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  • ILMA Honours Luc Girard of Sanjuro Consulting Inc. with John A. Bellanti Award

    The Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) has honoured Luc Girard of Sanjuro Solutions in Ontario, Canada, with its prestigious John A. Bellanti Award today. The award was presented during the general session of the 2026 ILMA Annual Meeting at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge hotel. The Bellanti Award recognizes prolonged service and outstanding achievement by an ILMA member representative or an individual serving ILMA and the industry. Originally known as the Distinguished Service Award, it was renamed in 2004 to honor the legacy of ILMA Past… Read more »

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  • ILMA Honours Julie Thomas of Master Fluid Solutions with John A. Bellanti Award

    Julie Thomas of Maumee, Ohio, has been honoured with one of the most prestigious individual awards in the lubricants industry. Her commitment to her profession and to the people around her was recognized when the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) presented Thomas, retired global director of environmental, health and safety at Perrysburg-based Master Fluid Solutions, with its prestigious John A. Bellanti Award during the 2026 ILMA Annual Meeting. The Bellanti Award recognizes prolonged service and outstanding achievement by an ILMA member representative or an individual… Read more »

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  • 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.

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  • Richard Camper of HASCO Oil becomes ILMA President

    Richard Camper, executive vice president of Hasco Oil and Pacific Precision Formulators in Vernon, California, today assumed the presidency of the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA). He succeeds Catharine T. Golden, CEO of Etna Products Inc. The transition took place during the 2024 ILMA Annual Meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel and Resort. Camper began working at Hasco Oil in 1995 and helped the company purchase the industrial and specialty lubricant blending plant that is now Pacific Precision Formulators. He was elected to ILMA’s board of… Read more »

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