Emery Oleochemicals is a global

oleochemical Oleochemistry is the study of vegetable oils and animal oils and fats, and oleochemicals derived from these fats and oils. The resulting product can be called oleochemicals (from Latin: oleum "olive oil"). The major product of this industry is soa ...

company. Emery operates production plants in the United States, Germany and Malaysia. Its products serve a wide range of industries, including agriculture,

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and consumer products. The company is a 50:50

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between PTT Global Chemical of Thailand and Sime Darby Plantation of Malaysia.

History

Emery traces its origins to 1840, when Thomas Emery Sr. began converting lard discarded by meat producers in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA into candles and lamp oil. In 1887, the Emery Candle Company was incorporated in the United States of America. From then, the company underwent expansion and diversification, most notably under the stewardship of John J. "Jack" Emery, Jr. (grandson of founder Thomas Emery) and was renamed Emery Industries. Jack Emery headed the company until 1968, and was the last of the family to run the business. In 1978, Emery Industries was merged into National Distillers and Chemical Corp. In 1989, the business was acquired by Henkel and became part of its Chemicals Group. Henkel Chemicals Group was later renamed

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and was spun off by Henkel in 2001. In 2006, Cognis transferred its global oleochemicals business to Cognis Oleochemicals, a 50:50 joint venture between Cognis and Golden Hope Plantations of Malaysia. The business's headquarters were moved to

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(near Banting) in Malaysia. Golden Hope subsequently underwent a merger with Guthrie and

Sime Darby Sime Darby Berhad () is a Malaysian trading conglomerate. Its core businesses operate and serve in the industrial, motors and logistics sectors as well as the healthcare, and insurance segments. Background The modern Sime Darby Berhad corpo ...

in 2007, with the enlarged group retaining the Sime Darby name. Cognis sold its 50% stake in the company to PTT Global Chemical in 2008. Following the exit of Cognis, the company revived the "Emery" brand name and was renamed "Emery Oleochemicals". In September 2021, the company headquarters were moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Business

Emery is a producer of commodity and

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made from natural oils and fats. It is one of the largest oleochemical manufacturers in the United States, along with

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. Emery's products are organized into six business units: Agro Green, Bio-Lubricants, Eco-Friendly Polyols, Green Polymer Additives, Home and Personal Wellness, and OleoBasics. The company's main production plants are in

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and

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, Germany. Cincinnati and Loxstedt also house the group's technical development centers (TDCs).

References

External links

*{{Official website , http://www.emeryoleo.com/ Chemical companies of the United States Companies established in 1840