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AarhusKarlshamn is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high quality, value-added speciality vegetable oils and fats. Karlshamn's products have a large number of application areas and are sold to customers in a wide range of industries including the food, chocolate, cosmetic, animal feed and technical industries.

AarhusKarlshamn's headquarters and largest production facility are located in Karlshamn, Sweden. The Group's other two production plants are in Hull (the United Kingdom) and in Zaandijk (the Netherlands).

It is AarhusKarlshamn's ambition to contribute to sustainable global development. Karlshamn's operations are conducted with minimum consumption of resources and environmental impact. AarhusKarlshamn's products are safe for the environment as well as for people and property.

AarhusKarlshamn is at the forefront of research into the fat molecule. AarhusKarlshamn's R&D operations are carried out in close co-operation with customers, national and global authorities, research institutes, universities and colleges.

AarhusKarlshamn's range of products for personal care includes:

Emollients
Moisturising oils and fats with improved stability and crystallisation, including a range of Shea Butters in liquid, semi-solid and solid forms.

Sensory Performance Improvers
A range of oils and fats developed to give emollience and improve the texture and skin-feel of formulations.

Structuring Products
A range of oils and fats developed to improve the texture, stability and crystallisation of skincare and cosmetic formulations, and to prevent blooming and sweating in stick products.

High stability oils
Canola oil and Soybean oil with very high oxidative stability for extended shelf-life in formulations.

Oils rich in Essential Fatty Acids
purified and stabilised cotton seed, canola and peanut oils.

Exotic Oils
Purified Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Butter with enhanced crystallisation for easier formulation, Mango Seed Oil and Shorea Seed Butter.

Bioactive Products
Enriched fractions of Shea Butter and Canola Oil with increased levels of phytosterols and tocopherols and proven functionality.

Water-dispersible Oils
Ethoxylated exotic oils for moisturisation and conditioning.

Emulsifiers
A range of edible emulsifiers for O/W and W/O creams, lotions and anhydrous products, which can also aid pigment dispersal and solubilisation of active ingredients.

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