Metallic additives

Except in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, that SGS INSPIRE has no information about, lead has been phased out from gasoline sold in this region. The maximum limit of lead in gasoline is set at either 0.005 g/l or 0.013 g/l.

Another popular metallic additive added into gasoline contains manganese. While the use of manganese is claimed by the automotive industry as not preferred octane enhancer, some refiners use it due to its economic benefit. At present, a maximum of 24 mg/l and 18 mg/l of manganese can be added into gasoline in Pakistan and Jordan, respectively. The United Arab Emirates allow a maximum of 5 mg/l manganese, while China, Lebanon, Israel, Oman, Singapore and New Zealand set a maximum of 2 mg/l of manganese in their gasoline. In other countries in