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Engine Manufacturers Applaud New ARCO Diesel Fuel

8 April 1999

Engine Manufacturers Applaud New ARCO Diesel Fuel

    CHICAGO--April 7, 1999--Manufacturers of heavy-duty truck and bus engines today applauded ARCO's efforts in developing a new, low-emission diesel fuel, which promises potential reductions in soot emissions from diesel engines.
    "We're glad to see a petroleum company in a major market step up to the plate and take a leading role in reducing emissions," said EMA Executive Director, Glenn Keller.
    The new fuel, EC (Emission Control) Diesel, is in the initial testing phase in Southern California. During these tests, the fuel resulted in up to a 15 percent reduction in particulates (soot) and a five-percent reduction in Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions, with no loss in fuel economy.
    "For the past 30 years, EMA members have been working to reduce emissions from our products, which makes this development particularly exciting," said Keller. "In 1988, for example, EMA members worked to develop low sulfur fuel regulations and we continue to focus on fuel quality issues.
    "We are proud of EMA's record of working with fuel suppliers and regulators to reduce emissions while maintaining the fuel economy and performance characteristics important to the transportation industry."
    EMA is a trade association of worldwide manufacturers of internal combustion engines for trucks and buses, locomotives, marine vessels and industrial, agricultural and utility equipment. EMA's 30 member companies employ nearly 650,000 people in the United States, and represent approximately $30 billion in sales each year.