Oleochemicals

Oleo Chemicals are chemicals derived from Plant and Animal Fats. They are analogous to petrochemicals derived from petroleum. The formation of basic oleochemical substances like Fatty Acids, Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME), Fatty Alcohols, Fatty Amines and Glycerol are by various chemical and enzymatic reactions.

Fairchem is a leading producer of Fatty Acids from natural oils and fats derived from renewable raw materials such as Soya, Sun Flower, Corn, Rice Bran, Rape etc.

The Company has over the years developed and mastered the process of manufacturing its entire product range of acceptable local and international quality from waste/by product streams of natural vegetable oils.

The Company has a State -of-the-Art Manufacturing unit, having last generation processing equipments, which was set up in 1995 in Sanand, Dist. Ahmedabad and is one of the largest processing capacities for Natural Soft Oil based Fatty acids in India.

The present plant capacity measured in terms of throughput of raw materials is 72,000 MTPA.

Main Product

Purpose of use & Application

Company’s Positioning

Dimer Acid
  • Offers improved bonding.
  • Used as curing agents for epoxy-based anti-corrosion coatings and for priming and protecting metal.
  • Dimer acids act as a stabilizer in lubricants used for Cold Rolling Mills.
  • Increase the life span of nylon products.
  • Application: Paints, Ink, Epoxy Hardeners
  • The only company to manufacture this product in India from processing of by products of vegetable oils.
  • Makes this product by using relatively cheaper  raw material which is a by-product of refinery whereas world at large makes them from  virgin Vegetable  oils / Tall Oil.
Linoleic Acid
  • Designed  to produce fast drying protective coating having lighter colour.
  • Applications that require both wetting and drying properties, such as printing ink vehicles and caulking and sealant compositions.
  • Application: Paints & Inks
  • One of the lowest cost manufacturers of Linoleic Acid
  • Makes it from relatively cheaper raw materials, its nearest substitute is Pure Refined Soybean oil
Monomer Acid
  • Non-petroleum, non-animal based products that can be used as substitutes for various vegetable and  fatty acid derivative products
  • Application: Paints & Resins
  • One of the leading producer with significant lower raw material cost
Distilled fatty acids
  • Important raw materials for the production of soaps, detergents, surfactants and lubricants
  • Application: Soaps,  Paints, Textiles