Innovation & R&D

Our process optimization program focuses on three simultaneous levers, extraction yield, preservation of bioactive compounds and reduction of production losses.

Each species in our portfolio is subject to a specific preparation protocol, grinding calibration, residual humidity control, thermal conditioning before press, continuously refined based on analytical production data. A one-point yield gain on a high-value species has a direct impact on our cost structure and the price we offer to our customers.

Folk Oils develops grades of vegetable oils according to customer specifications, cosmetic grade with guaranteed tocopherol profile, food grade with controlled acidity below a specific threshold, deodorized fraction with defined olfactory threshold, multispecies blend with targeted fatty acid profile.

If your formulation requires a specification that our standard catalog does not yet cover, we study it, we test it and we submit it for analytical validation before any commercial proposal.

Standard time for developing a new grade: 15 to 30 working days depending on complexity.

The cakes resulting from our extraction process are our main focus of current R&D development.

Our development pipeline constantly integrates new plant species with industrial potential, selected on the basis of their functional value, the availability of raw materials directly and the emerging demand of our target markets.

Each new species is analytically qualified before integration into the catalog, fatty acid profile, unsaponifiable fraction, oxidative stability, compatibility with our existing extraction lines.

Folk Oils is open to development collaborations with its industrial partners, co-development of specific grades, formulation trials on new species, pilot programs for co-product valorization.

These partnerships are treated under confidentiality agreements and result in a formalized development protocol with defined analytical milestones.