Commonwealth of the Independent States, the Western Balkans, and Turkey

The biggest gasoline producer and supplier in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is the Russian Federation. Following intense discussions about N-Methylaniline (NMA) phase-out by mid-2016, the Russian refiners have increased methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) use as well as tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME). The most popular gasoline grade remains research octane number (RON) 92, which may require a limited amount of ethers compared to the RON 95.

Ukraine is another large gasoline market where the share of grade RON 95 is increasing due to gasoline imports from Europe. By the end of 2018, Kazakhstan upgraded its refineries for 50 mg/kg sulfur content in gasoline. It managed to reduce aromatics to 35% v/v and o