Fuel Identification |
Legislation is in place in some countries to dye fuels for identification purposes, in order to differentiate, either between unleaded and lead replacement or regular and premium grades of gasoline. DYEGUARD dyes offer a wide range of proven products for this application. |
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Fiscal Marker dyes |
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Fuel tax fraud is a highly lucrative international business. Oil companies and governments worldwide lose millions in revenue per year through the illegal misuse of low grade, lower duty fuels or other petrochemicals as premium road fuels. This practice can also impact on the environment increasing air pollution and diminishing vehicle performance.
John Hogg Technical Solutions provide the authorities and the oil companies with a means to determine the origin, fiscal status and legitimacy of fuel at various points in the supply chain helping to reduce adulteration. |
| Anti-Theft |
When fuel is stored in accessible bulk storage, it becomes a target for theft. The increasingly high price of road fuels will only encourage this. Dyes, with or without the use of Markers have been proven to discourage the theft of fuel and assist with tracing those responsible. Markers can also be used without Dyes to provide a covert operation. |
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| Brand Marking |
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Brand marking of fuel is essential for oil companies in some areas in order to maintain the integrity of their high quality fuel brands. Through marking their high grade fuels and monitoring in the downstream supply chain, oil companies can ensure that the consumer is getting what they pay for and that their brand image and quality reputation are protected.
The oil company also protect their revenue from higher grade fuels by ensuring sub-standard product is not being illegally supplied under their brand name. |
| Euromarker |
| European legislation makes it mandatory to mark all gas oil throughout the European Union countries with the Euromarker. This enables authorities to have a harmonised system across Europe for controlling fuel fraud. When hydrochloric acid is added to fuel containing the Euromarker, it turns bright red and becomes water soluble. In this state it is readily extracted from the fuel and can be easily identified and measured regardless of the background colour of the fuel. |
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