Pine Chemicals

Our Pine Chemicals group benefits from a natural synergy between tall oil production and resin manufacturing. Companies around the world rely on our distinctive chemistries and technologies to transform the characteristics of their end products.

We provide a wide variety of functional and intermediate chemicals based on tall oil, which is derived from the sulphate pulping of softwood in papermaking. Our full suite of products provide reliable performance for a variety of industries.

Our Products

  • Distilled Tall Oil
  • Rosin
  • Fatty Acids
  • C21 Dicarboxylic Acid and Derivatives 
  • C22 Acid Anhydride and Derivatives

Product Uses

Our products are used in the manufacture of a variety of products:

  • Rubber and Plastics
  • Soaps and Detergents
  • Printing Inks
  • Metalworking Compounds
  • Mineral Flotation
  • Vinyl Plasticizers
  • Fabric Softeners
  • Paper Size
  • Epoxy Coatings
  • Paints and Varnishes
  • Asphalt Emulsifiers
  • Adhesives
  • Drilling Muds
  • Production Chemicals (used in oil and gas wells, and textile processing chemicals)

For more information about pine chemical product uses, see Pine Chemicals Applications.

Our Chemical Plants

MWV processes tall oil at our Charleston, South Carolina Chemical Plant and our DeRidder, Louisiana Chemical Plant. Our impressive combined capacity at these two locations ensures our position as a long-term strategic supplier to our customers around the world.

 
 

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Did You Know?

Our catalytically stabilized fatty acids are excellent alternatives to animal oleic acids in specialty soap applications.
 
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And...

Our tall oil based chemicals are used in the world’s most recognized brand name industrial and household cleaners.