Fatty alcohols are versatile chemicals derived from palm oil, palm kernel oil or mustard oil, that offer themselves to a large range of applications. They are most commonly used in cosmetics, toothpastes, shampoos, concrete additives, pest control formulations, pharmaceutical creams and ointments, ethoxylated sulphates, oil exploration and petroleum transportation, polymers processing, plasticizers, detergents, textile auxiliaries and aluminum sheets.