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Savannah, Georgia, USA 4th Jan 2016  -  Emery Oleochemicals kicks off the year‘s tradeshow lineup with its participation at the 2016 Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference and Trade Show in Savannah, Georgia, USA. Held on January 7 -10, the company‘s Agro Green business platform will feature a unique range of Bio-Active Ingredients that are US EPA Registered and OMRI Listed at its Booth #132.

Shanghai , China, Nov 9, 2015 – Have formulation challenges needing expert opinion? Or looking for innovative answers to propel your product development goals in sustainable solutions?

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Oct 1, 2015 – Emery Oleochemicals LLC has earned the Certified Biobased Product Label granted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), for six products from the company’s EMEROX® range of renewable-based polyols.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (22 September) – Emery Oleochemicals accelerates its sustainability efforts as panellist at the UN General Assembly SDG Summit Week and 2nd Trade for Sustainable Development Forum

Cincinnati operation celebrates with world’s first industrial-scale facility using scrap foam to produce new range of environmentally-friendly polyols

CINCINNATI September 18, 2015 – Emery Oleochemicals, the world’s leading natural-based chemicals producer and largest oleochemicals manufacturer in North America, celebrates its 175th anniversary today in conjunction with the commercialization of its $50 million Bio-based and Recycled Content Polyols Plant.

Cincinnati operation continues local efforts in economic growth, strengthening talent development and investing in research infrastructure

CINCINNATI September 18, 2015 – Emery Oleochemicals, the world’s leading natural-based chemicals producer and largest oleochemicals manufacturer in North America, celebrates its 175th anniversary today in conjunction with the unveiling of its $50 million Bio-based and Recycled Content Polyols Plant.

For Emery Oleochemicals, a 175-year old global company headquartered in Malaysia, sustainability means thinking and operating differently

August 31, 2015 – Emery Oleochemicals, founded in 1840, is calling on all stakeholders along the value chain to end customer to think differently about sustainability.

August 11, 2015 – (Interview: Lube Report Asia) – Malaysia’s Emery Oleochemicals plans to expand its biolubricant business globally with partnerships, acquisitions and expansion of existing sites in Malaysia and Germany, the company told Lube Report Asia recently.

Kuala Lumpur, 3 August 2015  -  iSAP Malaysia National Secretariat, today, signed a series of MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) with top 5 identified partners from both private and public sectors to extend support services for farmers registered under the Integrated Sustainable Agriculture Programme (iSAP) Malaysia.

July 30, 2015 – (Interview: Hpicindia) – Malaysia's Emery Oleochemicals has earned a name for itself as a leading manufacturer of high quality, natural-based chemicals commonly made from natural oils and fats such as palm kernel oil and tallow.

July 23, 2015 – (Interview: Chemistry World ) – There’s a lot of talk about sustainability in the chemical industry.

July 21, 2015 – (Interview: Chemistry World) – I think there is a kind of hypocrisy in the value chain for speciality chemicals,’ says Ramesh Kana, group chief executive of Emery Oleochemicals, which manufactures products derived from natural lipids – animal fats (tallow) in the company’s historical US base, a mix of tallow and vegetable oils in Europe, and palm oil in Malaysia, where the firm’s headquarters now resides.

June 17, 2015   – (Interview: Speciality Chemicals) – This is the 175th year of Emery Oleochemicals‘ existence.

27 May, 2015  -  Emery Oleochemicals today signed the Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) of its fatty acid business in Düsseldorf, Germany to Malaysia-based Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK).

April 22, 2015 – (Interview: ICIS News) – Londoon Malaysia’s Emery Oleochemicals is seeking to sell its Europe-based commodity chemicals plant, expand other sites, and seek acquisitions as it drives forward its transformation from commodities into a specialties-based producer.

March 11 , 2015  -  Emery Oleochemicals confirms the sale of its jointly-owned alkoxylation facility, Erca Emery Surfactant B.V., in the Moerdijk industrial park in the Netherlands to Solvay S.A.

Kuala Lumpur, 08 January 2015  -  Emery Oleochemicals today announced that its board of directors named Ramesh Kana as the company’s new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) effective immediately.

Detroit, Michigan, USA (8 Jan 2015) -  Unique Fabricating Inc., Emery Oleochemicals, FXI Inc., and Line-X are excited to announce advancements in innovative polyurethane products through an initiative that is aimed at raising the bar in environmental sustainability stewardship for the automotive industry.

Cincinnati, Ohio, 30 December  -  Emery Oleochemicals, a world leader in natural-based chemicals announced that construction activities of its new technologically advanced bio-polyol plant located in Cincinnati, Ohio has reached mechanical completion.

30 October 2014

Emery Oleochemicals, is stepping forward in its sustainability initiative with the introduction of “Sourcing with Respect” Guidelines (SRG), as a response to the growing need for transparency within supply chain.