They began fractionating their vegetable oils into the fatty acid components. This process was previously done by our soap customers. Since flexibility is the key to a good trading firm, as our suppliers moved up the supply chain so did we. We began to sell our customers ingredients such as Lauric, Myristic and Palmitic acids. This business did not last too long as our suppliers grew and became more learned on international trade, our customers grew in their international presence and they met and began to do business directly.
Kapok is a natural fiber similar to cotton which is grown in a pod.
Unlike cotton it has tiny air pockets in its stem giving it a flotation characteristic. Kapok is used in manufacturing those thick orange life jackets that we are all familiar with. It is also used in the furniture industry. Gall nuts are not nuts at all. It is a cocoon spun by a caterpillar in its lair during its transformation to a butterfly.