In order to produce premium paraffin waxes, the oils are extracted from the slack waxes in de-oiling plant, ( sweating unit ). After further refining the paraffin waxes are packed in slabs or granular forms.
Paraffin waxes are used in a wide range of industries, either as a major constituent or as an end-product, as a manufacturing aid or an important additive, used in the production of:
Candles, torches, tapes, matches, floor polishes.
Car polishes, corrosion protectors.
Electrical industries, cable filling compounds.
Tires and rubber products, as ozone protection.
Paper production.
Carbon paper, crayons and pencils.
Ski waxes.
Plastic processing, sliding, parting, compounds and stabilizers.
Coating waxes in wood processing industry.
Protecton against radiation.
Wax figures & images, hot melts.
Fertilizer coating.
Base products for detergents, softarding-products, paints, lacquers and cleaning materials.