F&L International 2015 - Quarter 2 - page 40

FUELS & LUBES INTERNATIONAL
Quarter Two 2015
40
F E A T U R E
IS THERE A NEED TO
harmonise fuel standards in Asia?
Representatives from Indonesia,
Thailand and Malaysia stressed
the need for harmonising fuel
standards not only within, but also
across geographical areas, during
a half-day session dedicated to
this topic at F+L Week 2015 in
Singapore in March.
“That is what is on the
table—not necessarily having all
of ASEAN following the same
standards at the same time, but
encouraging all countries to make
it a priority,” said Glynda Bathan-
Baterina, deputy executive director
of Manila, Philippines-based Clean
Air Asia, who chaired the session.
ASEAN stands for the
Association of Southeast Asian
Nations and is composed of Brunei
Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia,
Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
and Vietnam.
Organised by Clean Air Asia,
the individual country presentations
were preceded by an introduction
by Clarence Woo, executive director
of Singapore-based Asian Clean
Fuels Association (ACFA), followed
by a panel discussion that was
webcast live globally through a
sponsorship from ACFA.
GAPS BETWEEN
FUEL QUALITY
AND EMISSIONS
STANDARDS
The basic idea that fuel quality
is linked to emissions is not evident
from a broad look at policies
across the globe. Woo said that
across the world, many countries’
fuel standards do not match their
emissions standards. Such gaps
in gasoline requirements exist in
Australia, South Africa, Nepal, parts
of the Middle East, Latin America
and Russia. In the area of diesel fuel,
there are gaps in Latin America,
South Africa, Algeria and Russia.
These data come from Stratas
Advisors and were published in
October 2014. Many unmentioned
CHALLENGES IN
HARMONISING VEHICLE
AND FUEL POLICIES IN ASIA
By Alison Gaines
Glynda Bathan-Baterina Mohd Nazmi bin Mohd Nur
Clarence Woo
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