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Rodanco B.V., a small but fast-growing SME, has obtained a so-called “MIT” subsidy. MIT stands for “SME innovation stimulation Region and Top Sectors” and is designed to support innovation in the Dutch regions and top sectors. Rodanco B.V. received the award for innovation financing from the province of North-Holland. In this way, the province of Noord-Holland stimulates innovations in SMEs that should lead to new business. With its head office in Alkmaar and R&D facilities in Amsterdam, Rodanco B.V. use the funding for a feasibility study of a new project. V.R. Lachman (Managing Director) of Rodanco B.V. said: “With this grant, we are going to boost our resources and R&D innovations to study the feasibility of a new product. The regional government supports our ideas that we want to translate into innovations. At the end of the feasibility study, we want to continue to develop a new process that should lead to a new product. We are very happy and honoured that the province of North-Holland supports our innovation.”

EU Biofuel Regulation By 2020, the EU aims to have 10% of the transport fuel of every EU country come from renewable sources such as biofuels. This is to help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions without adversely affecting the environment or social sustainability, they must be produced in a sustainable way and must comply to strict specification. For unblended FAME (fatty acid methyl esters) diesel fuel as well as for certain higher level Biodiesel blends, the European diesel fuel specification must meet EN 14214 and must exhibit a minimum oxidation stability. To meet EU regulation for Biodiesel and diesel fuel blends by 2020, Rodanco has developed AntiOxidant AO1202, which fully complies with EN 14214 and passed the No-Harm test of oxidation stabilizers executed by AGQM, Germany’s Biodiesel quality management association. Therefore, more and more stabilizers are utilized for Biodiesel as blend component in order to ensure sufficient oxidation stability of the final fuel. No-Harm Test Recently AGQM has completed its 13th round of no-harm tests on oxidation stabilizers for Biodiesel used in diesel fuel or heating oil. The No Harm test of oxidation stabilizers contains a test procedure to determine the relative efficiency against Butylhydroxytoluene (BHT) using different scenarios. Rodanco’s Biodiesel additive AntiOxidant AO1202 successfully passed the no-harm test for Biodiesel as a blend component in diesel fuel. Rodanco’s listed Biodiesel additive AntiOxidant AO1202 as well as a description of the test procedures, can be found on AGQM’s website. AGQM Founded in 1999, AGQM has the objective to provide quality management for leading Biodiesel producers, traders and formulators. AGQM’s test procedures ensure a safe addition of antioxidant to Biodiesel or heating oil without negative interactions between the fuel and additives. A B10 blend is used when testing antioxidants for mixture in diesel fuel, and B20 is used for testing antioxidants for biodiesel blends in heating oil. Revision With the revision of EN 14214 (EN 14214:2010) in 2012, the requirements for the oxidation stability increased from 6 h as stipulated by the previous standard to 8 h according to the new standard EN 14214:2012. This alteration led to corresponding consequences regarding the required achievable oxidation stability for the No-harm Test. Since 2013 the requirement of the No-harm Test is that a minimum oxidation stability of 8 h +1 h must be achieved by additivation. The achievement of an extra hour is meant to provide the customer with a safe time reserve for any possible stability loss due to contact with oxygen during transport or prolonged storage times, for example. Rodanco’s AntiOxidant AO1202 fully complies with the new standard EN 14214:2012 oxidation stability of 8 h +1 h.

On March 22nd, Managing Director Romeo Lachman officially opened the new lab facilities at the Matrix VII building, which is located in Amsterdam Science Park. The opening included a quick guided tour through our new lab facilities and offices, selected bites and drinks, a photo presentation of the company showing our past milestones and achievements. The official opening of the lab facilities follows the announcement that Rodanco BV moved her equipment to a brand new building at the Amsterdam Science Park. With moving to the new lab facilities and offices Rodanco BV is excited to showcase new product formulations and capabilities to all her customers.

At Rodanco we care about the environment and the world we are living in. A couple of years ago we set goals and objectives to improve our environmental performance through more efficient use of resources and reduction of our overall energy use. On 23rd April 2019 we acquired our ISO 14001:2015 certificate, which is an internationally agreed standard that sets out the requirements for an environmental management system. ISO 14001:2015 certification helps us to further enhance our capabilities and growth as a supplier of high-quality, high-performance oilfield chemicals and fuel oil additives for the oil and oil processing industry. The certification also helps us to use our resources more efficiently, reduce both our waste and overall CO2, gain competitive advantage and trust of our stakeholders.

After growth Rodanco now also moves her laboratory to Matrix VII Even before the new Matrix VII building has been completed at the Amsterdam Science Park, Rodanco BV has moved its laboratory in early December 2018. Rodanco BV opened its first laboratory in November 2013, which is also located in the Amsterdam Science Park. The new Matrix VII is a very sustainable building with top quality facilities. Rodanco BV has selected two separate spaces: a large laboratory next to a large office with fixed and flexible workplaces. The expansion at the Science Park is a direct result after the growth in Sales, Logistics, QC and R&D. The new laboratory is equipped with both existing and new equipment to better serve customers. The new laboratory also offers the possibilities to test new formulations and to give a demonstration. Want to know more about Rodanco’s new R&D location in the Matrix VII building in Amsterdam Science Park? Feel free to contact us.

Company’s anniversary marks the beginning of the next stage in creating true added value is June, Rodanco B.V. will enter its eleventh year of existence. From its founding in 2004, their goal was to meet the increasing demand by the European market to provide niche products and services with regard to fuel oil additives and oilfield process chemicals. Since that time, their e orts to become a major player in the fuel oil additives and oilfield process chemicals market have borne fruit. Over the past ten years, Rodanco evolved steadily, as they more than doubled their product portfolio, expanded their cargo treatment services as well as their activities from the Benelux area to increasingly more European countries. And it doesn’t stop there: only last year, Rodanco acquired a new high-end laboratory at the prestigious Amsterdam Science Park to both facilitate their product development aspirations and secure the highest quality level for their products and services. is excellent example of Rodanco’s incessant commitment to quality is part of their strategy to achieving full ISO 9001 certification further on this year. “These past ten years we experienced a wide range of challenges, some set-backs,  but also many small and bigger victories and steady growth both in terms of quantity and quality,” says Romeo Lachman, founder and CEO. “And though we are proud of what we achieved so far, we rather look to the future, as we feel like we have only just begun.” Creating true added value for all stakeholders is in essence Rodanco’s main priority. In order to achieve this, the company is dedicated to improving their products, people and services in the years to come. Ensuring full customer satisfaction through the development, production and supply of top quality products comes with taking responsibility and creating verifiable quality. Meeting international quality, health and safety standards, as well as certifiable requirements constitute the framework for every future step of Rodanco.

Confirmed quality: Rodanco acquiries ISO 9001: 2008 certificate It is with great pleasure and pride that we announce that Rodanco recently acquired the ISO 9001:2008 certification. As we see it, this achievement clearly confirms the high quality standards of Rodanco: a direct result of the continuous improvement process that is at the core of our company. To simply regard this certification as a one-off quality label or translation of the standards both the market and international legislation have set with regard to the output of our organization, would not do its justice. The ISO 9001:2008 standards are an integral part of everything we do and challenge us to keep up our self-critical assesment of our activities and our quality driven approach now and in the future.