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MAKING
CLAIMS
Labeling Changes for
Multi-Vehicle Transmission
Fluids Effective Jan. 1
- By Mindy Long -
N
ew regulations on labeling
and performance claims for
transmission fluids, including
multivehicle automatic transmission
fluids (ATFs), take effect in January
and will provide new guidance on how
transmission fluids must be identified and labeled in the market. Under
the changes, which are part of The
National Conference on Weights and
Measures' (NCWM) amendments to
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) Handbook 130, oil
marketers will be able to rely upon the
field testing and validation conducted
by their additive suppliers.
The changes to Handbook 130
will clarify for oil marketers what is
required to support the performance
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claims on their transmission fluids,
allow them to use additive companies'
data, such as field trials, to claim a
transmission fluid is suitable for use,
and identify the primary performance
claim met by the fluid, said Kevin
Ferrick, a senior manager at American
Petroleum Institute (API).
Sarah Kipp, product manager,
driveline, for the Lubrizol Corp., said
the changes will aid oil marketers.
"This will provide them with a first
line of defense if the claims on their
transmission fluid are questioned,"
she said, adding that it is expected
that oil marketers will work closely with their additive suppliers to
understand what data exists on their
additive technology.
Now, marketers can identify the
primary performance claim met by the
fluid, said Ferrick.
In addition to helping oil marketers
clarify the claims they are able to make
on their products, the new language
will better position them to promote
their products in the marketplace, Kipp
explained. "Oil marketers can have
more confidence in the product they
are putting into the market," she said.
"This is accomplished by working with
their additive supplier to understand
the basis (bench/rig testing, field trials,
etc.) behind the performance claims
made on their additive technology."
Now, marketers can provide a clear
explanation of how their claims were
made on products that can be used in a
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ILMA Compoundings December 2017
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ILMA Compoundings December 2017
LETTER FROM THE CEO
INSIDE ILMA
WHAT’S COMING UP
INDUSTRY RUNDOWN
MAKING CLAIMS
SOLVING THE ENGINE OIL PUZZLE, PART I
BUSINESS HUB
COUNSEL COMPOUND
WASHINGTON LANDSCAPE
IN NETWORK
PORTRAIT
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - Cover1
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - Cover2
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 1
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 2
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - LETTER FROM THE CEO
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - INSIDE ILMA
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 5
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - WHAT’S COMING UP
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 7
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 8
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 9
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - INDUSTRY RUNDOWN
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 11
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 12
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 13
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 14
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 15
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - MAKING CLAIMS
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 17
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 18
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 19
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - SOLVING THE ENGINE OIL PUZZLE, PART I
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 21
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 22
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 23
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - BUSINESS HUB
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 25
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - COUNSEL COMPOUND
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 27
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - WASHINGTON LANDSCAPE
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 29
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - PORTRAIT
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 31
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - 32
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - Cover3
ILMA Compoundings December 2017 - Cover4
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