Olefins
Olefins are unsaturated hydrocarbons containing carbon-carbon double bonds and are the foundational building blocks of the petrochemical industry. The category covers light olefins such as ethylene, propylene and butenes, and higher linear alpha-olefins used to make polymers, plastics, detergents, lubricant additives and a wide range of intermediates. For EU and GCC buyers, olefins are bought as feedstock grades against a recognised purity and impurity slate.
Grades are defined chiefly by purity (polymer-grade versus chemical-grade) and by limits on specific impurities. Polymer-grade propylene, for example, is typically 99.5% minimum with tight controls on ethylene, moisture, sulfur, oxygenates and carbonyls, while chemical-grade material carries looser limits at lower cost. Linear alpha-olefins are specified by carbon-number cut (C6, C8, C10 and so on), purity, and alpha-olefin content. Key parameters include assay, moisture, sulfur and trace catalyst poisons. HS codes are provided on documentation; precise CAS framing is given per product on the SDS.
Light olefins are typically handled as liquefied or refrigerated bulk in pressurised ISO tanks and vessel parcels; higher olefins ship in ISO tanks, drums and IBCs. Many are flammable and shipped under assigned UN numbers per ADR/IMDG.
Compliance typically includes SDS provision, CLP/GHS labelling, REACH registration or Only Representative routing for EU entry, and SABER/SASO registration for Saudi Arabia, coordinated where required.
Himalay's verified manufacturer and exporter partners supply olefins with CoA per batch, SDS, REACH/CLP compliance coordinated for EU, GHS labelling, and SABER for Saudi Arabia handled as part of the standard order flow.
