Pine Chemicals

Kraton is a leading global producer of crude tall oil (CTO) and crude sulfate turpentine (CST) pine-based chemicals and specialty resins. We offer a biobased alternative to fossil-based materials that perform better and have a reduced carbon footprint, providing more sustainable chemistry for a wide range of industries.

Kraton uses the forestry-manufacturing symbiosis to develop sustainable chemistry solutions found in everyday products. We partner with customers to innovate cutting-edge solutions while providing regulatory, technical and intellectual property to support and enable our customers to achieve their sustainability objectives.

Advantages of Biobased Materials
Sustainable Chemistry

As a by-product of the kraft pulp industry, CTO and CST are 100% biobased material with substantial advantages:

  • Sourced from responsibly managed forests
  • Consistent supply all year round
  • Do not compete for land with food crops (non-edible)
  • Do not require land use change
  • Non-genetically modified (non-GMO)
  • Palm Free

Committed to Pine Chemistry

Kraton remains committed to delivering sustainable pine-based solutions
with reliability, local supply, and proven performance.
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Kraton has a broad portfolio of products with biobased content up to 100%, certified by the USDA BioPreferred program offering different compositions and diversified set of performances to fulfill customers’ needs in multiple applications.

The countries where we currently purchase CTO and CST have well-defined regulations supporting sustainable chemistry through responsible forest management practices, including planting, harvesting, and pine tree growth. Our suppliers in the pulp and paper industry maintain a traceable chain of custody, ensuring the trees are not genetically modified.

Kraton has been using industrial symbiosis to increase the value of biobased raw materials for nearly a century. In our state-of-the-art biorefineries, we offer high-performance specialized biobased chemicals to produce thousands of common household items by refining CTO and CST, byproducts of the pulp manufacturing process.​

Kraton can guarantee steady and consistently high-quality products and reliable supply all year round with its global refining capabilities, long-lasting agreements with leading paper mills in key regions, cutting-edge industrial facilities, and raw materials derived from pine trees, which are not affected by seasonal changes in availability.

Life Cycle Assessments (LCA)

Our cradle-to-gate life cycle assessments (LCA) improve our understanding of our products’ environmental impacts, such as greenhouse gas emissions. LCAs allow us to identify if optimizing production or raw materials will reduce the product’s environmental impact. LCAs can improve sustainability performance in the value chain and society by engaging suppliers, supply chain partners, and customers in product development.

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CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Our pine chemical innovations offer a sustainable, biobased alternative to fossil fuel products, while providing a low carbon footprint. Our (CTO) feedstock comes from ethically managed forests that do not compete with food crops and are non-GMO.