APPOINTMENTS
Jim Carroll of Schaeffer manufacturing becomes ILMA President
James P. Carroll, executive vice president of Schaeffer Manufacturing Co. in St. Louis, Missouri, has assumed the presidency of the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA). He succeeds Richard Camper, Executive Vice President of Pacific Precision Formulators and Hasco Oil. The transition took place during the 2025 ILMA Annual Meeting at the Boca Raton.
Carroll began working in technical support with Schaeffer in 1998 and assumed his current role in 2018. He was elected to ILMA’s board of directors in 2020 and currently chairs the association’s Engine & Transmission Committee.
A native of St. Louis, Carroll is a retired colonel in the United States Army and a highly decorated combat veteran. He served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Jim listens, and when he says something, you should listen,” said Camper. “ILMA is in great hands.”
“Lubricants rarely make the headlines, but without our products, much of the machinery of modern life would grind to a halt,” Carroll told those gathered for the ILMA President’s Dinner.
When asked what he wants to accomplish in his year as ILMA president, Carroll simply responded, “Have fun and do good.”
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Shell tops global lubricants market for 19th consecutive year
Shell Lubricants has retained its status as the leading global supplier of finished lubricants for 19 consecutive years, according to the 23rd edition of Kline & Company’s (Kline) report, Global Lubricants: Market Analysis and Assessment 2025.
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Kline ranks Shell as the #1 global lubricants supplier based on finished lubricants sales volumes across automotive and industrial segments worldwide. According to the report, Shell has maintained its leading position with global market share at 11.6%, with global sales in 2024 being split almost evenly between the three segments: 37% consumer automotive, 32% industrial, and 31% commercial automotive.
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The report provides a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of automotive and industrial finished lubricants products. The report assesses the use of lubricants across end use industries, trade classes and emerging market trends such as electric vehicles (EVs) and immersion cooling fluids (ICFs) in both the digital and energy infrastructure. Shell has once again held its number one ranking for all three lubricants categories: consumer automotive, commercial automotive and industrial.
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