UKLA President’s Report
Since returning from the UNITI conference in Stuttgart, my third attendance, I am very pleased to report that this conference continues to grow year on year. It has really become one of the best to attend on the circuit from both a technical and commercial perspective. With over 500 delegates from all around the world attending this year, I would highly recommend the 2016 UNITI conference.
Further to my comments on PAO availability in the last edition of LUBE, the supply/demand imbalance was a very hot topic in Stuttgart, with no real light at the end of the tunnel, in short at least and with demand continuing to increase, I see this as one of the biggest challenges the lubricant industry has faced in many years.
Crude pricing appears to be stabilising at around $60/barrel, which has led to some upward movement in base oil pricing in Q2. Given the volatile nature of business today it will be interesting to see what happens in these markets for the remainder of 2015.
I must take this opportunity to congratulate Suzy Jarman and the team at Lube Magazine on the last addition of LUBE. This was the largest addition in the history of the publication and proof that quality can be improved upon even when the quantity is increased. It is pleasing that the UKLA is home to the official UEIL magazine. I received really positive feedback at UNITI on this, something members of the UKLA should be immensely proud of. Also at UNITI the long awaited launch of EUROPALUB took place with the first sale of the summarised data pack. There is also a lot of interest in procurement of the complete electronic data set. A big thank you must go to Sebastian Crawshaw and his team for finally getting this into print.
Following some feedback from the UKLA members, in the last edition of LUBE we advertised vacancies on the VLS Supervisory Committee. I am pleased to report that we have had several applications with appointments being made in due course.
VLS was set up by the UK Lubricants industry for the UK Lubricants industry and consumers, if you want to be part of it in some capacity, please let us know.
The VLS case count is now up to 28 as I sit here, with regular progress updates appearing on the VLS web site.
In Stuttgart I again received tremendously positive feed back from global attendees on the work VLS is doing to protect the consumer and improve the standards of the industry we dedicate so much of our lives to. It is pleasing to hear, that good word of the efforts being made in the UK by UKLA is travelling around the global lubricants industry.
Thanks to all who attended the recent UKLA Luncheon at the RAF Club in Piccadilly, London. This was another sell out. If you don’t want to miss out on next year’s event (as many did this year) please be sure to book your 2016 seat or table early. I am told that steak and kidney pie will again be on the menu in 2016. This will be 25th year anniversary of the menu!
On the President’s Charity front, we used this event to continue our fundraising efforts for Claire House Children’s Hospice where we raised just short of £2000 on the day, taking the total up to £4000 so far. If we can raise a further £2500 at UKLA events before the end of my presidency we will have paid for one day of operation at Claire House. Thank you for your continued support here!
As always I welcome your feedback and comments on UKLA matters, so please feel free to contact me.
Simon Brander Email me at
simon.brander@
multisolgroup.com or Tweet me @UKLA President
UEIL President’s Report Dear Lube Magazine Readers,
The UEIL Board, Committee and General Assembly meetings took place a few weeks ago. To change the way the Competition and the Technical Committees work to promote a fair and competitive European market, the UEIL Board of Directors has decided to ask the Public Affairs team of UEIL to focus on access to technical information issues. The Public Affairs team will therefore contact the European Commission and other important actors in Brussels to make sure access to technical information is given more relevance in the agenda of the European Union. This has the goal of increasing the pressure on companies that today conduct unfair trade practices free of any prosecution.
The General Assembly of UEIL took place before the UEIL Board of Directors meeting. As in previous years, the May meeting of the General Assembly was held to approve the 2014 accounts of the association. The accounts were approved successfully, and the present UEIL Members said they were very happy with the way activities are going.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Federchimica for having hosted the UEIL Health Safety and Environment (HSE)
Committee meeting at its offices in Milan (Italy). I remind you of the HSE Committee’s recently produced guiding document. This document – found on the UEIL website – provides tips for companies who need to explain to their clients what is the impact of the new CLP regulations in the classification of lubricants’ components. The document is now translated into Spanish, Dutch and German. Regarding the CLP Regulation topic, Federchimica has also organised the annual Lube Day on May 15th. On the Gail website the speeches can be downloaded.
Finally, registrations for the UEIL 2015 Annual Congress (Malta, 21-23 October) open on 1 July 2015! Mark your calendars, and register now to benefit from the early-bird fee. We have a great programme this year. which includes a session dedicated to bio- lubricants and how this will impact the future of our industry.
For any questions regarding the above, do not hesitate to contact us at
info@ueil.org
Enjoy your holidays,
Fabio Dalla Giovanna UEIL President
LUBE MAGAZINE NO.127 JUNE 2015
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