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A New Regime
Lubricants industry expects increased regulation, emphasis
on climate change from Biden administration
By Mindy Long

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new presidential administration always brings
change, and people within the lubricants industry
expect to see a greater emphasis on regulations,
enforcement and climate change under Joe Biden.
" Buckle up the seat belt, because it is going to be fast,
and there will be more action than we've seen in quite some
time, " said Derrick Morgan, senior vice president of federal
and regulatory affairs for American Fuel & Petrochemical
Manufacturers.
" Clearly, the fossil fuels industry will be in the president's crosshairs, " said Holly Alfano, ILMA CEO. " That
position was made clear at the second presidential debate,
when candidate Biden admitted he will pursue an agenda
to transition away from fossil fuels. I believe we can expect
more regulation for the fossil fuels-related industries and
more subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs), charging station
infrastructure and so on. For the lubricants industry that
is married to producing products for internal combustion
engines, that will be a hard pill to swallow. "
Ed Jones, chief operating officer of Hangsterfer's Laboratories Inc., said he is closely monitoring how rules and
regulations affecting the industry might change. " We are

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probably going to have a return to more rules and regulations, " he said. " We pay a lot of attention to these matters
and continue to be proactive and not reactive to existing
policies and, just as important, likely policies to come. This
is the only way to successfully implement long-term plans.
Too many companies look at the short-term profits. "
REGULATORY CHANGESĀ 
The Trump administration had major deregulatory ambitions,
but that won't be the case with the Biden administration.
" I think the inclination of the administration is going to
be to do the opposite of the Trump administration. I think
you'll see that across the board, " Morgan said. " We would
caution against that approach, because we thought there
were a lot of positives done over the last four years. "
Where, when and how reversals will occur remain
unknown, said Jim Eggenschwiler, principal, global trade
and chemical regulations services, for the Redstone Group, a
Trinity Consultants Co.
Shawn Woll, a business development representative for
the environmental consulting firm August Mack Environmental Inc., said there is a lot of speculation about what the


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