Apical delivers high-quality, sustainably sourced oleochemicals supported by a global supply chain and custom R&D solutions to help your business grow.
Trusted by manufacturers worldwide across personal care, food, pharmaceutical, and industrial sectors, we combine modern refineries, certified processes, and technical know-how to co-create solutions that perform — every time, without compromise.
At Apical, we produce high quality oleochemicals from sustainable feedstocks to support many industries. Our strict process controls ensure consistent and reliable quality, every time.
Apical offers a wide range of fatty acids for many industries, including personal care, cosmetics, home care, and pharmaceuticals. You’ll find these ingredients in products you use every day — from the soaps and creams in your bathroom to the food you eat and even some industrial items. They help products feel right, stay stable, and perform consistently.
Our portfolio covers different chain lengths and blends, all carefully refined to give you reliable results for every application:
At Apical, our refined glycerin is a versatile ingredient used across many industries. It can act as a humectant, solvent, sweetener, or stabilizer, depending on the product. Its excellent ability to retain moisture helps your products perform reliably while improving the end-user experience.
We produce our refined glycerin to meet strict USP (United States Pharmacopeia) standards, which are widely recognized benchmarks for purity, quality, and safety. Meeting these standards gives manufacturers confidence that the glycerin will perform consistently and comply with regulatory requirements.
The variants we offer include:
Our fatty alcohols give products a smooth, pleasant feel and reliable strength in formulation. Made from sustainably sourced palm oil, we convert fatty acids into stable, performance-driven alcohols you can use across personal care, home care, and industrial products.
In cosmetics, they thicken and add creaminess. In hair care, they help conditioners spread and stay where they should. In cleaners and industrial formulas, they improve stability and work as building blocks for surfactants and lubricants.
Our main product grades include:
Apical produces a wide range of palm-derived esters made from palm-based fatty acids and alcohols. These esters enhance product performance across industries, from personal care and cosmetics to food, pharmaceuticals, and lubricants. They improve texture, provide a smooth, lightweight feel, and can even help fuels burn more efficiently.
We work closely with our customers to develop tailor-made ester blends that match their specific formulation and performance needs. By collaborating directly, we ensure every product delivers consistent results.
Our portfolio includes a variety of widely used compounds, such as:
At Apical, we make fully vegetable-based soap noodles using sustainably sourced natural oils and fats. Our soap noodles form the foundation of many products you see every day, from cosmetic bars and laundry soaps to industrial and specialty formulations.
To support different product needs, we offer several formulations, including:
Discover the full range of our oleochemical solutions including detailed specifications and grades in our Oleochemicals Product Brochure
At Apical, innovation and quality go hand in hand. By combining both, we ensure our oleochemical solutions consistently meet the highest global standards.
Across our nine refineries in Indonesia, China, and Spain, we process up to 11.8 million tonnes of oil each year. Behind this scale is a highly skilled technical team with decades of hands-on experience in fat splitting, hydrogenation, esterification, and refining.
Their expertise allows us to meet even the most demanding product specifications, while our advanced process control systems keep quality consistent while minimizing our environmental impact.
We also continue to invest heavily in research and development. Our R&D team works closely with partners to design customized formulations for personal care, food, pharmaceuticals, and industrial applications. Every solution is purpose-built — developed with its intended use in mind to deliver the right performance and value.
Quality matters to us. From the moment we pick raw materials to the final product checks, we follow global standards and hold certifications that prove it, such as:
Find out more about our Standards and Certifications
At Apical, we do more than just supply oleochemical products. We provide complete solutions designed to help you create products that perform better, last longer, and meet the needs of today’s market.
Our oleochemicals are developed with performance, consistency, and sustainability in mind. We follow strict quality standards and invest in continuous innovation to ensure every product meets the highest expectations.
Whether you need fatty acids for personal care, refined glycerin for food and pharmaceuticals, or palm-derived esters for industrial applications, we have the right solution for you.
We work closely with businesses in the personal care, food and nutrition, pharmaceutical, and industrial manufacturing sectors. Our experts will help you select the ideal processes and formulations tailored to your specific needs. This ensures your products are effective, safe, and aligned with your sustainability goals.
Let us show you how we can bring your ideas to life. Contact Us to find out how Apical can power your products and help your business grow responsibly and efficiently.
1. What are oleochemicals, and why are they important?
Apical’s oleochemicals are natural chemicals derived from sustainably sourced palm oil, palm kernel oil, and coconut oil. They are widely used in personal care, food, pharmaceuticals, and industrial products because they provide renewable, biodegradable, and eco-friendly alternatives to petroleum-based chemicals while maintaining high performance and quality.
