Innospec Inc. reported that it has launched an exciting new range of marine fuel additives. These products will help the shipping industry comply with the new regulations regarding maximum sulfur content of marine fuels, which comes into force on January 1st 2020.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulation, known as IMO 2020, mandates the reduction of the sulfur content of marine fuels to 0.5% from the current limit of 3.5%. Ship owners and operators have to comply by using the new fuels or installing exhaust scrubbing technology.
Compliant fuels will be an issue for the industry in terms of cost, availability and performance. Innospec has been working on innovative new solutions for over a decade and has developed unique fuel additives for use in IMO2020-compliant fuels to solve a wide range of problems. Dr Phillip J. Boon, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer said “Innospec’s Octamar™ product range tackles the key issues of fuel stability, fuel compatibility, low temperature operability, lubricity improvement, combustion improvement and corrosion protection. Our products are also capable of improving SFOC – specific fuel oil consumption – bringing economic benefits. We also manufacture the all-important tank cleaning additives which will clean tanks, fuel systems and pipelines in a more cost-effective way than traditional methods.”
Giorgio de Leonardis, Vice President EMEA, Innospec Fuel Specialties commented: “This is by far the largest regulation relating to marine fuel impacting 75% of the fuel used by the shipping industry. Given our many years’ experience and technical expertise in this market, we are in an excellent position to provide technology and service to our customers, combined with an established global distribution network.”
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Source: Innospec
