Table of Contents
Section Page Number
Executive summary 10
Summary 11
Introduction 21
Manufacturing processes 22
Naturally occurring waxes 22
Vegetable waxes 22
Animal and insect waxes 22
Mineral waxes (excluding petroleum waxes) 23
Petroleum waxes 23
Synthetic waxes 24
Fischer-Tropsch wax 24
Polyolefin waxes 25
Direct-synthesis PO waxes 25
Homopolymer LDPE waxes 25
Copolymer LDPE waxes 25
HDPE and PP waxes 25
Degradation PO waxes 26
Functionalized PO waxes 26
By-product PE waxes 27
NAO waxes 27
Other waxes 27
Environmental issues 28
United States 28
Central and South America 28
Western Europe 28
Mainland China 28
Japan 29
Supply and demand by region 30
United States 30
Producing companies 30
Naturally occurring waxes 30
Vegetable waxes 30
Animal and insect waxes 31
Mineral waxes (excluding petroleum waxes) 31
Petroleum waxes 32
Synthetic waxes 34
alpha-Olefins waxes 34
Polyethylene waxes 35
Polyethylene glycol waxes 35
Fischer-Tropsch waxes 35
Mergers and acquisitions 36
Salient statistics 39
Naturally occurring waxes 39
Vegetable waxes 39
Animal and insect waxes 40
Mineral and petroleum waxes 41
Mineral waxes (excluding petroleum waxes) 41
Petroleum waxes 42
Synthetic waxes 42
Consumption 44
By type of wax 44
Naturally occurring waxes 44
Synthetic waxes 52
By end use 54
Board sizing 54
Paper coating 55
Candles and molded novelties 55
Electrical applications 56
Textile and leather processing 56
Polishes 57
Adhesives 57
Fruit and vegetable coatings 57
Cosmetics and medicinals 58
Carbon paper, ribbons and printing inks 58
Greases, lubricants and mold releases 59
Rubber compounding 59
Other 59
Price 59
Trade 60
Naturally occurring waxes 60
Vegetable waxes 60
Animal and insect waxes 61
Mineral waxes (excluding petroleum waxes) 61
Petroleum waxes 62
Synthetic waxes 63
Canada 63
Producing companies 63
Salient statistics 64
Vegetable waxes 64
Animal and insect waxes 64
Mineral and petroleum waxes 65
Synthetic waxes 66
Consumption 67
Mexico 67
Producing companies 67
Salient statistics 68
Vegetable waxes 68
Animal and insect waxes 69
Mineral and petroleum waxes 70
Synthetic waxes 71
Consumption 72
Central and South America 73
Producing companies 73
Vegetable waxes 73
Animal and insect waxes 75
Petroleum waxes 75
Synthetic waxes 77
Salient statistics 78
Vegetable waxes 78
Animal and insect waxes 79
Mineral and petroleum waxes 80
Synthetic waxes 81
Production 82
Consumption 83
Price 85
Trade 85
Naturally occurring waxes 85
Vegetable waxes 85
Animal and insect waxes 86
Mineral and petroleum waxes 87
Synthetic waxes 88
Western Europe 89
Producing companies 89
Naturally occurring waxes 89
Petroleum waxes 89
Montan waxes 91
Vegetable wax 92
Synthetic waxes 93
Salient statistics 97
Vegetable waxes 97
Animal waxes 97
Mineral waxes 98
Synthetic waxes 99
Production 102
Vegetable waxes 102
Animal waxes 102
Mineral waxes 102
Petroleum waxes 102
Montan wax 103
Synthetic waxes 103
Consumption 104
Vegetable waxes 105
Animal waxes 105
Mineral waxes 106
Petroleum waxes 106
Montan waxes 107
Synthetic waxes 108
Polyolefin waxes 108
Polyethylene glycol waxes 109
Fischer-Tropsch waxes 109
Price 109
Trade 110
Vegetable waxes 110
Animal waxes 111
Mineral waxes 112
Synthetic waxes 113
Candles 115
Central and Eastern Europe 116
Producing companies 116
Salient statistics 117
Petroleum waxes 117
