APP INDUSTRY NEWS
Posted: June 8, 2010

Today the U.S. Senate is expected to ask the Chair to lay before the Senate the House message with respect to H.R. 4213, the tax extenders bill containing the reissuance of the $1 per gallon biodiesel tax credit. The House passed the measure just before the Memorial Day recess. If passed by the Senate and signed by President Barack Obama, the credit will be reinstated until Dec. 31, 2010, and will be retroactive back to the first of the year. The biodiesel industry is pushing hard for a longer term credit, three or five years, to bring investment back into the biodiesel arena.

APP LUBRICANT NEWS
Posted: July 15, 2010

U.S. Base Oil Price Report By: Carolyn L. Green
Yet another week has passed without an increase attempt from API Group II producers whohave not moved prices in about two months. But as demand continues to pick up strength, pale oil suppliers agree that a full round of increases is possible in coming weeks based on current market dynamics.
Sources suggest that higher prices could easily be supported by strong demand alongside limited supply rather than feedstock cost factors.

There has been an uptick in offshore demand in recent weeks, sellers claim. They add that with domestic activity somewhat thin due to summer vacations, fresh export shipments are taking up that slack and are keeping overall supply availability in the U.S balanced to tight.

However, crude prices have been climbing over the past week, and if futures go much higher and pull up vacuum gas oil values, then a wide-spread price increase would not be far-fetched, players hinted. On Tuesday, crude oil futures sailed past $77 per barrel during intra-day trade for the first time in two weeks, on positive financial results from the stock market. Adding to the oil gain, the International Energy Agency projected an increase in demand for 2011. Also boosting sentiment was a report late last week outlining a drop in U.S. crude inventories.

Effective December 2009 APP has added the full-line of Castrol lubricants to expand our service offering in all market segments. Castrol is a well-known brand in automotive and heavy-duty applications and presents our customers with more choices to utilize our wide variety of petroleum services.

APP FUEL NEWS
Posted: July 15, 2010

U.S. Average Gasoline and Diesel Prices Continue to Slide
Dropping for the second week in a row, the U.S. average price for regular gasoline slipped a penny to $2.72 per gallon. The national average was $0.19 higher than last year. With the exception of the Midwest, average prices declined in all regions of the country. On the East Coast and Gulf Coast, the averages each dropped more than a penny and a half, to $2.66 per gallon and $2.56 per gallon, respectively. Despite an increase of less than a half cent, the average in the Midwest was essentially unchanged at $2.68 per gallon. The average in the Rocky Mountains slipped over a cent to $2.74 per gallon. The West Coast average fell about a cent to settle at $3.04 per gallon and the California price dipped less than a half cent to $3.11 per gallon.

The retail diesel fuel price decreased for the third consecutive week, falling two cents to $2.90 per gallon. However, the average remained $0.36 above the price a year ago. East Coast prices fell over two cents to $2.92 per gallon, while the Gulf Coast average slipped a penny to $2.86 per gallon. The largest decline took place in theMidwest, where the average fell two and a half cents to $2.87 per gallon. The Rocky Mountain and West Coast averages each fell about two cents to $2.91 per gallon and $3.06 per gallon, respectively. In California, the average dipped a penny to $3.12 per gallon.
Source: EIA

APP CARDLOCK NEWS
Posted: March 3, 2010

APP now has Pride with Pacific Pride effective November 2009. Visit our newest location in Concrete and Tacoma, Washington to experience the many features and benefits a Pacific Pride location has to offer.

APP is excited to announce that we now have "Pride" (Pacific Pride) by converting the APP River Street cardlock facility located at 2115 River Street beginning May 15, 2010! You will continue to use your APP CFN® card at any CFN® location, including the next closest facility at Portland Ave., ARCO AM/PM, 1440 Puyallup, Ave. (next to I-5 and Portland Ave.). The newest CFN® location for APP includes:

Three Ways to Get Diesel!

• Separate Diesel Fuel Island with CFN® cardreader
         1. Pay at Pump (ideal for large vehicles)
• Retail Pump Island - Gasoline & Diesel Purchases
         2. In-Store CFN® cardreader (or)
         3. Pay at Pump with APP CFN® Fleetwide card
• Free 8oz. coffee in-store utilizing your APP CFN® card

Our decision to move the CFN® network to an improved accessible location in addition to adding the Pacific Pride Commercial Fueling System to our cardlock program is with one thing in mind, "you, our cusomer!" More choices with more locations will allow you to expand your operational control with your fuel management system within your business.

Visit our newest CFN® Cardlock locations at Arco AM/PM Puyallup Ave. in Tacoma and Arco AM/PM in Thorp.

THE GOINGS ON AT APP

New APP Computer System
APP is proud to announce that effective September 1, 2009 we have a new mainframe computer system to provide our customers an enhanced customer service offering.

• Increased speed in receiving delivery invoices
  • Current customers receiving invoices via email or fax will continue to do so.
  • If you'd like to sign-up for this service, please contact the APP Credit Department.
• Increased timeliness of our "month-end" close. You will no longer need to wait several days until your first of month invoices are processed.
• Cardlock reporting "on-demand". Via the APP website, you will be able to create your own cardlock reports, card orders, print invoices, etc.) APP ECardlink
• APP Account Access website.
  • This feature is no longer available, however will be in the future. Check our website for any news updates.

Internally, this new mainframe system will greatly simplify our current processes and any changes to you, our customer will be minimal:

• New Customer Account Numbers will be assigned and you will see them on our newly designed invoices.
• Cardlock customers will have two account numbers - the current one for Cardlock and one for A/R.

APP appreciates the continued opportunity to provide better service to our customers. If you should have any questions on our new processes or need further assistance once you begin receiving your new billing, please don't hesitate to contact your sales representative or our helpful Customer Service Department.

See APP's highly awaited make-over of our Tacoma Headquarters.

Congratulations to John Korsmo Construction for winning the 2008 Build Washington Award under the category of "Private Building" for our newly renovated facility.

APP: One of the "Top Places to Work" in the Area
We are pleased to announce that APP is the recipiant of the “Integrity Award Winner”
for one of the area’s top places to work. To read the article click here.