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of Calumet's general partner, Calumet
GP LLC, as of Oct. 29, 2018.
Sheets retired in 2018 following a
39-year career in the specialty chemical
industry. The last 33 years of Sheets'
career was spent working in various
commercial, business development
and general management capacities for
Lubrizol, serving as the president of
Lubrizol Additives for the last 10 years.
Through Sheets' tenure as president
of Lubrizol Additives, he served as the
head of a $4 billion business.
"I would like to personally welcome
Dan to Calumet and thank him for his
commitment to our partnership," said
Tim Go, CEO of Calumet Specialty.
The Board of Directors of Calumet
GP LLC currently comprises seven
members. Sheets joins as the eighth
director and the fourth independent
director serving on the Board.
EXXONMOBIL IS FIRST
PETROLEUM COMPANY TO GET
ZERO WASTE TO LANDFILL SILVER
VALIDATION

ExxonMobil announced on Dec. 11
that due to the fact that its lubricant
operations is successfully diverting
over 90 percent of the waste produced
in its global plant network from
local landfills, it is the first petroleum
products company to receive the Zero
Waste to Landfill Silver validation from
Underwriters Laboratory LLC (UL). 
"For a company like ExxonMobil,
which has operations facilities across
the globe, achieving UL's Zero Waste
to Landfill Silver validation is no easy
feat," said Alberto Uggetti, general
manager at UL. "The program's
rigorous validation process is designed
to recognize companies that handle
waste in environmentally responsible

and innovative ways, and ExxonMobil
has implemented a comprehensive,
far-reaching program that meets this
rigor and reflects its commitment
to operating in an environmentally
responsible way."
To achieve the validation, ExxonMobil implemented a range of
waste-diversion techniques and
strategies across its lubricant production network. Specifically, the company
identified 14 types of waste produced
at these facilities that could either be
avoided entirely, reused or recycled.
More than 50,000 tons of waste
produced per year are being redeployed
into new, productive uses that will
bring greater value to the environment
and the economy, ExxonMobil says. 
UL's waste diversion validation
program monitors and measures
material flows in and out of facilities.
It provides an objective basis for
quantifying waste-diversion rates so
that consumers can more accurately
assess claims and make meaningful
comparisons between waste-diversion
rates among competing organizations.
To achieve these results, ExxonMobil engaged UL in a rigorous,
multi-year process, which included
readiness assessments, pilot programs
and extensive examination of documentation and on-site practices for
final validation.
ExxonMobil began developing this
waste management program in 2012,
and by 2015 had implemented it across
the globe. Examples of these programs
include implementing a device to safely
drain aerosol cans in an environmentally
conscious manner, allowing the metal
and liquid to be recycled in Port Allen,
Louisiana, and in Serviburnu, Turkey,
implementing a simple distillation
process to recover laboratory solvent.

OLYSLAGER OPENS NORTH
AMERICAN OFFICE

Lubricant data business Olyslager
Organization announced the opening of its North American office in
Naperville, Illinois. This new location
in the Chicagoland area strengthens
the global presence of Olyslager and
shows its commitment to the North
American market. The office will
serve clients in the United States and
Canada. An ILMA member for several
years, Olyslager started focusing on
the North American market in 2011
and has attended many events and
conferences since.
"A strong regional presence is a vital
part of our plans for continued growth
in North America," said Harald
Oosting, CEO of Olyslager. "The team
based out of Naperville will support
our current client base, as well as
engage with prospects and partners."
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