Applications

While oleochemical applications in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors are more well-known by the public in general, industrial applications represent more than 50% of the world's production volume. The different sectors of industrial oleochemistry are:

• Mechanical fluids: lubricants, greases, hydraulic fluids, and coolants
• Coating and adhesives: paints, varnishes, glues, paving
• Materials: plastics, rubber, linoleum
• Tensioactive agents: detergents, surfactants, soaps
• Impregnation agents: waxes, inks, softening agents, wood treatments
• Fuels: biodiesel, oils, candle wax
• Chemical intermediates: solvents, chemicals, additives

These same industrial uses belong to fields in which environmental standards are continuously increasing. The industrial oleochemistry market, the field in which OLEOTEK operates, is now part of the widespread trend towards sustainable development and has a very promising future.