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BASF launches new Keropur® gasoline additive bottle in Taiwan
- New formulation improves the engine cleaning effect
- It helps clean the deposits in modern direct injection engines and conventional port fuel injection engines
- A cleaner combustion process contributes to a more sustainable mobility system
Taipei – January 17, 2024 – BASF has launched the next generation of its Keropur® gasoline additive bottle into Taiwan’s automotive aftermarket. Designed to meet the technical requirements of modern direct injection spark ignition (DISI) combustion engines, while keeping superior effectiveness on conventional port fuel injection (PFI) engines, Keropur® comes with an advanced formulation that improves the engine cleaning effect significantly. With its technical performance, Keropur® helps reduce emissions and improve fuel economy.
“We are pleased to introduce the new generation of the Keropur® gasoline additive bottles in Taiwan with novel packaging and upgraded formula. It enhances engine power, acceleration, and driving performance. In addition, it contains an effective corrosion inhibitor to protect metallic parts from rust formation.” said Sand Dee Ng, Managing Director of BASF Taiwan.
Today's advanced combustion engine technologies present another challenge. Fuels complying with legislative standards may tend to form deposits inside the engine. Carbon build-up in the fuel system leads to poor fuel economy, rough engine idling, and increased emissions.
“This is exactly the problem that our high-performance Keropur® helps to solve. A cleaner engine and associated combustion not only prolong the lifespan of the engine but also provide benefits such as less fuel consumed, reduction in emissions, therefore, contribute to a more sustainable mobility system,” stated Matthias Lang, Vice President, Business Management Fuel and Lubricant Solutions Asia Pacific. “
The Keropur® gasoline additive bottle is suitable for all kinds of gasoline engines, that perform on 92, 95, and 98-octane unleaded gasoline. Adding a bottle of Keropur® to a tank of gasoline will provide superior engine protection.
Keropur® gasoline additives were introduced in the Taiwanese market in 2012. They offer better deposit control for a cleaner engine, higher gasoline efficiency, lower emissions, and optimal driving experience. In addition, these sustainable attributes of Keropur® are expected to contribute to the net-zero carbon emissions target that the Taiwanese government aims to achieve by 2050.
About BASF Fuel and Lubricant Solutions
The global business unit fuel and lubricant solutions is a leading supplier to the transportation and mineral oil industries worldwide. Offerings cover fuel performance packages, refinery additives, polyisobutenes, engine coolants (Glysantin® brand) and brake fluids as well as lubricant additives, finished lubricants, synthetic base stocks and components for metalworking fluids. The business unit has its main facilities in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Cincinnati and Florham Park in the USA, Nanjing and Shanghai in China, as well as Sao Paulo, Brazil. Research and development is mainly driven out of Ludwigshafen, Germany, Tarrytown, USA and Shanghai, China. Further information is available on the Internet at www.basf.com/fuel-lubricant-solutions.
BASF fuel and lubricant solutions is part of BASF’s Performance Chemicals division. The division’s portfolio also includes plastic additives, oilfield chemicals and mining solutions. Customers from a variety of industries including Chemical, Plastic, Consumer Goods, Energy & Resources and Automotive & Transportation benefit from our innovative solutions. To learn more, visit www.performancechemicals.basf.com
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. More than 111,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €87.3 billion in 2022. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.