Synthetic waxes 120
Consumption 120
Trade 122
Vegetable waxes 122
Animal waxes 122
Mineral waxes 124
Synthetic waxes 125
Candles 126
Eurasia 127
Producing companies 127
Salient statistics 129
Petroleum waxes 129
Synthetic waxes 130
Consumption 131
Trade 133
Vegetable waxes 133
Animal waxes 133
Mineral waxes 135
Synthetic waxes 136
Candles 137
Middle East 138
Producing companies 138
Salient statistics 141
Petroleum waxes 141
Synthetic waxes 142
Fischer-Tropsch waxes 144
Consumption 145
Trade 146
Naturally occurring waxes 146
Synthetic waxes 148
Candles 150
Africa 151
Producing companies 151
Salient statistics 152
Petroleum waxes 152
Synthetic waxes 154
Consumption 157
Trade 157
Naturally occurring waxes 157
Synthetic waxes 159
Candles 160
Mainland China 161
Producing companies 161
Petroleum waxes 161
Mineral waxes (excluding petroleum waxes) 162
Vegetable waxes 162
Animal and insect waxes 163
Synthetic waxes 164
Salient statistics 166
Consumption 170
Naturally occurring waxes 171
Vegetable waxes 171
Animal and insect waxes 171
Mineral waxes 172
Synthetic waxes 174
Price 175
Trade 175
Vegetable wax 175
Beeswax and other insect waxes 176
Wool grease and fatty substances derived from it (including lanolin) 176
Petroleum waxes 177
Synthetic waxes 177
Candles 178
Japan 179
Producing companies 179
Naturally occurring waxes 179
Vegetable waxes 179
Animal and insect waxes 180
Mineral waxes (excluding petroleum waxes) 181
Petroleum waxes 182
Synthetic waxes 182
Salient statistics 185
Vegetable waxes 185
Animal and insect waxes 186
Mineral and petroleum waxes 186
Synthetic waxes 187
Consumption 188
Naturally occurring waxes 189
Vegetable waxes 189
Animal and insect waxes 190
Mineral waxes (excluding petroleum waxes) 190
Petroleum waxes 190
Synthetic waxes 191
Price 192
Trade 193
Naturally occurring waxes 193
Vegetable waxes 193
Animal and insect waxes 194
Mineral and petroleum waxes (paraffin wax) 195
Synthetic waxes 196
Other Northeast Asia 197
Producing companies 197
Salient statistics 198
Vegetable waxes 198
Animal and insect waxes 198
Mineral and petroleum waxes 199
Synthetic waxes 200
Consumption 201
Naturally occurring waxes 202
Mineral and petroleum waxes 202
Synthetic waxes 202
Price 202
Trade 203
Vegetable, animal and insect waxes 203
Mineral and petroleum waxes 204
South Asia 205
Producing companies 205
Salient statistics 207
Vegetable waxes 207
Animal waxes 207
Beeswax 208
Wool wax 208
Mineral and petroleum waxes 208
Synthetic waxes 209
Consumption 210
Naturally occurring waxes 211
Mineral/petroleum waxes 211
Synthetic waxes 211
Price 212
Trade 212
Vegetable, animal and insect waxes 213
Petroleum waxes 213
Southeast Asia and Oceania 214
Producing companies 214
Salient statistics 216
Vegetable waxes 216
Animal and insect waxes 217
Mineral and petroleum waxes 217
Synthetic waxes 218
Consumption 219
Naturally occurring waxes 220
Mineral and petroleum waxes 220
Synthetic waxes 220
Price 220
Trade 223
Vegetable wax 223
Imports 223
Exports 223
Beeswax and other insect waxes 224
Imports 224
Exports 224
Wool grease and fatty substances derived from it (including lanolin) 225
Imports 225
Exports 225
Mineral and petroleum waxes 226
Imports 226
Exports 226
Synthetic waxes 227
Imports 227
Exports 227
Appendix — Geographic regions 229
Additional resources 230
Revisions 231
Data Workbook 232
