Soya-Based Products

• KB Soya (Heat Polymerized) An environmentally friendly, low-cost bio-based oil used primarily in glazing compounds, caulks, and putties. Its slow-drying properties and heat-bodied polymerization make it an ideal vehicle for printing inks.
  
• Blown Soybean Oil An oxidized soybean oil designed for high-performance applications, including alkyd resins, coatings, and printing inks. It also serves as a fixative for essential oils in insect repellents and a binder for various aggregates.
  

Linseed-Based Products

• KB Linseed Z2-Z3 (Heat Polymerized) Derived from the flax plant, this thermally polymerized oil offers natural drying qualities for enamels, varnishes, and light-colored alkyds. It is soluble in aliphatic and aromatic solvents.
  
• Blown Linseed Z2: An oxidized, heavy-bodied oil with excellent drying properties. It is a versatile component for linoleum production, oil paint pigment binding, and acting as a plasticizer or hardener in putties.
  

Rapeseed & Canola Products

• Blown Canola: An oxidized, low-erucic rapeseed oil that serves as a sustainable replacement for oxidized fish oils. It is frequently utilized in the formulation of modern putties and caulking compounds.
  
• Blown Rapeseed Z-Z1 Made from High Erucic Rapeseed Oil (HEAR), this polar oil provides superior pigment wetting and lubricity. Its affinity for water makes it an excellent additive for marine lubricants, while its non-drying nature suits ribbon ink applications.
  

Marine-Based Products

• Blown Menhaden Oils (Z3, Z5-Z6, Z6) Polymerized fish oils that increase flow, leveling, and gloss in paint systems. These oils are highly soluble in mineral spirits and are used in rust-preventing compounds, mastics, and ceramic tape castings.
  
• S60L-P (Bodied Fish Oil) A lightly kettle-bodied fish oil featuring semi-drying properties. It is specifically formulated for use in industrial metalworking lubricants, glazing putties, and caulking compounds.
  

Specialty Esters & Lard Oil Products

• SMITHOL 76-1000 A blown fatty alcohol ester of fatty acids developed as a high-performance replacement for blown sperm oil. It features excellent solvency in petroleum stocks and serves as an effective lubricant for promoting anti-seize properties.
  • Primary Uses: Metalworking lubricants, rust inhibitors, and deep drawing or bottle tube drawing lubricants.
• SMITHOL CDR-G Formulated as a domestic, cost-effective replacement for crude degras, this polymerized and oxidized lard oil offers relative price stability and a mild, stable waxy odor. It exhibits high polar attraction to metal surfaces and forms invert emulsions similar to natural degras.
  
  • Primary Uses: Metalworking and leather treating industries.

Fish & Herring Oil Products (Oxidized/Blown)

• DEFLOC Z3: A heavy-bodied, oxidized Menhaden oil produced from Virginia Prime Gold Menhaden. Unlike many vegetable oils, it is highly soluble in mineral spirits and remains soluble in heat-polymerized oils.
  • Primary Uses: Caulks, putties, mastics, rust-preventing compounds, and as a deflocculant in ceramic tape castings.
• Blown Herring Z3: An oxidized herring oil produced to precise customer specifications. It provides a versatile base for a wide variety of industrial coatings and treatments.
  • Primary Uses: Additive in caulks, putties, leather tanning, paints, lacquers, resins, sealants, and rust-preventative coatings.
• SMITHOL 300M A lightly blown herring oil characterized by semi-drying properties. It is specifically designed for applications requiring a lower-viscosity fish oil.
  • Primary Uses: Industrial metalworking lubricants and rust-preventative coatings.

Marine Lubricant & Degras Replacements

• S60Z5 A non-drying, odor-free oxidized and polymerized fish oil processed from special fractions containing approximately 50% C20 and C22 acids. It features high water absorptive capacity and polar attraction to metals, making it especially effective in rust-preventative oils.
  • Primary Uses: Marine lubricants, textile and leather processing, and as a replacement for technical grade lanolin or degras.
• R60Z5 This non-drying fish oil fraction provides similar performance to S60Z5 but at a lower cost than blown rapeseed or technical grade degras. It wets hot metal surfaces readily and acts as a scavenger in mixtures containing chlorinated paraffin.
  • Primary Uses: Marine lubricants as a water absorption medium, metalworking oils, and long-term outdoor rust preventatives.
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Synthetic Waxes and Esters

•  Cetyl Palmitate A pure hexadecanoic acid, hexadecyl ester provided in white flake form. This high-purity ester is a primary component of synthetic spermaceti wax and is used extensively in personal care and industrial formulations.
• Synaceti 116 A specialized fatty alcohol ester of fatty acids designed as a coatings modifier for solvent-based systems. It serves as a high-performance alternative to natural spermaceti wax, significantly reducing the time required to improve surface characteristics in isocyanate, urethane, acrylic, or nitrocellulose systems.
  • Key Benefits: Lowers coefficient of friction, improves surface gloss, provides anti-blocking properties, and develops clarity quickly.
• Synaceti 125 A cetyl esters wax mixture in white flake form that acts as a powerful modifier for solvent-based coatings and varnishes. Like Synaceti 116, it is engineered to provide rapid surface characteristic development.
  • Key Benefits: Rapidly improves gloss, lowers friction, and provides essential anti-blocking properties to industrial coatings.

