AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report for Friday, 1/6/23

American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.790173; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.154682; American Dollar to Euro = 1.211401; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.009405; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.047862.

National Average Price for Regular Unleaded Current: $3.114; Month Ago: $3.120; Year Ago: $3.294. National Average Price for Diesel Current: $3.670; Month Ago: $3.674; Year Ago: $4.070.

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.