CEH: Waxes

Nov 2020. The candles, paper packaging, board sizing, cosmetics and personal care, plastics, and rubber-processing industries are the major consumers of waxes. A generally accepted definition of the term wax does not exist, primarily because of the large number of products with waxlike properties and the chemical complexity of individual wax types. Selection of wax types is based on commercial importance and volumes consumed. Waxes are typically processed and blended to meet specific performance requirements.

 The principal product types of waxes are mineral waxes (montan, ozokerite, and ceresin), petroleum waxes (paraffin, microcrystalline, petrolatum, and slack), synthetic waxes (polyolefin and Fischer-Tropsch), vegetable waxes (carnauba, candelilla, Japan, ouricury, jojoba, and rice), and animal and insect waxes (beeswax and wool grease/lanolin).

• Publish Date: 2020-11-16
• Chemical Focus: Renewables and Nutrition
• Number of Pages: 169
• Content Type: Report
• Delivery: Email with link to PDF file

• Global summary; regional coverage
• Producers with annual capacities and plant sites
• Consumption and five-year forecast by end-use application
• Price and production figures and trends
• Trade imports and exports

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• Support competitive analysis, marketing and sales
• Inform merger and acquisition decisions