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American Oil Chemist’s Society (AOCS)

AOCS is an international society serving fats, oils, proteins, surfactants, and detergents fields. AOCS provides technical programs, publishes books and journals, sponsors meetings and exhibitions, organises membership by areas of interest (Divisions) and geographic regions (Sections).

African Oil Chemist’s Society (AFOCS)

FOCS is an international organisation for the promotion of art, science and technology of oils, fats , proteins, surfactants, detergents, biochemicals, petrochemicals, and related materials and products particularly in the 53 African countries.

American Soybean Association (ASA)

The American Soybean Association (ASA) is a U.S. national non-profit organisation that develops and implements policies to increase the profitability of its members and the entire soybean industry. On the ASA web site you will find facts and figures about soybeans, soybean production, soybean customers, and the usage of soybeans.

European Federation for the Science and Technology of Lipids (Euro Fed Lipid)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fettwissenschaft e.V. (DGF)

Information on goals, membership and divisions and working group of DGF. Visit the Journal for Science and Technology of Fats Oils and Waxes

International Lecithin & Phospholipid Society (ILPS)

The ILPS originated in 1991 as a non-profit organisation. The groups purpose is to evaluate methods and discuss scientific topics related to phospholipids.

International Conference on the Bioscience of Lipids (ICBL)  

The purpose of ICBL is to promote free discussion between scientists working on or interested in lipids, more specifically by organising scientific conferences on selected topics from the field of lipid bioscience. Conferences are normally held annually.

International fishmeal and oil manufacturers assocation (IFOMA)

International Society for Fat Research (ISF)

International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids. (ISSFAL)

The purpose of the Society is to increase understanding through research and education of the role of dietary fatty acids and lipids in health and disease.

National Institute of Oilseed Products (NIOP)

The National Institute of Oilseed Products (NIOP) is an international trade association with the principal objective of promoting the general business welfare of persons, firms, and corporations engaged in the buying, selling, processing, shipping, storage and use of vegetable oils, and raw materials.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)  

The OECD groups 29 member states in an organisation that provides governments with background information in which to discuss, develop and improve economical and social policy.

Soap and Detergent Association (SDA)

The U.S. national non-profit trade association represents approximately 135 manufacturers of household, industrial and institutional cleaning products, the ingredients used in cleaning products; and finished packaging. SDA members produce more than 90 % of the cleaning products capitalized on the U.S. market. The SDA Oleochemical Division is comprised of companies that produce fatty acids, glycerine, fatty alcohols, fatty nitrogen derivatives (fatty nitriles) or methyl esters from triglycerides in the U.S.A., Canada or Mexico. Among other activities, the Division sponsors two annual award competitions aimed at promoting the understanding of oleochemicals and their applications.

Union zur Förderung von Öl- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP)

An organisation engaged on agricultural aspects of the cultivation of oil and protein crops as well as the opening of markets for products of plant origin. Among others the

website provides you with information about lubricants based on rapeseed (data and facts, technical data regarding lubricants and hydraulic fluids based on rapeseed).

USDA – ARS

The website of the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service describing the activities of the institution. 

Verband Deutscher Oelmühlen e.V. (VDO)

The site has the aim to promote and protect common interest of oil cruhings in agricultural economy and policy and tries to co-ordinate the industrial exchange of economical and technical information. (The site is in German)