Indorama Eleme Petrochemical Limited (IEPL), located in Port Harcourt,

Rivers State, Nigeria, a Group Company of Indorama Corporation, is a Poly-

Olefins producer of a range of Polyethylene and Polypropylene products. IEPL
was a 100% subsidiary of Nigerian Government owned Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) with the name Eleme Petrochemicals Company
Limited (EPCL). When the erstwhile EPCL was privatized, under the Privatization
Program, the Indorama Corporation emerged as the core investor and acquired the
Unit in August 2006. Since then, IEPL has recorded several achievements of
smooth & stable operations, enhanced production capacities, winning of several
global awards & certifications and has become a successful model of the Nigeria's
Privatization Program.
Slop oil, also referred to as pit oil and waste oil, is considered crude oil which is
emulsified with water and solids rendering it a waste stream that cannot be sold
down the pipeline. Slop Oil, or secondary oil, is found in evaporation ponds,
sludge pits, storage tanks, and permitted commercial disposal facilities.
What happens to slop oil?
Slop-oil or waste oil must go through purification in order to be used as fuel in
waste oil fired boilers or incinerators, or be sold to refineries. Purification is
carried out in several steps involving the removal of solids and water.
Uses
Some factories have purification method where they use SLOP OIL in powering
their machinery. Some also purify it and use in in the production of other
petroleum products.