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Ecoslops makes first sale of recycled marine fuel

Portugal-based Ecoslops has completed the first sale of its recycled marine fuel (MDO).

The MDO, which is made from marine oil residues known as slops, is produced at Ecoslops' facility at the Port of Sines in Portugal and complies with the ISO 8217 standard.

The sale comprises a 1,000-tonne shipment, which was purchased by a European operator specialising in maritime bunkers.

Ecoslops has also just imported a 3,000-tonne shipment of slops. This follows the first import of a 3,200-tonne shipment from Northern Europe.

The company's processing plant at the Port of Sines can process up to 30,000 tonnes a year of recycled fuel. Ecoslops says it plans to bring online three more facilities by 2017.

Vincent Favier, CEO of Ecoslops, states: 'This first sale of marine fuel obtained from the recycling of oil residue and the importing of a second shipment, of 3,000 tonnes, of slops prove that our Sines industrial tool is operating well and show the pertinence of our business model based on the recycling of oil residue from shipping.

'It is also the materialisation of the efforts undertaken in recent months that have proved that our first plant is capable of producing substantial volumes of high-quality fuel as demanded by our end clients.'





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