Trading of raw materials for the oleochemical industry

One of the business areas of BV-Oils is the trading of raw materials for the oleochemical industry. We refer to oleochemistry when we talk about the science that covers all the transformations of the different vegetable oils available for the production of substances such as alcohols, fatty salts, esters, etc. These substances are used for the production of detergents, cosmetics, paints, etc.

If we talk about oleochemistry, we also refer to palm oil, one of the oils with the best properties for this use.

Palm Oil is an oil that It is obtained from the mesocarp of the palm fruit, native to West Africa.

Palm oil has become a raw material used globally for the production of a large number of products in the food and cosmetic industry.

Spain ranks fourth in the production of this oil worldwide, devoting approximately 25% of its production to export and the rest to domestic consumption.

There are other important materials for the oleochemical industry such as animal fats, vegetable fatty acids or glycerin in other materials.