Specialty Chemicals

Midwest Fats & Oils, LLC is a new name but our experience and expertise in the oleochemical industry goes back to the early 1960s.

In addition to previous classifications, we offer many specialty items. A partial list of these items follows.

Antifoaming Agents that are organic and inorganic specially formulated for individual processes.

Cleaning Compounds such as floor cleaners, food processing cleaners, glass cleaners and special purpose cleaners.

Concrete Air Entrainment Agent, Plasticizers, & Grinding Agents.

Defoaming Agents that are organic and inorganic specially formulated for individual processes.

Dispersants & Foaming Agents for the production of gypsum board.

Emulsifiers & Anti-Strip Agents for asphalt emulsion (road paving)

Emulsifiers for rubber, vinyl acetate, acrylic esters, & industrial coatings (vinyl acetate or acrylic)

Fatty Amides for polyolefins, PVC film, inks, rubber, wax coatings, crayons, petroleum oils & greases, textile chemicals & detergents.

Lignin & Naphthalene Sulfonates used in the textile industry for dyeing, printing, & fabric softening

Ligninsulfonates & Naphthalene Sulfonates to produce wettable powder pesticide formulations

Lubricants for PVC injection molding

Monoglycerides for food emulsifiers used primarily in shortening, bakery products, margarine, & pet foods

Nonionic & Anionic Surfactants to form emulsifiable concentrates for herbicides & insecticides

Nonyl Phenol Adducts, Alcohol Sulphates, Sulfated Oils, Oleates, Phosphate Esters & ABS for cotton fibre processing

Nonyl Phenol Ethoxylates for oil field emulsions

PEG Monostearate for shortening & cake mixes

Release Agents for PVC injection molding

Soaps made from various fats and oils such as coconut fatty acids, coconut oil, glycerine, soybean oil, soy fatty acids, tallow and tallow fatty acids.

Sorbitol Derivatives used in a variety of sweet bakery products, chocolate, ice creams, & imitation dairy products

Spray Adjuvants to enhance effectiveness of pesticide sprays

Stearates for PVC, polyolefins, polystyrene, polyesters, ABS, phenolics, melamine paper coatings, foundry, rubber compounding, pigment dispersion, ink, grease, drilling muds, wiredrawing compounds, & pharmaceuticals

Stearyl Lactylates as an emulsifier in doughs & coffee whiteners

Surfactants for production of synthetic fibers, mostly nylon used in scouring, spin finishing & texturing steps. These are both nonionic & cationics.

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