The Twin Rivers Technologies Blog

Earth Day 2021

Posted by Danielle Wentworth on Apr 22, 2021 8:15:00 AM

One of the three pillars of Twin Rivers Technologies' Sustainability Program is PLANET.  In addition to supporting our local environment, Twin Rivers Technologies seeks opportunities to participate in global efforts like the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals and the American Cleaning Institute’s 1.5F Climate Change Challenge to better the quality of life for all communities both locally and globally. As a North American leader in the Oleochemical industry, we constantly examine and test our entire supply chain for ways to improve. That begins with TRT’s Responsible Sourcing Program, which focuses on utilizing sustainably sourced raw materials that do not affect sensitive resource areas like rainforests. This has reshaped our business from research and development to selling and marketing and throughout production.

 

 

Sustainability will always improve our performance and make us a more resilient organization; whether it is in the development of our employees, environmental and energy initiatives or new business realized with customers who value sustainable products. Through our People, we hope to improve the Planet by making dedicated, meaningful change that results in a high level of ongoing Performance.

 

As we celebrate Earth Day today, we wanted to take a moment to share with you some of our programs and initiatives that impact our Earth both near and far.  While we're not where we need to be, we STRIVE to do and be better with each day.

 

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.”
—Jane Goodall

 

To learn more about our sustainability program and initiatives,  please visit our Sustainability webpages.

 

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Topics: Sustainability, environment

Sustainability: Ecovadis Gold Rating

Posted by Nigel Kheng on Mar 23, 2021 9:00:00 AM

 

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Topics: Sustainability, ecovadis gold, procurement, environment, ethics

How is your supply chain managing today’s business climate?

Posted by Nigel Kheng on Feb 8, 2021 9:15:00 AM

Storms, Force Majeure, Trade Bans, and Freight Imbalance - the headline grabbing news below puts us in a world of supply chain chaos.

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Topics: supply chain management, Force Majeure, Trade Bans, Freight Imbalance, Storms

What Is Stearic Fatty Acid Used For?

Posted by Danielle Wentworth on Jan 10, 2021 8:30:00 AM

Stearic acid is found in various animal and plant fats, and is one of the many useful types of saturated fatty acids that occurs naturally in various plants and animal derivatives. When used in cosmetic products, stearic acid primarily fulfills the role of a thickener or hardener. Stearic acid has an eighteen carbon chain and is considered a long-chain fatty acid.  

Stearic acid is mainly used in the production of detergents, soaps, and cosmetics such as shampoos and shaving cream products. It also helps objects such as bars of soap, candles, oil pastels and hard candies retain their shapes.  Soaps are not made directly from stearic acid, but indirectly by saponification of triglycerides consisting of stearic acid esters, which produce a pearly effect in shampoos, soaps, and other cosmetic products. Unlike many fatty acids, stearic acids can have either animal or vegetable origins. 

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Topics: vegetable fatty acid, stearic fatty acid, naturally based specialty chemicals

Twin Rivers Technologies' Product Catalog

Posted by Danielle Wentworth on Dec 8, 2020 9:30:00 AM

Twin Rivers Technologies produces Fatty Acids and Glycerin. Our facility is located in Quincy, MA and we are one of the largest Oleochemical manufacturers and suppliers in North America. With fractional distillation, crystallization, partial and complete hydrogenation capabilities, we manufacture and supply a product
line that includes over 80 different types of fatty acids. Twin Rivers has the unique capability of meeting the changing demands of the market with the most comprehensive product line in the industry and R&D capabilities to support our customers changing needs.

To view our most recent product catalog, click here.

In addition to offering a wide variety of naturally based specialty chemicals, TRT is focused on sustainability, reliable production capabilities, hiring and retaining the best employees and improving on our supply chain expertise and offering the certifications that our important to our customers.

Sustainability

Production Capabilities

People

  • Experienced Workforce (average tenure of 10 years)
  • 24/7 continuous operations

Supply Chain Expertise

  • Deep water port for tropical oil delivery
  • On site scales for railcars and trucks
  • Short line rail road operations

Certifications

You can also view our current products on our website.  We have products available in the following product categories

  • Coconut Fatty Acid
  • Fractionated Coconut Fatty Acid
  • Food Grade and Kosher Fatty Acid
  • Refined Glycerin
  • Stearic Fatty Acid (Vegetable and Tallow)
  • Oleic Fatty Acid
  • Tallow Fatty Acid
To view our product categories, product specifications and to download SDS, click here.

Don't see a product that meets your requirements, please contact our Supply Strategy team here

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Topics: Food Safety Modernization, glycerin, SQF, haacp