Lanka Super Diesel Four Star enters Lankan market today

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will introduce high quality low sulphur super diesel named Lanka Super Diesel Four Star to the Sri Lanka market today.

Addressing the media at the ministry yesterday, Petroleum Industries Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said that the CPC has taken measures to introduce this new low sulphur diesel product in view of the modern diesel fleets in Sri Lanka.

The launching ceremony of Lanka Super Diesel Four Star will be held in Kurunegala today. The minister said that the existing Super Diesel has a sulphur content of 500 parts per million, while in the new product the Sulphur content is 10 PPM. Hence it pollutes the environment the least.

He said that they also hope to improve on the normal diesel with 2,500 PPM, by replacing it with a Diesel of 1,000 PPM Sulphur content.

"There will be no problem with the supply of this new product as it is commonly available in the Asian market. Though the quality of this product is very high, the price of Lanka Super Diesel Four Star is the same as Lanka Super Diesel ie. Rs. 145 per a litre," he added.

According to the minister, this new product has several benefits since the higher Octane number of this product helps to improve the performance of the engine and is fuel efficient.

"It also protects the components in the advanced emission systems. Abrasive practical contamination which is as low as 10 mg per kg is considered to be superior by any world standards. This new product also enhances the life span of the engines. As it is environmental friendly it reduces the emission of Toxic Fumes such as sulphur oxides of nitrogen and black smoke," he said.
-dailynews.lk