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[^2]\n\nThe Automotive Companies Association of Ecuador (Aeade) recognized the national government and Petroecuador for improving the quality of premium diesel in the country. [^3]\n\nOswaldo Erazo, manager of Abastec, stated that for the less than 35 ppm level to become permanent, it must be incorporated into a standard by the Ecuadorian Institute of Normalization (INEN). [^4]\n\nThe 35 ppm sulfur level is 15 ppm below the 50 ppm limit established by President Daniel Noboa through an executive decree. [^5]\n\nPetroecuador, the state-owned company, verified the quality improvement at the Esmeraldas refinery through a test run using a catalyst in the Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) unit. [^6]\n\nPetroecuador confirmed that a test operation at the Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) unit of the Esmeraldas Refinery verified the unit's capacity to produce diesel with sulfur content under 50 ppm. [^7]\n\nAeade stated that the reduction in sulfur directly and positively impacts air quality and public health. [^8]\n\nThis action complies with Executive Decree No. 126, which was signed in September 2025. [^9]\n\nPetroecuador estimated that recovering the full capacity of the complex would reduce premium diesel imports by approximately 24 percent. [^10]\n\nThe regulatory limit for sulfur in fuel was updated from 250 mg/kg to 50 mg/kg following a reform to the NTE INEN 1489 standard. [^11]\n\nGenaro Baldeón of the Automotive Enterprises Association of Ecuador (AEADE) argued that the current standards should not be the final goal and that Ecuador should advance toward Euro VI technology standards. 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