Bioindustrial
Your partner in renewable innovation and growth
At Cargill, we believe nature provides powerful alternatives. With over 80 years of experience, our bioindustrial experts develop high-performance solutions from renewable feedstocks like corn, soybeans, rapeseed and seaweed. These bio-based alternatives offer distinct advantages over petroleum-based products—and we help customers unlock their full potential.
From specialty applications to industrial ingredients, we combine technical expertise, supply chain scale and deep customer insight to help you grow and innovate.
Our bio-based ingredients serve a variety of industries, including:
Adhesives and Sealants
Cargill delivers bio-based functional ingredients for high‑performance adhesives and sealant resins and formulations. Our solutions offer exceptional versatility, performance, and choice across demanding applications. The portfolio includes Pripol™ dimer acids and diols, Priamine™ dimer diamines, Priplast™ dimer polyols, and B‑Tough™ toughening agents—enabling use across a broad spectrum of polymer systems.
Polymer Additives
We offer a wide range of additives that are added during the processing of plastic and polymers to bring added benefits to the process or the final product. These additives are useful for a variety of processing techniques and applications such as automotive applications, caps and closures, film structures, extrusion, resin productions, foamed polymers, injection molding, liner compounds and plastisols. In our portfolio, you will find anti-slip, static-control, anti-block, anti-scratch, mold release, torque release, anti-fog, plasticization and reactor anti-fouling.
Agrochemicals
To meet the demands of an industry that is increasingly dynamic and quality driven, Cargill offers a complete portfolio of high-performance solutions for crop protection, fertilizer, and seed treatment formulations, such methyl ester, vegetable oils, starches, soy lecithin, citric acid, among others.
Plant-Based Wax
Cargill pioneered the development of plant-based waxes in candles and other applications. Today, we supply some of the most well-known brands in the world. With Cargill™ NatureWax™ , you'll get so much more, including the finest wax derived from renewable, plant-based sources, deep technical expertise and an industry-leading portfolio of product solutions.
Beauty
Cargill Beauty, the personal care division of Cargill, offers a diverse portfolio of nature-derived ingredients, an integrated and responsible supply chain, state-of-the-art research and application services and endless possibilities to support the sustainable growth of personal care brands. Our portfolio is composed of texturizers, emollients, emulsifiers, sensory enhancers and bio-actives to develop nature-derived products for skin care, hair care, color care and oral care.
Dielectric Fluid
Specifically engineered for transformers, Cargill’s FR3™ fluid is the original and most trusted natural ester, used in more than 5 million units worldwide. With a proven 30‑year track record, this bio‑based fluid enhances reliability, extends asset life, and improves fire safety with a flash point twice that of mineral oil. FR3™ fluid is also 100% biodegradable in as little as 10 days according to OPPTS 835.3100 — making it a more sustainable alternative to traditional mineral oil.
Lubricants
Working alongside customers across the lubricants value chain, we help design next‑generation lubrication systems through advanced specialty chemistry, best‑in‑class application expertise and globally reliable supply. Our high‑performance base oils and additives portfolio - predominantly bio‑based - is backed by transparent sustainability data and continuous innovation, enabling greater equipment efficiency, reliability and durability across applications.
Engineering Plastics
Cargill is a leading supplier of bio-based building blocks, according to ASTM D6866, with a range of functionalities such as acid, alcohol and amine, that offer unique durable performance benefits in engineering polymers and elastomers. Our Priplast™ polyols, Pripol™ dimer acids and diols, and Priamine™ diamines ranges are used as monomers in the polymer to bring flexibility and toughness, moisture protection, hydraulic stability, low temperature performance, thermo-oxidative stability and improved environmental profile with bio-based content.
Tires and Rubbers
Agri-Pure™ bio‑based extender oils enhance rubber processability by acting as effective plasticizers and lubricants, improving mixing, flow, and handling. They provide a more sustainable alternative to petroleum-based oils while helping manufacturers produce high‑quality tires more efficiently.
Asphalt Solutions
Cargill asphalt solutions are proven in millions of tons of pavement worldwide – across diverse climates, environments and applications, from driveways to highways. Cargill Anova® warm mix and rejuvenator additives deliver durability, cost-saving and performance for: Asphalt mix plants, DOT agencies, Refineries, and other key stakeholders across the pavement industry.
Paints and Coatings
Cargill offers a broad portfolio of bio-based* paints and coatings ingredients to boost renewable content without compromising performance on resins and formulations. Backed by decades of expertise in plant‑based solutions, Cargill delivers dimer fatty acids and derivatives—including dimer acids and diols, polyester polyols, dimer diamines, and toughening agents. The portfolio also includes sustainable binder components including vegetable oils, reactive modified oils, distilled fatty acids and polymerized oils along with high-performance additives such as Oxi-Cure™ coalescing agents, emulsifiers and plasticizers. These solutions enhance durability, processing efficiency, and consistent coating performance.
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