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• <br />• 0 <br />11 <br />Engineered and tested corrosion resistance <br />The Fluid Containment tank wall is composed of resin, glass and a special treated silica <br />that together result in a composite matrix that is compatible with petroleum products, <br />including gasoline, jet fuel, av-gas, motor oil, kerosene, diesel fuel and fuel oil, and up to <br />100% ethanol and/or methanol blends and oxygenated motor fuels. <br />Fluid Containment pioneered and perfected the use of a specially treated silica that is <br />a part of our laminate matrix. The addition of this material has been proven to increase <br />and improve the performance of our laminate in all fuels including alcohols. <br />Our laminate has been thoroughly tested to meet the requirements of UL 1316. <br />Additional long term corrosion testing continues at our Research and Development <br />Center. This testing is done in conditions that match actual installation conditions. This <br />results in data that can be used to accurately predict the long term properties needed <br />for accurate tank designs. Data has been accumulated for current fuels and blends and <br />it's effects on the laminate after a number of years. This data includes tests on current <br />fuels and blends, and other oxygenates. We are constantly testing new products that <br />can be stored in our tanks in the future. <br />Our R&D Center <br />never stops asking questions. <br />We could never maintain our position on the leading <br />edge of fiberglass tank design without an uncompromising <br />commitment to research and development. Our newly <br />expanded R&D Center gives us the ability to look at new <br />and promising ways to improve our products, expand <br />our capabilities and better serve our customer's <br />ever-changing needs. <br />Our underground tank test pit <br />helps us perfect our product. <br />Fluid Containment is the only fiberglass tank manufacturer <br />that studies tanks in all buried conditions and configurations. <br />To do this, we constructed a full-scale test pit at our Conroe, <br />Texas R&D Center, which allows us to test various tank <br />designs with different backfill materials, anchoring methods, <br />groundwater conditions, and many other variables. <br />