Emulsifiable Marine Triglycerides

• HYWAX 117 S.B. A hydrogenated marine triglyceride reacted with diethanolamine to form stable, small-particle size creamy emulsions when mixed with hot water. It is designed to leave a continuous protective film upon drying.
  • Primary Uses: Formulating stable emulsions for rust protection where the dried film can be machined over.
• HYWAX 122 S.B. A tan solid amide derived from hydrogenated menhaden oil. Its unique molecular structure allows it to deposit a monolayer of flat, graphite-like crystals on various surfaces.
  • Primary Uses: Providing a continuous rust-protective film on metal, wood, or fiber. It is also utilized as a calender lubricant and slicking agent.

Specialty Smithol Esters

• Smithol 22LD An ethylene glycol ester of tall oil fatty acids featuring exceptional metal and fiber wetting properties. It clings strongly to hot metal surfaces and acts as an effective water displacement agent and de-emulsifier.
  • Primary Uses: A high-performance replacement for rapeseed oil in drawing, stamping, rolling, and forging lubricants, as well as rust preventatives and textile spin finishes.
• Smithol 50-B3 A blend of tall oil esters and fatty alcohols designed as a versatile industrial additive. It offers excellent lubricating properties with a low acid value and stable cloud point.
• Smithol 55 A complex mixture of pentaerythritol and specialty alcohol esters. It is formulated for industrial applications requiring a high-purity, non-regulated chemical vehicle.
• Smithol 76 A high-performance fatty ester blend combining tall oil fatty acids with pentaerythritol and C10-16 alkyl esters. It provides excellent lubrication and solvency for demanding industrial environments.
• Smithol 774 A pentaerythritol tetra tallate (tetra ester) designed for extreme-condition industrial use. It offers superior viscosity stability and high flash points for heavy-duty lubrication needs

Surfactants & Emulsifiers

• Nonionic T9
  A high-efficiency, low-foaming nonionic surfactant and emulsifier. It is a tall-oil fatty acid ester of polyethylene glycol mono-alkyl ethers, specifically engineered for versatility in both oil and water systems. It features a low freezing point and remains liquid at room temperature for easy handling.
  • Key Properties: Water-dispersible, soluble in paraffinic oils, and provides an HLB (Hydrophile-Lipophile Balance) value of approximately 12.
  • Primary Uses: Excellent for formulating stable oil-in-water emulsions, industrial cleaning compounds, and as a general-purpose wetting agent.
• PEG 400 Monolaurate (POE 8 Laurate)
  A high-purity monoester of lauric acid and polyethylene glycol. This light-colored, mild surfactant offers excellent emulsifying and solubilizing properties. Due to its balanced molecular structure, it effectively bridges the gap between oil and water phases in various chemical formulations.
  • Key Properties: Exceptionally light color (APHA 15), low acid value, and high flash point ($>500^{\circ}F$) for safe industrial processing.
  • Primary Uses: Widely used as an emulsifier in metalworking fluids, textile lubricants, and specialty cleaning products. It also serves as a solubilizer for oils and fragrances in aqueous systems.

Hydrogenated Marine Glycerides

• Hydrogenated Fish Glycerides 117 A versatile triester of long-chain fatty acids and glycerine, characterized by a high percentage of arachidic and behenic acids. Unlike hydrogenated vegetable oils or tallows, this product remains pasty at room temperature, making it an ideal choice for controlling the softness and plasticity of various compounds. Its partial unsaturation and lower melting point create a highly reactive product with unique eutectic properties.
  • Primary Uses: Textile softeners and sizes, wax compounds, yarn lubricants, grease sticks, crayons, candles, and paper coatings.
• Hydrogenated Fish Glycerides 128 A high-performance saturated glyceride triester specifically engineered for applications requiring toughness and strength. Due to its unique fatty acid composition, it forms a eutectic that results in a lower melting point than typical hydrogenated soya or tallow mixtures while maintaining superior stability. Its consistency is notably less brittle than other fats, adding durability to the materials it is compounded with.
  • Primary Uses: Adhesives, Japan Wax replacements, lubricating greases, wire drawing compounds (calcium soap type), leather stuffings, and plastics.