Podcasts

Podcast 33: Dexron-VI, a Landmark Specification

Podcast 33: Dexron-VI, a Landmark Specification

October 13, 2025

A quarter of a century ago, General Motors broke out with its new six-speed automatic transmission. It was a major techn ...

Podcast 32: Will Copper be the Next Zinc?

Podcast 32: Will Copper be the Next Zinc?

July 9, 2025

The story of copper as an additive is a good one. The story of how a startup took that technology from the pages of Sovi ...

Podcast 31: Taking the PFAS out of Food-grade Lubes

Podcast 31: Taking the PFAS out of Food-grade Lubes

May 14, 2025

The term PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyls, constitutes a vast number of manmade substances found in countless products ...

Podcast 30: Leveling the UK Lubricant Playing Field

Podcast 30: Leveling the UK Lubricant Playing Field

May 7, 2025

Mark Lord of Aztec Oils talks about why an unprecedented volume of cheap lubricant is flooding the U.K. market.

Podcast 29: Keeping Europe Competitive

Podcast 29: Keeping Europe Competitive

March 26, 2025

The manufacture of lubricants is one of the first industries in history and is likely to be one of the last. And yet man ...

Additive

Podcast 28: More to Innovation than the Chemistry

February 19, 2025

The discussion about sustainability has so far largely focussed on products’ immediate environmental impact. But there ...

Podcast: Positive Outlook for 2025

Podcast: Positive Outlook for 2025

December 19, 2024

Depending upon your perspective 2024, the two major environmental conferences at the end of the year were either a crush ...

Podcast 26: Defining the Arena of Value

Podcast 26: Defining the Arena of Value

November 19, 2024

Stop measuring business performance by volume sales, argues Yana Wilkinson, Kline & Co.’s energy practice lead.

Additive

Podcast 25: Water Everywhere and Nowhere

August 21, 2024

Floods and drought will become more prevalent as anthropogenic climate change worsens. As Europe is deluged, the global ...

Additive

Podcast 24: Regulation Over-REACH

August 1, 2024

Regulating the production, handling and trade of chemicals, some of which are potentially dangerous, is unarguably a goo ...

Podcast 23: Max Bright Stock Potential

Podcast 23: Max Bright Stock Potential

July 29, 2024

Much of Europe's API Group I capacity is closed and there's a scarcity of bright stock. This may not be of great concern ...

Podcast 22: Growth for the Additives Business in IMEA

Podcast 22: Growth for the Additives Business in IMEA

July 4, 2024

Lubrizol, one of the largest lubricant additive companies in the world, has identified IMEA as a high-growth region.

Podcast 21: the Good News about Lithium Thickeners

Podcast 21: the Good News about Lithium Thickeners

April 24, 2024

Lithium's versatility has made it the go-to for decades, but developing alternatives is now a priority.

Podcast 20: the Bad News about Lithium Thickeners

Podcast 20: the Bad News about Lithium Thickeners

April 3, 2024

In the not-too-distant past, the grease industry had a fair amount of sway when it came to the price of lithium.

Podcast 19: Five Sustainability Trends for 2024

Podcast 19: Five Sustainability Trends for 2024

January 31, 2024

This year could be pivotal in the struggle to keep the planet spiralling into an irreversible climate catastrophe.

Podcast 18: COP28 and CSDDD Impacts

Podcast 18: COP28 and CSDDD Impacts

December 27, 2023

Two major sustainability events happened back to back in December 2023. Of the two, the one you least expect will have a ...

Podcast 17: Operationalize Sustainability or Lose Out

Podcast 17: Operationalize Sustainability or Lose Out

November 20, 2023

To be able to find value, sustainability has to be incorporated into a company's strategy.