Utilization of
Renewable Resources in the
Oleochemical Industry
Ulrich Schörken / Stefan Verseck
Cognis GmbH
DBU Fachgespräch „Stoffliche Nutzung von Abfallstoffen aus der Landwirtschaft“
Osnabrück; 21- 22.10.2008
Cognis in brief
• Leading global specialty chemicals company
headquartered in Monheim, Germany
• 2007 sales: €3,518 million
• 2007 operating result (Adjusted EBITDA): €410
million
• Approximately 7,600 employees operating
production sites and/or service centers in about
30 countries
• Over 160 years’ experience in oleochemicals
• Owners since Nov. 30, 2001 are private equity
funds advised by: Permira, GS Capital Partners,
SV Life Sciences
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Our strategic portfolio: business structure
Changes 2008:
• Hair / Body / Oral
Care
• Skin Care
• Home Care
• Industrial & Institutional Cleaning
• Food Technology
• Polymers, Coatings &
Inks
• Functional Food
• Dietary Supplements • Synlubes Technology
• AgroSolutions
• Pharmaceuticals
& Healthcare
• Mining & Ion-Transfer
Pulcra Chemicals sold
to Fashion Chemicals
in 07.2008
Oleochemicals sold
to PTT Chemicals
in 07.2008
Technology
• Skintex®
• Silicates
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Oleochemical Raw Materials
Vegetable Oils
Animal Fats
Fish Oils
Cognis products are traditionally based on renewable resources !
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Oleochemical Raw Materials
World Production of Oils and Fats 2004 [mil mt]
vegetable (approx. 83%)
30.7
30.6
animal
(approx. 17%, declining)
21.8
17.1
14.9
9.5
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Oleochemical Raw Materials
World Consumption of Oils and Fats 2004 [mil mt]
131.1
106.2
18.4
Total
6.5
Food
Chemistry
Feed
81%
14%
5%
World Consumption of Mineral Oil in 2004: approx. 4 bil mt
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Oleochemical Raw Materials
Vegetable Oil consumption in EU 25
Food Consumption of Vegetable Oils
Industrial Consumption of Vegetable Oils
Sunflower
12
Palm
10
Sunflower
12
Soybean
Soybean
Palm
10
Rapeseed
Total
6
Mio tons
Other
8
4
Other
8
Total
6
4
Total
Other
Rapeseed
Palm
Soybean
Sunflower
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2006/07
Sunflower
2005/06
2004/05
2003/04
0
2006/07
2005/06
2004/05
2003/04
0
Total
Other
Rapeseed
Palm
Soybean
2
2002/03
2
2002/03
Mio tons
Rapeseed
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Oleochemical Processes
New Product: Biodiesel
Strong increase of Biodiesel production
in Germany until 2006; Source: UFOP
Structure:
Methyl ester
Process:
Alkaline Transesterification
Raw material: Rapeseed, Soy
+ others
Prospects:
Worldwide:
Strong Growth
Germany:
Currently:
Economic problems
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Oleochemical processes
Raw Materials
Oleochemicals
Sulfo Fatty Acid Esters
Fatty Acid
Methyl
Esters
Fatty
Alcohols
Oils
&
Fats
Specialties
Guerbet Alcohols
Alkyl Chlorides
Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylates
Fatty Alcohol Sulfates
Technical Esters
Alkyl Polyglucosides
Conjugated Fatty Acids
Alkyl Epoxyesters
Dimer Acids
Fatty Acids Ethoxylates
Azelaic/Pelargonic Acids
Fatty Acid Esters
Fatty Acids
Triacetin
Partial Glycerides
Glycerine
The oleochemical industry is traditionally based on chemical processes.
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Oil based by-product streams &
value added products
Food industry based by-products:
• Soapstocks and other refinement residues
• Vegetable oil distillates
• Oil press cakes
Pulp and Paper by-products:
• Crude tall oil and tall oil pitch
Other potential by-products:
• Wax fractions ?
• Glycerol from Biodiesel
• … (to be identified)
Top Value Added Chemicals From Biomass
US Department of Energy Report, 2004:
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Oil based by-product streams &
value added products
Lipid based value added products from by-product streams:
• Lipid soluble vitamins (vitamin A/E)
Carotenoid
• Sterols and stanols
• Polyphenols
Squalene
• Carotenoids
• Squalene
• Phospholipids
O
• Natural waxes
Phospholipid
O
O
• Glycerol based derivatives
O
• Derivatives from “cheap” fatty acids
O
O
P
O
N+
O-
• …
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Oil based by-product streams &
value added products
Cognis products based on by-product utilization:
Oil based by-product baseed
Vitamin E
HO
O
Covitol®
Covi-ox®
Sterols and Sterol esters
HO
Hydagen®
Chitopharm®
Non oil based by-product based: Chitosan
(manufactured from crab shells)
NH2
HO
OH
O
O
HO
O
NH
OH
OH
CH3
12
OH
HO
O
O
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O
O
HO
OH
N H2
HO
m
NH2
Outlook / For Discussion
Principal Cognis interests:
• Oil based residues for the production of derivatives
• Oil based residues for the extraction of active ingredients
• Non oil based residues for the production of value added products for
cosmetic and nutritional applications
To discuss:
• New opportunities in by-product utilization
• Identification of new value added products
Critical issues:
• Comercial accession to by-product streams
• Long term security of streams
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