Business View Caribbean | Volume 8, Issue 8

75 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 8, ISSUE 8 DANOSA CAR I BBEAN INC . Quality Polymers for Asphalt Modification +1-281-424-4673 Info@generalpolymers.net www.generalpolymers.net Polymers • Resins • Latex • Additives According to Rivera, “In Puerto Rico, we hold around 60 percent of the market share in SBS roofing membranes. We have products for commercial, for residential, for industrial, for institutional work – all types of buildings. Depending on the market tendency we do make changes in our products, but right now our products have proven to be resilient under the natural weather circumstances that affect Puerto Rico. In hurricanes, we’ve had industrial areas, for instance, where not one roof installed with Danosa products have had a leakage problem and has guaranteed continuous operations for these satisfied customers. We can assure customers that our products will make them resilient, and that has definitely been paying back. Today, we even hear people say “I want a Danosa roof”– of course, you don’t actually get that, you get Danosa systems with products that can be different depending on the situation of the property. But nonetheless it’s become a generic name.” Throughout the pandemic, in the manufacturing area, Danosa employees have been very loyal to the company. Even when they were home, everybody received their wages. “We’re a very family-oriented company and that ended up paying off,” recounts Rivera, “because when government allowed people to come back to work, everybody was here. So that was great. Our clients, however, started having employee shortages and that affects the volume you can manufacture. Nonetheless, we’re way above numbers with a very good projection. Puerto Rico is on its feet and willing to make this a different and a better place to work and to invest.” In addition to waterproofing walls and foundations, Danosa Caribbean is now entering the roads and bridges market. The specialized membrane products protect the structural elements of the road, so it will last longer and require less maintenance, which creates a lot of savings in the long run. One specialty product prevents the penetration of roots on a green roof. So you still have a watertight roof but you can put up your garden. Some buildings even have rooftop walking tracks using Danosa products underneath. It’s a way of maximizing space. “We also put membranes under solar roofing systems,” says Rivera. “In fact, we’re making people aware that before they put in a solar panels system, they have to get a durable watertight roofing system that will last as long as those panels. That has become a great issue in Puerto Rico because after Hurricane Maria, being months without electricity, it has made everybody aware of the need to have alternative energy systems. So every day, we’re seeing more solar put in place, and with that the need for better waterproofing system to be installed below the solar panels.” The outstanding Danosa sales team is out of the office 99 percent of the time identifying