together, here is a snapshot of the price hikes we're absorbed recently:

Hydraulic Oil: Up a massive 130.59% 📈

Automotive Engine Oils: Up by a median of 47.06%

Heavy-Duty Engine Oils: Up by a median of 40.70%

Loyalty Over Everything

With numbers like that, it's a wild market. But here is our promise to you:

Our existing family comes first. We are actively prioritizing our loyal, existing business over chasing new accounts. If you’ve stood by us, we are protecting your supply lines with everything we’ve got.

The 6 to 9 Month Echo

We get asked a lot: "What if the war ends tomorrow?" Even in that best-case scenario, global supply chains don’t just snap back like a rubber band. The backlog, shipping disruptions, and raw material deficits mean we will feel the aftershocks for at least 6 to 9 months after any resolution.

Your Action Plan: Don't Get Caught Dry

Waiting out the storm isn't a strategy this time. Sourcing product is about to get incredibly tight across the UK, and you do not want to be left stranded.

Our strongest advice? Stock up now, especially on Hydraulic Oil.

We aren't trying to sound the alarm for no reason—we want to ensure your machinery keeps moving when nationwide shortages hit the hardest. Guard your business, protect your margins, and get those orders in while the stock is securely in our warehouse.

Let’s keep your engines running. Give the team a call to secure your volume today

07895 729018 / 07903 808941

Sales@uklubricants.com