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DATE: FRIDAY, April 6, 1990                   TAG: 9004060988
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: EVENING 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: ST. LOUIS                                LENGTH: Short

PHILLIPS INTRODUCES ITS CLEANER GASOLINE

Phillips Petroleum Co. has joined the growing number of oil companies to introduce a reformulated gasoline designed to be less harmful to the environment than existing grades.

Phillips' reformulated fuel - blended to reduce certain hydrocarbon emissions - will be tested in St. Louis, one of more than 100 cities that fall below the Environmental Protection Agency's minimum standards for air quality, the company said Thursday.

The rush by America's oil companies to make gasoline less toxic comes in response to stepped-up government efforts to reduce air emissions from the tailpipes of cars and trucks.

The reformulated gasoline is blended to reduce the amounts of certain hydrocarbons, such as aromatics, benzene and olefins, that react with the atmosphere and produce ozone, a main part of smog.

Other oil companies that have introduced reformulated gasolines include Arco, Marathon, Exxon, Amoco, Mobil, Citgo and Sun Oil. 


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