OSHA Issues Final Worker Walkaround Rule
OSHA issued last Friday its final rule on the worker walkaround representative designation process. The rule allows third parties, including union officials […]
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Inhance Technologies
A federal appeals court has sided with Inhance Technologies, allowing it to continue production of the small, plastic lubricant containers many ILMA […]
Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional, Limits Injunction
Earlier this month, a federal court judge in Alabama declared the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) unconstitutional and prohibited the Treasury Department and […]
ILMA LubeTrends Virtual Town Hall: 2023 Year-End Wrap-Up
Sponsored by: Last week, a group of industry experts met with ILMA members in a town hall webinar to discuss the most […]
Mexico Adjusts Lubricants Ban and Permit Process
The Mexican Ministry of Energy (SENER) and Ministry of Economy published an agreement last week that modifies the October 23 decree (translated […]
EPA Scraps Oily Wastewater Changes
The EPA has said that it will not seek comments to potentially change its approach to used oil and wastewater mixtures. “ILMA […]
Mexico’s Adjusted Lubricant Import Regulations: Key Changes and Impacts on ILMA Members
The Mexican Ministry of Energy (SENER) and Ministry of Economy published an agreement last week that modifies the October 23 decree (translated copy here) prohibiting […]
Obtaining Permits for Mexican Imports
The Secretary of Energy in Mexico (SENER) has published online instructions (translated copy) for those interested in importing goods into Mexico corresponding […]
Update: Mexican Motor Oil Import Ban
As previously reported, Mexican president Lopez Obrador issued a decree earlier this week temporarily banning imports of over 60 fuels, chemicals and […]
Mexico Appears to Ban Motor Oil Imports
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a decree earlier this week, temporarily banning the import into Mexico of more than 60 […]
HazCom Updates Sent to OMB
Last week, OSHA sent the draft of its final rule updating the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to the White House’s Office of […]
ILMA Wins Longer Phase-Out for MCCPs in Europe
Based on comments submitted by ILMA and other stakeholders, Europe’s chemicals agency is now calling for a 10-year phaseout for medium-chain chlorinated […]