Techron® Premium Fuel Additives Brand Celebrates 40 Years of Innovation and Category Superiority

SAN RAMON, Calif., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Techron^®, the ground-breaking fuel additive brand from Chevron Products Company, a Chevron U.S.A. Inc. division, celebrates 40 years of industry dominance and numerous awards along the way as a bottled fuel additive.

From its first-ever bottled fuel additive debut in 1981, Techron continues to set the industry standard 40 years later in science-backed performance, protection and cleaning power. Currently, Techron boasts a wide-ranging portfolio of products for just about every gasoline-powered engine type – including cars, trucks, motorcycles, ATVs, boats and watercraft, outdoor power equipment and small engine machinery. Techron even provides unbeatable cleaning power with a specific product for diesel-powered vehicles.

"For more than 40 years, Chevron has been at the forefront of developing superior, high-performance fuel additives like Techron that are backed by rigorous testing and development by our industry-leading scientists," said Jim Smiley, consumer sector manager, Chevron Products Company. "From our flagship Techron^® Complete Fuel System Cleaner to our more recent portfolio additions of Techron^® Marine and Techron^® Powersports & Small Engine, Techron continues to serve millions of customers with the unbeatable cleaning power for which it's known."

Historical milestones for the Techron bottled fuel additive over the past 40 years include:

• 1981: Techron^® Concentrate debuts
• 1995: Techron's new formulation debuts to include performance enhancements for better intake valve deposit cleaning
• 2005: Techron^® Concentrate Plus Fuel System Cleaner debuts
• 2015: Techron^® Fuel Injector Cleaner debuts
• 2017: Techron^® Diesel Fuel System Cleaner debuts
• 2018: Techron^® Marine Fuel System Treatment and Techron^® Powersports & Small Engine Fuel System Treatment debut
• 2019: Techron^® High Mileage Fuel System Treatment debuts; Techron wins Autoweek Reader's Choice Award for Best Fuel Additive and Techron^® Marine receives Top Product Award from Boating Industry Magazine
• 2021: Techron^® Complete Fuel System Cleaner selected as Best Overall Fuel Injector Cleaner for 2022 by CNET RoadShow

"Forty years of excellence is a testament to the trust Techron instills in our customers and its key position as a premium fuel additive brand," said Bob Miles, senior manager, direct sales at Chevron Products Company. "We're proud to champion Techron's growth and innovation as the product line continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of the market, both for our customers that are new to the world of fuel additives and those who have been loyal users for decades. We look forward to the many future brand milestones ahead."

For more information, visit www.techronclean.com/40.

About Chevron Products Company
Chevron Products Company is a division of an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) headquartered in San Ramon, CA. A full line of lubrication and coolant products are marketed through this organization. Select brands include Havoline^®, Delo^®, Techron^®, Chevron xpress lube^® and Havoline xpress lube^®.

SOURCE Chevron Products Company