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The “rich” gas burned at thousands of U.S. compressor stations is worth far more than the fuel it provides. On Episode 56 of the F+L Webcast, Dr. Mathias Schlecht explains how ColdStream Energy recovers that value — and why the hardest part isn’t the technology, but the contracts. Midstream is a very complicated business — and the complication is not mainly technical. It is contractual. Across the…
In this keynote from F+L Week 2026 in Bangkok, Ravi Tallamraju — Group Chief Technology Officer of PETRONAS Lubricants International — makes a compelling case that lubricant development must undergo a fundamental shift: from friction reduction to functional fluid engineering.With nearly 40 years in the industry, Ravi unpacks three forces converging on lubricant manufacturers simultaneously:…
In this episode of the F+L Webcast, host Vicky Villena-Denton talks with Ed Becker — 2007–2008 President and Fellow of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) — about the past, present, and future of the automotive powertrain and what it means for lubricants.Drawing on 30 years at General Motors’ Powertrain division and his current work at Friction & Wear Solutions, LLC, Ed…
The UK lubricant industry just won its first anti-dumping case — and the man who built the file spent three years gathering the evidence, often alone.In Episode 53 of F+L Webcast, host Vicky Villena-Denton speaks with Mark Lord, founder and Managing Director of Aztec Oils Ltd, about the three-year battle against unfair lubricant trade in the UK that ended in December 2025 with a landmark UK Trade…
What if the world’s next breakthrough in sustainable aviation fuel started with 14,000 cows on a Uruguayan dairy farm? In this episode of F+L Webcast, host Vicky Villena-Denton speaks with Trevor Best, CEO and co-founder of Syzygy Plasmonics — the company behind the world’s first light-driven chemical reactor and the first commercial production of SAF from biogas. Built on more than two decades of…
In Episode 51 of F+L Webcast, host Vicky Villena-Denton spoke with Darryl Purificati, senior technical advisor for OEM and automotive for Petro-Canada Lubricants, an HF Sinclair brand. With more than 30 years of experience in the energy sector, Purificati recently concluded a three-and-a-half-year term as chair of the American Petroleum Institute (API) Lubricants Group. Based in Washington, D.C.,…
Featuring Alessandro Orsini, PETRONAS Lubricants International In episode 50 of the F+L Webcast, Alessandro Orsini, the marketing guru of PETRONAS Lubricants International (PLI), shares his insights on building value and differentiation in today’s lubricants market. Understanding customer strategy is the starting point in understanding your role as a fluid partner, says PLI’s Group Marketing and…
In Episode 49 of F+L Webcast, Vicky Villena-Denton sat down with Henry Liu, vice president for Asia Pacific at Lubrizol Corporation, to discuss the company’s latest white paper entitled "Envisioning Sustainable Growth for China’s Automotive Lubricants Industry." The paper explores how electrification, intelligence and connectivity are reshaping the automotive sector, and the implications for…
In Episode 48 of F+L Webcast, Vicky Denton sits down with Robert Kennedy, co-founder of Aeternal Upcycling, to discuss a breakthrough approach to tackling plastic waste — and turning it into a valuable resource for the lubricants industry.Kennedy’s journey began at Argonne National Laboratory, where he focused on chemical conversions that transform plastic waste into high-demand petrochemical…
In Episode 47 of the F+L Webcast, Ravi Tallamraju, Group Chief Technology Officer of PETRONAS Lubricants International (PLI), shared his insights on the evolving landscape of the lubricants industry, highlighting the need for innovation, collaboration, and adaptability in a rapidly changing world. With more than 30 years of global experience in the lubricant and additive industry, Tallamraju…
