The ELGI was established in May 1989 and is an independent, self-governing institute, financed solely by members. It is one of a group of scientific and technical institutes active in the field of tribology dealing with lubricating greases and associated products. The institute is involved in all aspects of this product group, particularly those concerning the technical, economic, ecological and legislative positions in Europe.

Message to members, April 20, 2010, 08:00 CET:

Dear ELGI AGM Attendees

Due to the continuous uncertainty of air travel over Europe the ELGI board made the decision to postpone the AGM scheduled for April 2010 to October 2010 in Kiev. 

The main reasons for this decision:

• The ELGI staff is scheduled to fly on Wednesday 21^st to Kiev. We have been advised that flights on this day will be cancelled. Even if flights return to normal within the coming hours, it would take a number of days to clear the backlog of stranded passengers first. We are not certain if flights will be on time and if they are able to handle the backlog.

• The weather is another uncertainty. The skies could clear but could also deteriorate and airports might shut down again.  Currently all flights to and from Kiev and Western Europe are cancelled for Tuesday 20^th.

• Companies are now restricting employee travels too.

• AGM equipment  cannot be delivered to Kiev also due to flight restrictions.

• Another situation could arise where you could be stranded in Kiev.

• As the safety of our members is a priority the board feels that postponing the event is the best course of action during this period.

• We have confirmation from the Premier Palace Hotel in Kiev that no costs will be borne by individuals.

Date for the postponed meeting: October 23-26, 2010.

You will receive further notification on events.

European REACH Grease Thickeners Consortium (ERGTC)

ELGI Test Methods Working Group Meeting

Joint WG meetings to be held at the NLGI Conference in June

Railway Lubrication Working Group Meeting

2009 Best Paper Award

The ELGI Best Paper Award committee is pleased to announce that this year’s
award for the best paper will be presented to Mr Chuck Coe (ExxonMobil, USA)
for his outstanding paper on “Should Grease Upper Operating Temperature Claims
Have A Technical Basis?”