Podcast Archive - F&L Asia

Episode 13: Could this be the last of the ACEA Engine Oil Sequences?

July 9, 2021

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) published the latest ACEA European Engine Oil Sequences on April 30, 2021, with first allowable use commencing on 1 May 2021. For the first time, ACEA has split the light- and heavy-duty specifications, with only the light-duty standards updated. The heavy-duty and passenger car efforts are moving at different […]

Episode 12: Diego Brodoni and Mario Montuori discuss Europe’s lubricants market landscape

May 25, 2021

Diego Brodoni, vice president/general manager for Valvoline Europe, discusses the dramatic changes in the lubricants market in Europe over the past 20 years, from product technology to supply chain, from sales channels to consumer behavior. The market is moving fast, says Mario Montuori, regional technology manager, Europe, for Valvoline International. The need to get higher […]

Episode 11: A conversation with multi-awarded tribologist Ashlie Martini

April 8, 2021

Multi-awarded tribologist Ashlie Martini, a professor of mechanical engineering at University of California, Merced, discusses the future of tribology and why a tribologist will always have a job. Tribology is an enabling or supporting technology, says Martini, who traces back tribology to ancient Egypt, although the term was coined only in the 1960s by Professor […]

Episode 10: A conversation with Infineum’s Technology & Sustainability Director Maurizio Abbondanza

March 14, 2021

Infineum to publish its first sustainability report Infineum, a leading formulator, manufacturer, and marketer of petroleum additives for the fuel and lubricant industries, expects to publish its first sustainability report sometime in April 2021, says Maurizio Abbondanza, technology & sustainability director at Infineum UK Ltd. The release of the sustainability report marks an important milestone for the […]

Episode 9 – A conversation with business strategist Rob van Zwieteren

January 22, 2021

Downstream set to play a larger role for oil and gas companies Not too long ago, the only way to develop a wind or solar energy business was with the support of the government. Economics did not support a viable entry into these renewable energy markets. It is only in the last five to 10 […]

Episode 8: Conversation with ALMU Executive Director Bernard Wong

December 1, 2020

ALMU Executive Director Bernard Wong discusses his 35+ year career with Mobil, BP and Lubrizol, including 19 of those years in China. Now, he has taken on a new challenge since retiring in July 2018 from The Lubrizol Corporation, where he was Asia-Pacific region head based in China. Bernard will play a key role in […]

Episode 7: Mark Miller discusses Biosynthetic Technologies’ new novel additive for metalworking fluids and the company’s plan for ILSAC GF-6

November 2, 2020

Biosynthetic Technologies CEO discusses new novel additive for metalworking fluids and the company’s plan for ILSAC GF-6 Biosynthetic® Technologies recently announced the global launch of their new product line of novel additives for metalworking fluids (MWF) called Biocea™. These novel sustainable additives use the patented estolide technology. These MWF additives are biobased, biodegradable, non-bioaccumulative, and […]

Episode 6: Fred Passman discusses how to minimise risks from Covid-19 exposure in the industrial workplace

October 1, 2020

Dr. Frederick Passman, one of a few industry experts on industrial microbial ecology, discusses how people can return to work safely in the industrial setting, where social distancing could be challenging.

Episode 5: Top 5 Auto Trends with Michael Dunne

September 1, 2020

Top 5 Auto Trends: “Just-in-Time” being replaced by “Just-in Case” In our September 2020 edition of F+L Webcast, Michael Dunne, president of ZoZo Go, discusses the Top 5 Auto Trends and the Asian automobile market post Covid-19. Investment sentiment is swinging back to Southeast Asia, the darling of the 1990s, as the relationship between the […]

Episode 4: Conversation with Trevor Gauntlett – Brexit, REACH, and Covid-19

August 1, 2020

Conversation with Trevor Gauntlett – Brexit, REACH, and Covid-19 F+L Webcast In the latest episode of F+L Webcast, we speak with Trevor Gauntlett, an independent industry consultant with over 25 years’ experience in Blue Chip Chemicals and Oil companies, including 18 years as the technical expert on Shell’s Lubricant Additives procurement team. During the podcast, […]

Episode 3: Conversation with STLE President Paul Hetherington

July 1, 2020

Conversation with STLE President Paul Hetherington STLE turns 75 in 2020, but has had to cancel celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. STLE President, Paul Hetherington, talks about how the organization is evolving to adapt to the unprecedented circumstances of 2020, Paul tells us a little about where STLE has come from, and where it […]

Episode 2: ExxonMobil’s Tim Nadasdi on the future of Group I base oil post-Covid 19

June 1, 2020

Episode 2: ExxonMobil’s Tim Nadasdi on the future of Group I base oil post-Covid 19 F&L Asia’s Editor-in-Chief, Vicky Denton, interviews Tim Nadasdi, Product Development Advisor, Basestocks and Specialties at ExxonMobil Fuels and Lubricants discuss the future of Group I and Group II base oils in Asia, Europe and the Americas, as well as the […]

Episode 1: Jeff Harmening, American Petroleum Institute – GF-6 and API SP

May 1, 2020

Jeff Harmening, American Petroleum Institute – GF-6 and API SP We interview Jeff Harmening, Manager of the Engine Oil Licensing Certification System (EOLCS) of the American Petroleum Institute (API) about GF-6, and their recent decision to open emergency provisional licensing for oils during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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