Bulk Vegetable Oils for Industrial Lubricants, Castor and High Oleic Bases

HBNO holds conventional and organic Castor Carrier Oil and ships from a 100,000 sq ft facility in Chico, California, under ISO 9001:2015, GMP, and FDA registration. Domestic stock removes import lead time from a blending schedule. Material ships in plastic drums, steel drums, and totes with CoA and SDS.

Viscosity, acid value, and free fatty acid value are reported per lot on the certificate of analysis, alongside specific gravity and refractive index. Blenders holding a fixed tack or thermal profile normally agree a specification window at the start of supply, and material is held against that window.

Castor is specified for hydroxyl functionality and viscosity, with high oleic materials such as refined avocado and RBD olive oil chosen where thermal load matters. HBNO reports fatty acid profile and iodine value per lot so a blender can model performance rather than trial each candidate blind.

There is no minimum order quantity at HBNO. Blenders normally take a drum of two candidate bases to run a bench rig, then contract tote or scheduled drum volume. Sample and production material are drawn from the same tested stock, so a rig result carries into commercial blending.

Yes. Iodine value and saponification value are supplied on the specification sheet for castor, olive pomace, and extra virgin organic olive oil, which is the data a coatings formulator works from. Batch testing on request is available where a customer specification calls for a tighter window.

HBNO operates scheduled drum and tote programs against a forecast, which is how blenders avoid a line stop on raw material. Material is held to the agreed specification window across the contract, and a lot that falls outside is offered as a separate grade rather than substituted silently.