Japan is responsible for 53 percent of polyalphaolefin consumption in Asia, an official from Naco Synthetics said in April at the Enmore China Lubricants Market Focus in Shanghai. China and Singapore tied for the next largest share of the regions PAO consumption (12 percent each), followed by South Korea (6 percent) and Taiwan (5 percent). Tianhe Chemicals lubricant additive business is growing but currently has less than 2 percent of the global market for additive packages, an official told the ICIS Asian Base Oils and Lubricants Conference in Singapore June 10.