Petroleum Jelly

Commercial profile

Product characteristics and commercial applications

Petroleum Jelly is evaluated by its declared grade, physical form, intended commercial use and the buyer’s transaction-specific requirements. The points below are due-diligence and quotation criteria, not a representation of stock or a guaranteed specification.

• Refinery-derived carbon, lubricant, wax or process stream identified by composition and intended industrial function.
• Viscosity, sulphur, ash, volatility, colour, melting point or oil content may be commercially decisive.
• Physical form may be liquid, semi-solid, powder, granule or solid piece, depending on the product.
• Buyer and end-use requirements determine whether industrial, technical, food-contact or pharmacopeial controls are relevant.
• Lubricant blending, rubber, tyre, aluminium, electrode, foundry or other industrial manufacturing, depending on product.
• Wax, white-oil, process-oil or petroleum-jelly applications subject to purity and regulatory classification.
• Carbon and refinery feedstock programmes where sulphur, metals, ash and physical form meet process requirements.

Buyer input

Parameters normally specified by buyers

• Purity and carbon or hydrocarbon profile
• Viscosity and viscosity index
• Moisture, ash and volatile matter
• Sulphur content
• Colour, melting point or oil content

Document control

Applicable specification frameworks

• ASTM, ISO, pharmacopeial or buyer specification
• Certificate of analysis
• Safety data sheet
• Packaging and handling specification

Execution planning

Packaging and bulk-delivery alternatives

• Bulk vessel, tanker, rail wagon or heated tank for compatible liquid and semi-solid grades.
• Drums, IBCs or flexitanks only where product compatibility and transport rules permit.
• Big bags, sacks, containers or loose bulk for compatible solid carbon products.
• Palletisation, lining, sealing and net-weight tolerances must be stated in the offer.

Execution planning

Storage and handling considerations

• Protect the product from water, dust, incompatible cargoes and temperature excursions.
• Apply heating or ventilation only where required by the product safety and handling documents.
• Segregate grades and batches and retain traceable stock, seal and sampling records.
• Use fire, dust, static-control and personal-protection measures appropriate to the physical form.

Document control

Certificate of analysis and inspection requirements

• Seller or producer certificate of analysis identifying the batch, lot or cargo and reporting agreed parameters with units and test methods.
• Certificate dates, laboratory identity and sample basis must be consistent with the offered product and loading programme.
• Independent quality and quantity inspection by SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek or another mutually accepted inspector where contractually agreed.
• Sampling, sealed-retention samples and quantity determination by draft survey, calibrated meter, weighbridge or another agreed method.

Document control

Origin and chain-of-custody documentation

• Certificate of origin or equivalent producer, refinery, plant or mine documentation appropriate to the commodity.
• Evidence of the seller’s authority and a traceable document chain linking producer, authorised seller and transaction counterparties.
• Transport, warehouse, terminal, export and customs documents appropriate to the agreed delivery route.
• Sanctions, export-control, responsible-sourcing and destination requirements must be cleared before contract and shipment.

Execution planning

Typical logistics and Incoterm considerations

• State the applicable Incoterms® 2020 rule and the precise named port, terminal, warehouse or place.
• Confirm loading and delivery windows, nominated transport mode, capacity, route and receiving-facility compatibility.
• Allocate freight, insurance, export/import clearance, title transfer and risk transfer explicitly in the contract.
• For vessels, agree nomination, laycan, notices, loading/discharge rate, laytime and demurrage provisions.
• For land movements, confirm axle, wagon, terminal, border, dangerous-goods and appointment requirements.

Buyer input

Information required in a quotation request

• Exact product name, grade, standard, composition and acceptable tolerances.
• Required quantity, unit, shipment size, delivery schedule and contract duration.
• Destination, named place or port and requested Incoterms® 2020 rule.
• Preferred packaging, transport mode, loading window and receiving constraints.
• Required inspection company, certificates, origin evidence and regulatory documents.
• Buyer legal entity, authorised contact, intended use, KYC information and proposed payment instrument or commercial terms.

Document control

Availability and contractual basis

Specifications, documents, quantities, delivery arrangements and availability remain subject to the verified seller’s written offer and the definitive contract. Helianthus acts solely as an independent facilitator, does not hold inventory or take title to the commodity, and does not warrant availability, ownership or performance by any counterparty.