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ACCUTRACE™ Forensic Molecular Markers

Enable petroleum product identification

The strongest defense for petroleum products

Dow is committed to the continued improvement of fuel marking technology to enable authorities to protect essential fuel uses and the economic well-being of law-abiding citizens as well as the environment. ACCUTRACE ™ Fuel Marker enables petroleum product identification with molecular marking technology highly resistant to known removal techniques. Principal uses include brand authentication, fuel laundering prevention, petroleum product tracking and legislative marker.

Cost Efficient

Cost effective solution for tax and brand ID programs – part per million level treat rates.

Robust

Resistant to removal via common fuel laundering techniques.

Flexible Detection

Via sophisticated 2D gas chromatography methods, in laboratory and field environments.

Easy to Handle

Excellent solubility, pumpable and pourable even at low temperatures.

Quantification

Results admissible in a court of law.

Colorless and Covert

Undetectable without target analytical methods.

Dow fuel marker demonstrates success in United Kingdom & Ireland

The ACCUTRACE™ fuel marker, hailed as a “game changer”1 in the war on laundered diesel, has supported the collapse of the fraudulent fuels market in Ireland, generating for the Irish Exchequer a revenue windfall estimated at €300 million credited to the marker’s implementation2.

 

1 ”New fuel marker hailed as ‘game changer’ in war against laundered diesel,” Seamus Enright, The Anglo-Celt (Jan 7, 2016)

2 “Blitz on laundering a boost to Dail’s coffers,” Tom Brady, Belfast Telegraph (Dec 26, 2015)

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ACCUTRACE™ PLUS was selected as the new common fiscal marker for the EU

European Commission selects Dow’s ACCUTRACE™ Plus Fuel Marker as the new EU common fiscal marker to support fuel fraud prevention. 

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Dow fuel marking solutions portfolio

Get introduced to Dow’s comprehensive range of fuel marking technology that helps guard people, property, revenue, and the environment from the damage wreaked by fuel fraud.

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Protecting people, revenue, property and environment

Dow helps revenue protection, reduced crime, pollution for governments, and brand ID protection for oil companies. Our solutions are C, H, O based, environmentally friendly, and offer the strongest defense.

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