ACCUTRACE™

Forensic Molecular Markers

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.

ACCUTRACE ™ Plus Fuel Marker has been designated the new Euromarker by the European Union in 2022 to be implemented in all Members States to safeguard fuel integrity in the EU. ACCUTRACE™ Plus Fuel Marker is a Dow patented technology (WO 2014/081556, EP2904072 B1 and EP3564344 B1).

Additionally, ACCUTRACE™ S10, one of several molecular fuel markers in this innovative product family, has already been independently tested, reviewed, accepted and legislated by the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Discover other products in the broadest range of fuel marker and dye solutions in the marketplace.

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The Fuel Fraud Challenge

Fuel Fraud causes tax losses of 7 to 10 billion EUR each year in the EU alone.

Find out more about the impact of fuel fraud in the EU and how fuel marking can help the fight against fuel laundering with a new and more efficient Euromarker.

The New Euromarker

ACCUTRACE™ Plus Fuel Marker was selected by the European Commission as the new common fiscal marker for the European Union in January 2022 after extensive independent technical and safety assessments.

Learn more about this announcement and read our case study on how the new Euromarker will reduce fuel fraud.

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ACCUTRACE™ Plus Fuel Marker: technology against fraud
Learn about how ACCUTRACE ™ Fuel Marker is safeguarding fuel integrity in the EU

ACCUTRACE™ fuel marker products are:

Cost effective solution for tax and brand ID programs – part per million level treat rates
Comprised of C, H and O – elements commonly already found in petroleum and petroleum derivatives
Unique, with molecular structures not naturally occurring in fuels and lubricants and are not fuel additives

Technical Benefits:

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 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.

Protecting People, Revenue, Property & Environment

Dow helps assure revenue protection, reduced crime and pollution for governments, as well as brand ID protection for oil companies. Our solutions are C,H, O based, the most environmentally friendly chemistry for fuels, and offer the strongest defense against traditional laundering methods and other illegal fuel practices.