Tradecorp sponsored Jean Le Cam at the Vendée Globe

Tradecorp recently lunched Phylgreen ,  Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed-based range product in France.The company also sponsored Jean Le Cam at Vendée Globe Challenge, the non-stop round-the-world race without assistance.

 

 “ We have chosen such magnificent international sports event as this one, as it matches our philosophy of effort and performance. Performance is the purpose of our products. They must be efficient in agricultural terms”, as Hugues Dumas, Director of Tradecorp France, explained.

 

 

 

In line with the sponsorship of Jean Le Cam in the Vendée Globe, Tradecorp celebrated Phylgreen day in Vendée Global Village in Sables d’Olonne (France), the starting point of the race. Phylgreen Day is one of the main activities in the launching of the Phylgreen range, the biostimulants range based on Ascophyllum nodosum seaweeds of Tradecorp, in France.

 

The event started with a presentation by Marc André, General Director of Tradecorp Europe, who welcomed all to the opening of the event by presenting the philosophy and history of Tradecorp and the Sapec Group. Phylgreen Day also featured a technical seminar about “Stress and Seaweeds in Agriculture,” given by Franck Hennequart, a graduate of the University of Caen (Normandy, France) in Marine Biology and Biotechnology and specialist in the assessment of marine resources.

 

The participants also had the opportunity to get to know first hand the experiences of Jean Le Cam, who was present at the event telling his personal accounts in previous editions of the Vendée Globe and answering questions from those in attendance. The day closed with a cocktail and a visit to the pier to see the IMOCA boats that will participate in the race starting this upcoming November 6th.

 

 

Phylgreen is Tradecorp’s biostimulant range based on Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed extract, a type of brown seaweed that grows in a highly stressful environment and has therefore developed a large amount of anti-stress active substances such as alginates, mannitol and polyphenols. Moreover, the Tradecorp factory in Ireland uses the exclusive Gentle Extraction technology, a cold extraction method which preserves all active substances in seaweed without adding any chemical substances.

 

 

Vendée Globe is still the only solo non-stop round-the-world race without assistance. Due to its level of difficulty, it can only be done by the most prepared skippers, who will face extreme conditions during more than three months. Held every four years, the 2016-2017 edition left from Les Sables-d’Olonne port on the 6th of November, 2016. Jean Le Cam, aka “King Jean” for having dominated the Figaro circuit 20 years ago, has led a successful career in the sailing world and has become a legend in oceanic races and in Vendée Globe in particular. This is his 4th Vendée Globe participation.

 

More information about Vendée Globe: www.vendeeglobe.org/en/