Metsä Fibre is one of the world’s leading producers of wood-based biochemicals. We provide Metsä Crude Tall Oil (CTO), for use in a wide range of end use applications and industries.
Our Crude Tall Oil are produced at all of Metsä Fibre’s mills in Finland (Joutseno, Kemi, Rauma and Äänekoski) and at Metsä Board’s mill in Sweden (Husum) for use in our customers’ production around the world.
Metsä Crude Tall Oil (CTO) is typically utilised as a raw material in the production of everything from adhesives, paints, rubbers and inks to biofuels. CTO is also used as a binder in cement and asphalt.
Metsä CTO is divided into three distinct components that are utilised in different industries and end use applications:
- Tall oil fatty acids (TOFA)
- Rosins
- Sterols