International Fluids Consortium

10/13/2023

LUBES'n'GREASE highlights IFC. Check it out!

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Three years since its founding, the International Fluids Consortium has begun working on its third engine oil specification even as it writes base oil interchange rules and develops a registration system that will allow its first two specs to come to market.

06/27/2023

A series of emerging trends are transforming the global lubricants additives industry. Mike Kunselman, Business Development Manager, Center for Quality Assurance (CQA), Administrator for the IFC, participates in Kline Trendwatch Webinar: The Global Lubricant Additives Market.

https://klinegroup.com/webinars/trendwatch-the-global-lubricant-additives-market/

06/22/2023

IFC in the news! F&L Asia Ltd. highlights IFC’s approach to defining future global engine oil performance at F+L Week 2023 in Malaysia. Mike Kunselman, New Business Development Manager, Center for Quality Assurance (CQA), Administrator for IFC, presented on behalf of the IFC.

Formation of the International Fluids Consortium (IFC) was announced at SAE International’s WCX World Congress Experience Digital Summit in April 2021, amid concerns from OEMs around inefficiencies in the fluid […]

04/20/2023

International Fluids Consortium (IFC) to Present at F+L Week in Kuala Lumpur!

Exciting news! Mike Kunselman, Business Development Manager at the Center for Quality Assurance (CQA), will be presenting on behalf of the IFC at the highly anticipated F+L Week Conference & Exhibition on June 14th! Discover how IFC plays a pivotal role in Creating Performance Standards for the Energy Transition.

The theme "Fuels and Lubricants: Navigating the Energy Transition" couldn't be more relevant in today's world, as our industry evolves to create a sustainable future for generations to come. You can help map the future of mobility with industry leaders. Become an IFC member.

https://www.ifcstandards.org/membership/

12/20/2022

If you missed the recent ICIS Pan American Base Oils Conference, reach out to Mike Kunselman to learn more on how the IFC is transforming fluid standards to support vehicle innovation. The world of mobility is changing, and we are at a critical juncture. Our industry’s future success depends on managing this transition well. Transforming technologies require transformative thinking.

https://ifcstandards.org/

11/07/2022

OEMs are designing new and innovative vehicle technologies faster than ever before. Get in and help drive fluid innovations necessary for your company’s technologies by joining the International Fluids Consortium (IFC). You can help map the future of mobility with industry leaders.

10/12/2022

This just out: International Fluids Consortium (IFC) announces Expanded OEM Membership.

he International Fluids Consortium (IFC) has added another key OEM to its collaborative effort. Aurobay (formerly Volvo Cars), Honda, Hyundai Kia, Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Renault, Subaru, Suzuki, and Toyota are recently joined by General Motors in this not-for-profit membership...

08/08/2022

Innovative fluid technology deserves the online technology to match. We are so excited to announce the new and improved IFC website! Now it is easier than ever to learn about the future of vehicle fluids and explore the benefits of joining IFC.
https://ifcstandards.org/

05/12/2022

International Fluids Consortium (IFC) representatives, Teri Kowalski and Mike Kunselman, were appreciative of the opportunity to present at the F&L EV workshop and the conference proceedings in Bangkok for F&L Asia Ltd. Week. It was a great event and allowed the IFC to share its vision and roadmaps for new vehicle fluid specifications. The OEMs are embracing simple and efficient methods to unlock innovation and improve performance in the next generation fluids.

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04/21/2022

IFC to present at F+L Week – April 29, 2022: Transforming Vehicle Fluid Specifications, Teri Kowalski of Toyota and Mike Kunselman of CQA.

The International Fluids Consortium (IFC) is a not-for-profit organization created by vehicle manufacturers to encourage innovation and improve the performance of fluids to meet the needs of current and future vehicles.

https://mailchi.mp/fuelsandlubes/4b1d05p1c6

04/21/2022

F&L Asia Ltd. Podcast Episode 20: Carbon neutrality goals to drive IFC performance standards and specifications

Mike Kunselman, business development manager for the Center for Quality Assurance (CQA) and administrator of the IFC certification program, discusses how the IFC is transforming how global vehicle fluid specifications are being defined today to meet society’s carbon neutrality goals by 2035 and 2050 and more. Listen below.

An OEM-led consortium is trying to transform how global vehicle fluid specifications are being defined today to meet society’s carbon neutrality goals by 2035 and 2050.