Soprema News

ECOSLOPS an innovative technology company that upgrades ship-generated hydrocarbon residues (slops) into valuable distillates and light bitumen, has announced the signing of a long-term XFO (light bitumen) supply contract with SOPREMA. SOPREMA is the European leader in the bituminous membrane market for the isolation industry and had a 2.13 bn€ turnover in 2015 with more than 6,260 employees in 40 plants. Commenting on the development, Vincent Favier, CEO, ECOSLOPS, said,  "We have worked with SOPREMA since our first plant in the Port of Sinès opened, and the agreement of this contract marks a major step for ECOSLOPS. This partnership reflects not only the quality of our products, but also the trust that has been built between our companies.

World Wide Metric added DrySeal Hatch Sealing Tape to its products list after partnering with Soprema, a manufacturer in the waterproofing industry. DrySeal is an adhesive “winter grade” hatch sealing tape manufactured in Canada from SBS Modified Bitumen, making the product water resistant, elastomeric and durable with cutting edge technology. According to World Wide Metric, the tape provides a solution for waterproofing a ship’s hatch covers and ensuring that valuable cargo arrives damage free at unloading. worldwidemetric.com