2. How does Apical ensure the quality of its oleochemicals?
Apical ensures the highest oleochemical quality through strict process controls, advanced refining technologies, and compliance with global standards such as ISO 9001, GMP, FSSC 22000, FDA, and REACH. Every product batch undergoes rigorous testing to guarantee purity, safety, and consistent performance across all applications and industries.
3. Are Apical’s oleochemicals sustainably sourced?
Apical’s oleochemicals are sustainably sourced from RSPO-certified, ISCC-certified, and ISPO-compliant palm oil feedstocks. The company works closely with suppliers to ensure traceability, support deforestation-free supply chains, and minimize environmental impact, helping manufacturers achieve their sustainability and ESG commitments responsibly.
4. Can Apical customize oleochemical formulations?
Apical’s R&D team collaborates directly with customers to develop oleochemical formulations tailored to specific performance, stability, and texture needs. By combining advanced technologies and deep industry expertise, Apical delivers purpose-built solutions for personal care, food, pharmaceuticals, and industrial applications, ensuring consistent quality and innovation.
5. Which industries use Apical’s oleochemical products?
Apical’s oleochemicals are used globally across personal care, home care, food, pharmaceuticals, lubricants, coatings, packaging, and industrial manufacturing. The company’s high-quality fatty acids, glycerin, alcohols, esters, and soap noodles are trusted by leading brands to improve product performance, stability, and sustainability across diverse applications.
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Di Apical Group, komitmen kami terhadap keberlanjutan berasal dari tingkat pimpinan tertinggi. Presiden Apical didukung oleh Direktur Keberlanjutan dan berbagai pimpinan unit bisnis untuk memastikan bahwa keberlanjutan terintegrasi dalam unit bisnis dan fungsional, serta tertanam dalam nilai dan inisiatif utama perusahaan.
Topik keberlanjutan dibahas dalam rapat Dewan Direksi yang diadakan setiap kuartal. Kami juga memiliki tim Keberlanjutan khusus yang berbasis di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, serta di Pekanbaru, Dumai, Medan, Jakarta, dan Balikpapan di Indonesia. Tim Keberlanjutan bertugas untuk melaksanakan dan memantau komitmen kami melalui keterlibatan dan kolaborasi konstruktif dengan para pemangku kepentingan.
Selain itu, terdapat departemen Sosial, Keamanan, dan Perizinan (SSL) di setiap kilang yang kami miliki, yang menangani urusan sosial dan perizinan sesuai dengan peraturan nasional serta Kebijakan Keberlanjutan Apical. Tim ini juga mengawasi program Tanggung Jawab Sosial Perusahaan (CSR) untuk mendukung peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat setempat.
Mewujudkan tujuan keberlanjutan memerlukan lebih dari sekadar kolaborasi dengan para pemangku kepentingan utama kami. Kolaborasi lintas industri dan dengan perusahaan sejenis juga sangat penting, oleh karena itu kami terus mencari dan berpartisipasi dalam kemitraan baru, keanggotaan industri yang relevan, serta skema sertifikasi.
Kami berpartisipasi dalam keanggotaan industri dan skema sertifikasi seperti Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) — termasuk RSPO P&C Review Taskforce dan RSPO Indonesia National Interpretation Working Group, International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), serta Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO).
At Apical Group, our commitment to sustainability stems right from the top. Apical’s President is supported by the Director of Sustainability and various business heads, to ensure sustainability is integrated within business and functional units, and embedded in the company’s core values and initiatives.
Sustainability topics are discussed at Board meetings held quarterly. We also have dedicated Sustainability teams based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Pekanbaru, Dumai, Medan, Jakarta and Balikpapan in Indonesia. The Sustainability teams are tasked with implementing and monitoring our commitments through constructive stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
In addition, there is also a dedicated Social, Security and Licensing (SSL) department in each refinery we own, to handle social and licensing matters in compliance with national regulations as well as the Apical Sustainability Policy. The team also oversees Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes to support better livelihoods in local communities.
Achieving sustainability goals requires more than just collaboration with our key stakeholders. Collaboration across industries and peer companies are also crucial and hence, we constantly look for and participate in new partnerships, relevant industry membership and certification schemes.
We participate in industry membership and certification schemes such as the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), including the RSPO P&C Review Taskforce and the RSPO Indonesia National Interpretation Working Group, the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), and the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO).
