Naftan released and sold a pilot batch of Euro-5 gasoline

August 30, Minsk / Milena Anufrienok - BELTA /. Naftan OJSC has produced and sold the first pilot batch of Euro-5 standard gasoline this year. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Belneftekhim concern. The pilot batch was produced in the amount of 800 tons. Laboratory studies have shown that the gasoline parameters meet the requirements of the Euro-5 standard: the content of aromatic hydrocarbons does not exceed 35%, benzene - less than 1%, sulfur - 10 ppm. The entire batch was successfully sold on the European market. Naftan OJSC is working on the issues of producing new products on an industrial scale. Recently, the enterprise approved a program of measures to ensure the production of motor gasoline in accordance with the requirements of the Belarusian technical regulation "Motor Gasoline and Diesel Fuel. Safety". This technical regulation is being introduced in Belarus from January 1, 2010, and provides for a phased transition, until 2013, to the production and circulation of Euro-5 class motor fuels. It should be noted that diesel fuels with ultra-low sulfur content, corresponding to Euro-4 and Euro-5 environmental standards, have been produced by Naftan for several years. The Novopolotsk oil refinery was commissioned in 1963 and became a joint-stock company in 2002. The enterprise is part of the Belneftekhim concern and specializes in the production of fuel and oil products, manufacturing over 70 items. About 70% of the products are supplied to the CIS countries, the European Union, the Middle East, and the USA. In accordance with the development program of Naftan, by 2011 it is planned to increase the volume of processed oil to 12 million tons per year and bring the processing depth to 90-95%. -0-