In 2026, “Greenwashing” is a legal risk. Buyers now demand a full Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The common misconception is that all vegetable oils are equal in their carbon footprint.
When you compare Castor to Palm or Soybean oil, the difference is the Land Use Change (LUC) impact. Palm oil often carries the baggage of deforestation, which spikes its carbon “debt.” Castor, conversely, is a perennial-acting annual that thrives in the arid soils of North Gujarat. It requires minimal irrigation and no deforestation.
The “Carbon Handprint” of a castor-based polyamide (like Nylon 11) is significantly lower because the castor plant is a High-Efficiency Carbon Sink. It sequesters atmospheric carbon into a complex 18-carbon chain in just 180 days. When we process this into Undecylenic Acid, we are effectively “capturing” atmospheric $CO_2$ and turning it into a high-performance material. This isn’t just a sustainable story; it’s a measurable reduction in the Scope 3 emissions of the end-user.
