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Good day everyone,
It is not the first time I come to this forum and I have had the opportunity to read a lot of things about these products.
I want to be as clear as possible about this topic: I'm not trying to sell any of these products (this is not the place to do so) and I am not trying to criticize any of them (you, as boat owners, are the only good judges by the way).
Yet, I have to be clear with you: my name is Ronan Pennec and I work for the development of the Xbee enzyme biotechnology in Europe, Middle-East and Africa.
<u>1 ) Enzyme story:</u>
I have heard two versions of this story.
One says that Dr. Shinji Makino (not the one in the US by the way) invented the enzyme biotechnology "recipe". His salesman registered the name "Soltron" in Japan and started to sell the product abroad without any agreement from his boss. So, he would have been fired and is now producing another enzyme based product he sells in India, in Japan, in Korea and in UK under the name "Soltron".
Another story tells approximately the same: just change the names. Mr. Sasanuma is the genuine inventor of the product and Shinji Makino is the "thief".
On my mind, both versions are true and yet none is exact. These two researchers were probably teammates and quarelled about who was the first to find the good "recipe". So, each of them decided to go his own way and try to do as best possible with his knowledge.
<u>2 ) Differences between products:</u>
There are basically two products in fact.
One is called Soltron in Europe, India, Korea, Japan and Thailand as far as I know. You can read more about the product at . It is probably originally made in Japan and the only information I know for sure is that the production capacity is somewhat restricted to small containers: up to 20-30 liters.
Finally, it seems to be efficient in some yacht engines.
The other is called Soltron in Australia, Canada, USA and South America. But it's called Xbee in Europe, Middle-East, Africa and India.
You will be able to get plenty of information at [url="http://www.xbee.com"]www.xbee.com, www.solpower.com and www.soltron-gtr.com.
Two big differences with the first mentioned product:
On one hand, Xbee (as I will call it to avoid confusion with UK Soltron) is proposed in a wide range of containers. 100-ml & 450-ml bottles, 5-liter and 20-liter pails, 208-liter drums and 24,000-liter isotainers.
On the other hand, Xbee is the only product presently in the market to be certified by laboratories for every commercial claims: EN590 & EN228 European fuel standards certifications; CEC F-23-A-01 & CEC F-05-A-93 recognition European tests by the automobile manufacturers; 98/69/CE European cycles to certify the consumption reduction; European Co-operation for Accreditation to certify the capacity of the product to reduce Greenhouse Gases emissions.
All these technical data has been approved by accredited laboratories and submitted to the European Commission.
To conclude this topic, there is one product to talk about: StarTron. This product is the same as Xbee: it comes from the same producer (enzyme concentrate from Japan, blended product from USA) but it is sold by another company called StarBrite.
Solpower Corporation, StarBrite and Xbee work all hand in hand to develop the product worldwide. Star Tron has been developped by StarBrite to answer the yachting demand in particular worldwide, they are not limited to Europe or to the US.
So either you buy Soltron made in USA, Xbee or StarTron, you will use the exact same product.
When you use Soltron made in UK or Japan, this is something else that I do not know enough to discuss the performances.
I hope this message will be clear enough to avoid any further confusion in this intricate market.
Feel free to contact me if you need any further information or documents at ronan.pennec@xbee.com or at +33 (0)2 98 97 89 20.
Thank you very much for having read that topic to its end...
It is not the first time I come to this forum and I have had the opportunity to read a lot of things about these products.
I want to be as clear as possible about this topic: I'm not trying to sell any of these products (this is not the place to do so) and I am not trying to criticize any of them (you, as boat owners, are the only good judges by the way).
Yet, I have to be clear with you: my name is Ronan Pennec and I work for the development of the Xbee enzyme biotechnology in Europe, Middle-East and Africa.
<u>1 ) Enzyme story:</u>
I have heard two versions of this story.
One says that Dr. Shinji Makino (not the one in the US by the way) invented the enzyme biotechnology "recipe". His salesman registered the name "Soltron" in Japan and started to sell the product abroad without any agreement from his boss. So, he would have been fired and is now producing another enzyme based product he sells in India, in Japan, in Korea and in UK under the name "Soltron".
Another story tells approximately the same: just change the names. Mr. Sasanuma is the genuine inventor of the product and Shinji Makino is the "thief".
On my mind, both versions are true and yet none is exact. These two researchers were probably teammates and quarelled about who was the first to find the good "recipe". So, each of them decided to go his own way and try to do as best possible with his knowledge.
<u>2 ) Differences between products:</u>
There are basically two products in fact.
One is called Soltron in Europe, India, Korea, Japan and Thailand as far as I know. You can read more about the product at . It is probably originally made in Japan and the only information I know for sure is that the production capacity is somewhat restricted to small containers: up to 20-30 liters.
Finally, it seems to be efficient in some yacht engines.
The other is called Soltron in Australia, Canada, USA and South America. But it's called Xbee in Europe, Middle-East, Africa and India.
You will be able to get plenty of information at [url="http://www.xbee.com"]www.xbee.com, www.solpower.com and www.soltron-gtr.com.
Two big differences with the first mentioned product:
On one hand, Xbee (as I will call it to avoid confusion with UK Soltron) is proposed in a wide range of containers. 100-ml & 450-ml bottles, 5-liter and 20-liter pails, 208-liter drums and 24,000-liter isotainers.
On the other hand, Xbee is the only product presently in the market to be certified by laboratories for every commercial claims: EN590 & EN228 European fuel standards certifications; CEC F-23-A-01 & CEC F-05-A-93 recognition European tests by the automobile manufacturers; 98/69/CE European cycles to certify the consumption reduction; European Co-operation for Accreditation to certify the capacity of the product to reduce Greenhouse Gases emissions.
All these technical data has been approved by accredited laboratories and submitted to the European Commission.
To conclude this topic, there is one product to talk about: StarTron. This product is the same as Xbee: it comes from the same producer (enzyme concentrate from Japan, blended product from USA) but it is sold by another company called StarBrite.
Solpower Corporation, StarBrite and Xbee work all hand in hand to develop the product worldwide. Star Tron has been developped by StarBrite to answer the yachting demand in particular worldwide, they are not limited to Europe or to the US.
So either you buy Soltron made in USA, Xbee or StarTron, you will use the exact same product.
When you use Soltron made in UK or Japan, this is something else that I do not know enough to discuss the performances.
I hope this message will be clear enough to avoid any further confusion in this intricate market.
Feel free to contact me if you need any further information or documents at ronan.pennec@xbee.com or at +33 (0)2 98 97 89 20.
Thank you very much for having read that topic to its end...
