History of firsts
About us
Take a journey with us through the many decades of fuel additives we've spearheaded, all dedicated to making engines run cleaner and more efficiently.
1930s
1935
World's first diesel fuel additive
1936
First on the west coast to market climate-tailored gasoline
1950s - 70s
1954
First (gasoline carburetor) detergent additive
1960
First in the world to market gasoline containing tetramethyl lead antiknock compound
1967
Air-O-Zone HD Extended Detergent Additive
(polybutene amine)
1970
Gasoline Deposit Control Additive (polybutene amine)
1980s - 90s
1980
Introduced deposit control additive polyether amine for unleaded gasoline
1981
Launch bottle Techron Concentrate
1985
Name changed to Techroline
1995
Techron® performance enhancements for better intake valve deposit cleaning
2000s
2004
Chevron gasoline with TECHRON® was the first retail gasoline to meet the Top Tier standards in the US
2005
Techron Concentrate Plus Fuel System Cleaner launched
2010s
2015
Techron Fuel Injector Cleaner launched
2017
Techron D Concentrate Diesel Fuel System Cleaner launched
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2018
Techron Protection Plus Marine Fuel System Treatment and Techron Protection Plus Powersports & Small Engine Fuel System Treatment launched
2019
Techron High Mileage Fuel System Cleaner launched
