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SOPREMA, Inc. has been in operation for over 100 years.  Since our founding in 1908 in Strasbourg, France, SOPREMA has been known as an industry leader in innovation and ingenuity. 

Today, SOPREMA is a world-wide manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing products.  This family owned company operates fourteen major manufacturing facilities throughout the world that produce millions of feet of waterproofing membrane each year. 

With our long track record of success, you, our valued customer, can be assured that SOPREMA will be here for you in the future.  Even in trying economic times, our world-wide business model helps to ensure SOPREMA’s future success.

Did you know that SOPREMA is a privately owned company?  Our founder, Charles Geisen’s legacy has continued for over 100 years, as today, his great-grandson, Pierre-Etienne Bindschedler leads SOPREMA into the 21st century.   

SOPREMA is uniquely qualified in SBS (styrene butadiene styrene) engineered asphaltic membrane technology based on our extraordinary track record of innovation.  Our extensive experience in chemical engineering, manufacturing, system design and installation technology have kept us on the cutting edge of roofing and waterproofing technology.

SOPREMA has consistently devoted a significant percentage of annual expenditures to Research & Development in chemical engineering.  Elastomeric asphalt provides   remarkable qualities of pure waterproofing with great cyclic fatigue resistance.  Our team of chemists and engineers has pioneered the key components essential to our proprietary SBS blending technology.  This blending technology, in addition to our membrane’s tremendous resistance to heat aging and cyclic fatigue, make SOPREMA waterproofing products the world’s best.