Regulations

Two of the four Michigan individuals arrested in February on charges of selling mislabeled motor oil were sentenced to one year of probation and a $2, ...

Safety-Kleen agreed to pay $100,000 to settle charges of transporting waste oil from unregistered facilities during 2010-2012 and submitting inaccurat ...

Missouri has banned the sale of several dozen brands of misrepresented motor oil, automatic transmission fluid and antifreeze products. The states Wei ...

Australia will continue to support oil recycling through its consumer-funded rebate program after vetoing a proposal to cut benefits.

As greasemakers eye the next round of EU chemical registrations, some may need to weed out specialty products that dont support the cost of compliance ...

A United States District Court in Colorado has ordered a Utah-based bicycle chain lube distributor, Squirt LLC, to stop counterfeiting and marketing i ...

Automotive mechanics in a region of South Korea have been penalized by authorities for colluding to fix prices on motor oil changes. The countrys Fair ...

Scam Targets NLGI Members

April 23, 2014

The National Lubricating Grease Institute has initiated legal action against a scam group claiming theyve been hired to help members book hotel rooms ...

South Korea's lubricant market is reacting to more stringent diesel vehicle emission limits that are being phased in this year and next with higher qu ...

Infineums Chris Locke proposes a way to streamline the standards-setting process to reduce delays and focus resources on areas that deliver real value ...

TAMPA BAY, Fla.-California is cracking down on plastic packaging, but many lubricant manufacturers and packagers are unaware or uncertain of their obl ...

The Malaysian government announced that a mandate for the use of diesel containing 5 percent biofuel will be extended to the whole country in July.

The chief executive of Sri Lankas largest lubricant supplier complained recently that the island country does too little to ensure fair play in the lu ...

A coalition that includes ILMA, the American Chemistry Council and rerefiner Safety-Kleen opposes a bill to mandate that motor oils sold in California ...

India recently announced a new schedule of mandates to raise the fuel efficiency of passenger cars over the next eight years. Observers say the rules ...

Lukoil claims that it is being openly defrauded by a former Chinese distributor falsely claiming that it is still an authorized dealer in China.

The state of Oregon issued $30,400 in fines to a quick lube and a plumber for intentionally discharging an oily mixture into a creek in late 2012. Bot ...

The practice of selling counterfeit lubricants appears to be alive and well in China. Authorities say supply chains of criminals are widening and that ...

Warren Oil is suing Smittys Supply Inc. for trade dress and trademark infringement on its automatic transmission fluid sold in Bolivia, alleging that ...

Investigators from Michigans attorney general criminal division arrested four City Petroleum and Star Petroleum officials last week on felony charges ...