Arco is one of the major
manufacturers of MTBE. They
only make chemicals now. They
sold their petroleum division.
Mike Sealey wrote:
>
> --- Rog & Jan van Hoy <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I frankly don't know if we have MTBE in our gas out
> > here. Some of the stations indicate 10% alcohol
> > [gasohol] during winter months, others advertise
> > "don't let your car drink and drive." How do you
> > find out what's in the gas, other than have all your
> > rubber lines melt? Is there some industry contact?
> > Anyone know of a good Internet site?
>
> I can tell you that ARCO (who I believe still has gas
> stations in WA) embraced MTBE wholeheartedly when it
> first came out, and may in fact have introduced it.
> And of course I don't buy Union 76 products either,
> knowing they'd like to crush everything I own.
>
> Wish I knew who *didn't* spike their gas with MTBE.
>
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