Used in a large variety of anti-corrosive paints applied to car´s bodywork to prevent rust while improving further protection. Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic industry is another sector of intense presence in many applications as finished products and formulas for lipsticks, lip liner, face powder and creams.Ĭleaning Industry is another major application due to its fine insulating properties extending excellent shining properties also used on Lumber Industry as waterproof laminated plywood extending extra resistance from sun cracking.Īgain due to its outstanding insulating properties, Carnauba Wax is widely used on cartons boxes and paper kraft preventing from water and vapors been totally stable, non-toxic and odorless.Ĭarnauba wax is a major component in some types of printing ink, varnishes and ink additives for bar code labels. We offer to our customers carnauba wax in flakes and lumps form, at the following types:Ĭarnauba Wax Type T-1 Filtered Prime YellowĬarnauba Wax Type T-3 Refined Light FattyĬarnauba Wax Type T-4 Filtered Fatty Greyįrom the ancient use on old phonographic records and candles, Carnauba Wax is an essential raw material on multiple uses, such as on Food Industry on fruit and cheese coatings as well as on chocolate and sausages. The wax is extracted from the palm leaves in powder form and is subsequently processed and refined for commercial market.Īfter the extraction process, Carnauba Wax in powder is melted on tanks passing through finishing process that involves filtration, bleaching and final packing, hence guaranteeing purity and quality to all grades manufactured. The cuts made on the leaves where the wax is extracted is a sustainable activity, since it does not cause any damage to the plant been naturally renewed for the next crop. Its presence is observed from landscapes through valleys, rivers and small lagoons.Ĭrop starts from June going up to January on most of the production areas. Carnauba Palm tree, Copernicea cerifera, is a fabulous tree found in the northeast of Brazil mostly present in Ceará, Piiaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Bahia and Maranhão.
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