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In January 2007 hocem launches its regular Newsletter containing latest information, news and background information for the base oil market. In regular intervals we will comment on interesting topics and latest news.

The newsletter will be available on our website www.hocem.com.

The decline in oil prices combined with difficult market circumstances made 2006 a challenging year. Nevertheless the Base Oil Business of Group 1 is still growing worldwide. Difficult markets however create a lot of opportunities in pricing, services, logistics and quality development.

The hocem development was stable. We offer our customers supplies from our own shore tanks in Tallinn, Eastham and Antwerp. By improving our product qualities hocem was approved as a regular supplier to some major oil companies. We take pride in our performance and the complete fulfillment of all commitments to our customers during 2006.

This year hocem sponsors for the second time the World Base Oil Conference 2007 in London. We welcome you to this event at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel and we are looking forward to high level speeches, inspiring discussions and of course to personal meetings.

During the Conference hocem will be represented by the chairmen Mr. Albrecht Haase and Mr. Adalbert Marschalkowski and our sales managers Mr. Hans Groen and Mr. Malte Ehmcke. Please contact us for personal meetings at our hocem Meeting Point.

From 9th to 16th November 2006 the worldwide toughest rallye and race, the “La Carrera Panamericana”, took place in Mexico with hocem being one of the sponsors!

Founded by the Mexican government the first rallye took place in 1950. Since then names like Juan Manuel Fangio, Piero Taruffi and Karl Kling are connected with the event. Uncalculated risks caused the disruption of the “La Carrera Panamericana” in 1954.

Since 1988 the rallye again takes place every year. Historic cars from all over the world make their way through the countryside of Mexico. Tropical climate and long roads ranging from sea level to 3000 meter high mountains, with a distance of more than 3.500 km create the special and challenging character of this rallye.

In 2006 the “La Carrera Panamericana” started in Veracruz and made its way to Monterrey via Puebla, Querétaro, Morelia, Aguascalientes and Zacatecas.

The chairman Mr. Albrecht Haase and his wife Christine participated in the event with their Jaguar MK 1/ 1958. After two years of intensive preparation one of their life dreams came true.

They finished with a respectable overall 16th place out of 90 cars and the 7th place in the historic group. For the final day even winner of the day.

The preparations for the 2007 rallye already started! This year´s rallye will be very special as it will take place for the 20th time.

To get your own impression please feel free to receive a DVD with a documentation of the PanAm during the conference in London!!!

Interested to join us in the PanAm 2007? Please contact us or visit the www.lacarrerapanamericana.com.mx.

Development of the UK market with our supply base/ shore tanks at Eastham with our distribution partners B&N.

B&N Baseoils Ltd, St Ann´s House
King Street, Knutsford, U.K., WA 16 6 PD
VAT: GB 618 1026 68
alanbell@b-nbaseoils.co.uk

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