UKLA President’s Report
As I take over the Presidency of the United Kingdom Lubricants Association, an organisation in which I’m proud to have served on the board of both UKLA as well as the Verification of Lubricant Specifications for many years, latterly as Chairman of VLS.
I would like to pay tribute to my predecessor Mike Bewsey for the expert way in which he has steered the organisation over the past two years, and I want to set my direction for the association during my tenure of office.
I am the first International President of the UKLA and I’m sure I will not be the last. I’m grateful to the Board for putting their trust in me as someone from the Netherlands who steered their own organisation Olyslager to become an international organisation recognised across the major markets of Europe, Middle East, AsiaPac and the Americas.
A key theme of my period in office will be connecting the UKLA more firmly within the European lubricants sector.
The United Kingdom has always been part of the region of Europe and recent moves by the UK Government to secure closer ties with the European
UEIL President’s Report
I hope you all had an enjoyable and restful summer. The European Commission gave our industry a welcome summer send-off in July by announcing long-anticipated simplification measures to the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. This was a significant step forward, and one in which UEIL and its members played an active role. Over the preceding months, we provided evidence to the Commission, highlighting the challenges the 2024 CLP revision posed to our sector. It’s encouraging to see our advocacy efforts contributing to positive regulatory change.
However, there is still plenty of work ahead. The revision of REACH is expected in the coming months, and UEIL remains fully engaged in this process. We also followed the second round of European Chemicals Agency’s Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis in September where the use of PFAS in
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Union is to be welcomed.
No country can go it alone these days in a world of integrated supply chains, globalised consumers and homogenising markets.
Indeed, our customers and markets are truly international. They straddle national borders, consumer tastes in automotive industrial and metalworking are becoming increasingly homogeneous and this is to be both recognised and welcomed.
I have chosen as my charity for this year The Dream Factory which helps provide life changing opportunities to children and those less fortunate than ourselves who haven’t had the choices in the United Kingdom that we have enjoyed in our childhood and perhaps throughout our career.
I look forward to working collegiately and jointly with my very experienced colleagues on the Board and above all allows meeting the needs of our members both in the United Kingdom, in Ireland and also throughout Europe.
Harald Oosting, UKLA President
lubricants will be discussed - another critical issue for our industry where science-based input is vital.
Looking further ahead over the next few months, we anticipate the publication of the European Commission’s updated Bioeconomy Strategy, which is expected to support the wider use of bio-based chemistries. We also await the EU’s 2040 emissions reduction target, a landmark step that will shape the regulatory landscape for decades to come.
And finally, the countdown is on for our 60th Annual Congress in Stresa. This is your last chance to register - don’t miss what promises to be a truly memorable and forward-looking event for the lubricants industry.
Mattia Adani, UEIL President
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