Tall oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a mixture of fatty acids, rosin acids, and unsaponifiables. It is a by-product of the Kraft process used to make paper and corrugated paper products from wood pulp.
Tall oil fatty acid (TOFA) is created by the reduction of tall oil rosin and its derivatives are used in the manufacturing of rubber, paper, soaps and detergents, printing inks, metalworking fluids, corrosion inhibitors and plasticizers.