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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Dave Croghan
Maxum Petroleum
Ann Ball
CIMCOOL Industrial
Products LLC
Vice President
Barbara Kudis
Allegheny Petroleum
Products Co.
Barbara A. Bellanti
Battenfeld Grease &
Oil Corporation of N.Y.
Treasurer
Charles Decker
American Oil &
Supply International, LLC
Secretary
Scott A. Schwindaman
Lubrication Engineers, Inc.
Immediate Past President
Beth Ann Jones
Hangsterfer's Laboratories, Inc.
Michael Damiani
Radco Industries, Inc.
Lon Fanning
DuBois Chemicals
Jarrett Flegel
Boss Lubricants
Catharine T. Golden
Etna Products, Inc.
Frank H. Hamilton III
South Atlantic Services, Inc.
Greg Julian
Advanced Lubrication
Specialties
Kent Morris
Pinnacle Oil, Inc.
Ronald M. Powell
Moroil Technologies
STAFF
Chief Executive Officer
Holly Alfano
Associate Director
Martha F. Jolkovski
Director of
Communications
Brenda Gillinson, CAE
Member Services/
Marketing Manager
Tim Mack
Communications
Manager
Amber Lopez
Membership Manager
Meg Thaxton
Accounting Manager
Margaret Smith
General Counsel
Jeffrey L. Leiter
EDITORIAL, DESIGN
Contributing Editor
Brenda Gillinson, CAE
Designer
Mark St. Amand
THE YGS GROUP
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Drew Bankert
Copy Editor
Amanda Holahan
Managing Editor
Sam Hoffmeister
Account Director
Tina Enck
MEDIA SALES
Vice President
Jack Davidson
Advertising Account
Executive
Tima Good
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LETTER FROM THE CEO
Hot Topics at #ILMA2018:
THFs and Global Trade
ILMA SESSION HIGHLIGHTS TRACTOR HYDRAULIC FLUIDS
Early in 2018, state regulators in Georgia and Missouri turned their attention to
tractor hydraulic fluids (THF) when they issued a "stop sale" order. The order
targeted THFs labeled as meeting the John Deere "303" specification. Regulators
in Georgia said that the THF 303 specification was discontinued in 1974,
and they required that all THF 303-labeled products be removed from sale
by Aug. 11, 2018.
There is no question that other states will follow Georgia and Missouri. Momentum
is already growing within the National Conference on Weights and Measures
(NCWM) to develop a regulation addressing THFs.
Most recently, the product has become embroiled in litigation. A class-action
lawsuit was filed in July against Tractor Supply Co. and Smitty's Supply Inc. The
plaintiffs claim that yellow buckets of Smitty's Super S Supertrac 303 THF bought
at Tractor Supply stores in Missouri did not meet advertised specs and performance
claims and caused harm and damage to their equipment. This lawsuit could become
problematic for any company manufacturing an "economy grade" THF.
ILMA will host an educational session at its upcoming Annual Meeting on Monday, Oct. 8, 2-3 p.m. to explore THF and the issues surrounding it. What trends
lie ahead for this category? What are the ramifications of the class-action lawsuit,
and how will that affect our industry? What standard or specification should these
products meet? Is there a case to be made for allowing the sale of an "economy
grade" product? The Annual Meeting session will explore all of these questions
with expert panelists.
OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK WITH GLOBAL TRADE EXPERTS
While you're networking with fellow ILMA members at the Annual Meeting, you
might want to set aside time to visit with representatives of the U.S. Commerce
Department and Export-Import Bank. These representatives will be delivering an
educational session (see page 4) but have also set aside time for individual meetings
with ILMA members who want to learn more about the resources available for small
businesses looking to expand their global reach. Details on setting appointments are
available on page 4 as well as the ILMA Annual Meeting website: event.ilma.org.
ILMA thanks the Global Affairs & Trade Committee for helping develop this
outstanding session, which will be offered twice, on Monday, Oct. 8, 2-3 p.m.,
and Tuesday, Oct. 9, 10:30-11:30 a.m., so that members have the opportunity to
work it into their busy schedules. If you have questions or need more information,
contact Brenda Gillinson at bgillinson@ilma.org.
Holly Alfano
Chief Executive Officer
ILMA is pleased to present a variety of viewpoints in Compoundings magazine. Readers should keep in mind that bylined articles
represent the views of the named author or authors and not
necessarily the opinions, viewpoints or positions of ILMA
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ILMA Compoundings September 2018
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ILMA Compoundings September 2018
LETTER FROM THE CEO
INSIDE ILMA
WHAT’S COMING UP
INDUSTRY RUNDOWN
ROUGH ROAD AHEAD
A BRIEF HISTORY OF BASE OILS
BUSINESS HUB
COUNSEL COMPOUND
WASHINGTON LANDSCAPE
IN NETWORK
PORTRAIT
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - Cover1
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - Cover2
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - 1
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - 2
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - LETTER FROM THE CEO
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - INSIDE ILMA
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ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - WHAT’S COMING UP
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - 13
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - INDUSTRY RUNDOWN
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ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - ROUGH ROAD AHEAD
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ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - A BRIEF HISTORY OF BASE OILS
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ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - BUSINESS HUB
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - 35
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - COUNSEL COMPOUND
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - 37
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - WASHINGTON LANDSCAPE
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - 39
ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - IN NETWORK
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ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - 42
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ILMA Compoundings September 2018 - PORTRAIT
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