Jun 18, 2024
On June 18, 2024, the Sonneborn facility in Petrolia celebrated the opening of its newly renovated Breth laboratory, featuring state-of-the-art equipment and advanced technological capabilities designed to enhance research and innovation.
The investment further emphasizes our commitment to cutting-edge research and scientific discovery, ensuring our employees and customers have access to the best resources available.
Our team at Petrolia will continue to develop new hydrocarbon-based technology, and as the birthplace of our SonneNatural product line, work to develop and introduce exciting sustainability-driven products, while fostering an environment of excellence and innovation.
“The upgrades made at our Petrolia facility laboratory mean that we are equipped to handle more complex and diverse research projects,” said Matt Joyce, Senior Vice President, Lubricants & Specialties. “We are committed to continued improvement and look forward to the many benefits this investment will offer.”
Under Sonneborn, we set the global industry standard for white oils, petrolatums and microcrystalline waxes in the personal care, pharmaceutical, polymers and food processing industries. We are also innovating with SonneNatural, a full line of unique and distinct 100% vegetable-based products. Sonneborn products have been developed in partnership with our industry-leading customers, for unsurpassed purity and performance.
HF Sinclair Corporation (“HF Sinclair”), headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company that produces and markets high value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel and other specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah and markets its refined products in 19 states principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. HF Sinclair supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,300 Sinclair branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand at more than 300 additional locations throughout the country. In addition, subsidiaries of HF Sinclair produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and export products to more than 80 countries. Through its subsidiaries, HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming. HF Sinclair also owns a 47% limited partner interest and a non-economic general partner interest in Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership that provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including HF Sinclair subsidiaries.
For more than 100 years, Sonneborn has been setting global industry standards for specialty products as one of the world’s largest dedicated suppliers of white oils, petrolatums and waxes. Sonneborn products are used in many applications, including personal care, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, agricultural and food processing. With manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe, Sonneborn is a leading specialty hydrocarbon producer that offers expertise and depth of experience worldwide.
