AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report for Friday, 6/14/24

National Average Price for Regular Unleaded Current: $2.591 Month Ago: $2.523 Year Ago: $2.290

National Average Price for Regular – Current: $2.541; Month Ago: $2.601; Year Ago: $2.318. National Average Price for Diesel – Current: $2.954; Month Ago: $2.992; Year Ago: $2.524.

What do toothpaste, perfume, soap and ink have in common? The surprising answer is turpentine. This versatile byproduct of the pulp- and paper-making process is used in a wide range of everyday products. Consider a typical day: You wake up and brush your teeth. Then you take a shower using your favorite soap. After you get dressed, you apply some makeup or a spritz of cologne or perfume. You might not have realized it, but before you left home this morning, you used a number of products that contain a special form of turpentine that Domtar makes. Your perfume’s floral fragrance and your toothpaste’s minty freshness originated as crude sulfate turpentine, a USDA-certified, all-natural and renewable byproduct of the pulp- and paper-making process. In fact, many of the scents and flavorings in products you encounter every day are derived from byproducts of the pulp- and paper-making process. Click Read More below for additional information.