In 1937, the name was changed to the National Lubricating Grease Institute. International Lubricant Corp. The Institute's member organizations are located in 26 different countries worldwide. Of the 6000 readers of our technical journal, the NLGI Spokesman, over 50 countries in every continent of the world are represented. This internationl representation is indicative of the universality of interest in lubricating grease.
Membership is by company rather than by individual.
Associated with the manufacturers are companies who serve them with equipment, supplies, and services. Additionally, there are research and educational groups and member companies whose interests are primarily technical. The Institute thus works continuously to strengthen its association by rendering service to the end-user of grease as well as those on the manufacturing side. The objectives of NLGI are to disseminate information that can lead to the development of better lubricating greases for the consumer and to provide better grease lubrication engineering service to the industry. NLGI endeavors to promote these objectives in a number of ways, including the encouragement of research in the field of lubricating greases, the promotion of improved laboratory and field tests and improvements in the technique of lubricating grease manufacture.