Vegetable lubricants may be refined from every seed and “nut” known to man. Every seed has its own particular set of chemicals and properties. Unist Coolube products 2210 and 2210EP are formulated from cosmetic grade raw materials, the end product is non-flammable, non-toxic and does not oxidise ( evaporate) like many other cutting oils.

Metal cutting and metal working has traditionally used metal cutting fluids that are commonly known as coolant, machine coolant, machining coolant, machine oil, cutting fluids or cutting oil, these oils are mineral based and are derived from crude oil making them a petrochemical product.