CPC being the market leader of petroleum products in the island and the owner of the only local refinery in the country is fully aware of its oblogation to minimise environmantal pollution. We are concerned about the environmantal safety in handling and usage of peroleum products.
A capital project which enables to reduces sulphur content in diesel to less than 0.5% was commissioned in 2003 in refinery and the Corporation restrict its Diesel sales than 0.3% sulphur from 2004 onwards. The sulphur in Super Diesel is restricted to 0.05% from this date.
