Bio-naphtha
Drop-in renewable naphtha for chemicals and fuel blending.
Bio-naphtha is a renewable, highly paraffinic hydrocarbon produced as a co-product of HVO and SAF refining from used cooking oil, animal fats and vegetable oils. Prime Elements supplies ISCC-certified volumes for steam-cracker feedstock and gasoline blending.
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Renewable Naphtha for Bio-based Plastics and Fuel Blending
Bio-naphtha, also known as renewable naphtha, is a light paraffinic hydrocarbon stream produced as a co-product of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and SAF refining from used cooking oil, animal fats and vegetable oils. Chemically it is comparable to fossil naphtha but virtually free of sulfur and aromatics, which makes it a drop-in feedstock for steam crackers producing bio-based plastics, as well as a clean gasoline blending component. Prime Elements supplies certified bio-naphtha sourced to specification, backed by ISCC-compliant documentation.
Consistent Quality and Performance
We verify all critical specifications before each shipment — including density, distillation range, paraffin composition and sulfur and aromatics content. The highly paraffinic, low-sulfur character of bio-naphtha delivers strong cracker yields and consistent downstream product quality.
Trusted Logistics Partner
Prime Elements ensures flexible and scalable delivery options, including bulk vessel shipments, rail tank cars, road tankers and ISO tank containers, with end-to-end documentation support across road, rail and sea transport.
Compliance and Sustainability
All bio-naphtha volumes are supplied with ISCC EU or ISCC PLUS documentation, enabling mass-balance certification of renewable plastics and chemicals downstream and supporting greenhouse-gas reporting under RED II/III.
Why Choose Bio-naphtha from Prime Elements?
- Certified Renewable Sourcing: Access to bio-naphtha from multiple certified refining origins.
- Compliance & Risk Mitigation: ISCC EU and ISCC PLUS documentation enabling downstream mass-balance claims.
- Drop-in Compatibility: Usable in existing steam crackers and gasoline blending pools without modification.
- Future-Ready Supply Chains: Secure access to constrained renewable chemical feedstock volumes.
Choose Prime Elements as your partner in dependable, certified bio-naphtha supply for the renewable chemicals value chain.
Bio-naphtha is used primarily as a renewable steam-cracker feedstock for bio-based polymers and as a low-sulfur gasoline blending component.
Typical applications include:
- Steam-cracker feedstock for bio-based ethylene and propylene
- Mass-balance certified bio-plastics and polymers
- Gasoline blending and octane pool management
- Renewable feedstock for the chemical industry
- Bio-based solvents and specialty hydrocarbons
- Corporate Scope 3 and product-carbon-footprint reduction programs
Because bio-naphtha is chemically comparable to fossil naphtha, it can be processed in existing crackers and blending systems without modification.
| Parameter | Unit | Typical Range |
|---|---|---|
| Appearance | — | Clear and bright, water-white |
| Density at 15°C | kg/m³ | 670 – 700 |
| Initial boiling point | °C | 30 – 40 |
| Final boiling point | °C | 150 – 185 |
| Paraffin content | % wt | ≥ 95 |
| Aromatics content | % vol | ≤ 1 |
| Olefins content | % vol | ≤ 1 |
| Sulfur content | mg/kg | ≤ 5 |
| Water content | mg/kg | ≤ 200 |
| Renewable content (ISCC mass balance) | % | 100 |
Specifications vary depending on feedstock origin, refining configuration and production batch, and are confirmed per contract along with the accompanying ISCC proof of sustainability.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Delivery terms | FOB / CFR / CIF / FCA |
| Transport modes | Vessel, rail tank car, road tanker, ISO tank containers |
| Shipment size | 500 – 5,000 MT bulk; 20 – 24 MT per ISO tank container |
| Packaging | Bulk liquid or ISO tank containers |
| Storage | Ambient bulk storage in vapour-controlled hydrocarbon tanks |
| Handling | Closed-system pumping and tank-to-tank transfer with vapour recovery; segregated lines to preserve renewable batch traceability |
| Classification | UN 1268, Class 3 flammable liquid — handled under IMDG and ADR rules |
Our standards are non-negotiable.
Every product in our portfolio is documented, tested and certified against international standards — and our memberships put that commitment on the record.
ISCC
International Sustainability & Carbon Certification.
EPCA
European Petrochemical Association — active member.
GROFOR
Federal Association of German Fuel Trade.
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