Chemically, castor oil is a vegetable oil which shows desirable mechanical and resistance properties at high temperatures. Castor oil is unique among all fats and oil as this is the only oil having a composition of 85% minimum of a hydroxyl, unsaturated C18 fatty...
Teambuilding event for HBI France
The team met at the Alain Ducasse cooking school in Paris to create and taste a delicious dish: roasted Scottish salmon, summer vegetables and tangy brown butter. We celebrated Pierre Pitaud's 30 years in the company, a groundbreaking achievement. Jonathan Heming, our...
The September Oleoline Quarterly Glycerine Market Report is published
It contains several briefings, including on the development of glycerine demand from biogas and epichlorohydrin and the impact on supply of glycerine of the mislabeled UCOME imports. This 45-slide PowerPoint report analyses the statistics available for...
Oleoline Asian Glycerine market report: free trial for 6 weeks !
Dear Oleoline fan, We offer a free trial of 6 months to discover our new Asian Glycerine report. The timing is especially exciting as spot prices in Asia seem to rebound after reaching historic lows these past weeks. Please advise us if you want to receive this new...
Visit of HBI China
It was a pleasure to be back in China, visiting our HB International SAS colleagues in Nanjing. As always: lots of discoveries, lots of discussions and lots of food!Thanks for your hospitality.
ISO Ceritification for HBI Argentina
Even as HB International SAS’s business grows, we challenge ourselves to prioritize customer service. Our expertise is the brokerage of renewable products. We have recognized that our principal asset in this industry is our reputation. Today we are very proud to...
2 weeks ago, HBI hosted the Oleoline 7th Global Glycerine Conference in Chantilly
The 120 participants followed during one day and a half, a total of 15 presentations covering the glycerine market worldwide and its evolution. It was also a great opportunity to meet again under the Spring sun and taste French wine and gastronomy. We hope to see you...
Oleoline is launching an Asian Glycerine report available for subscription now
Asia is the largest glycerine market and Oleoline has an ongoing demand for publishing specific prices for these key markets. We have been working these past months on different versions of a report which we are now ready to put on the market. This weekly report,...
A new tree in HBI’s garden
Even for a company in constant evolution, some traditions endure at HB International SAS. After 19 years, our colleague Mouloud has retired. We had the pleasure of celebrating his departure over a lunch with colleagues. He planted a pear tree in our garden in...
Final call for the Global Glycerine Conference
The last of 120 seats of the Oleoline 7th Global Glycerine Conference are about to be sold out: this is the final call to have a chance to join, in person, the following participants to the conference. Aceitera Genaral Deheza (AGD), Air Liquide Global E&C...