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One plant controls jet fuel safety

Innospec's single facility in England manufactures both mandatory additives that make commercial and military aviation fuel legal.

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80% of global jet fuel corrosion inhibitor market

The Ellesmere Port plant produces Stadis 450 (antistatic) and DCI-4A/DCI-6A (corrosion inhibitor/lubricity)—both required under ASTM D1655, NATO standards, and US military spec. No redundancy exists in aviation's supply chain for this combination of critical fuel chemistry.

Source: INNOSPEC INC. Form 10-K (FY2024) · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Mar 3, 2025

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Jet fuel corrosion inhibitor / lubricity improver →
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Mercaptan gas odorant (tert-butyl mercaptan / THT) →
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Innospec Deutschland GmbH (Leuna) →
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Innospec Performance Chemicals (Houston) →
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Innospec Specialty Chemicals Plant (Ellesmere Port) →
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