{"id":1256,"date":"2025-11-19T16:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myepanel.ir\/apit\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1256"},"modified":"2025-11-29T13:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:36:36","slug":"paraffin-wax","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/apitpetro.com\/en\/product\/paraffin-wax\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraffin Wax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is Paraffin Wax Used For?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paraffin wax is one of the most versatile petroleum by-products, serving as a crucial raw material in industries such as:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Candles Manufacturing: Over 60% of global candle production uses paraffin wax due to its clean burning and consistency.<\/li>\n<li>Packaging Industry: As a moisture barrier for paper and cardboard.<\/li>\n<li>Cosmetics &amp; Pharmaceuticals: In creams, ointments, and therapeutic heat treatments.<\/li>\n<li>Rubber &amp; Tire Industry: As an anti-ozonant and protective coating.<\/li>\n<li>Food Industry: For coating cheese, fruits, and as a processing aid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Types of Paraffin Wax<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paraffin wax is commercially available in two main grades:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Fully Refined Paraffin Wax<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Oil content: Less than 0.5%.<\/li>\n<li>White, odorless, and tasteless solid with high purity.<\/li>\n<li>Free from impurities such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.<\/li>\n<li>Commonly used in:\n<ul>\n<li>Cosmetics and personal care products (lip balms, creams, lotions).<\/li>\n<li>Food industry (packaging, fruit coating, and cheese waxing).<\/li>\n<li>Medical applications (therapeutic wax baths, drug delivery bases).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Its high degree of refinement makes it suitable for industries requiring safety, purity, and hygiene.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Semi Refined Paraffin Wax<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Oil content: Between 1% and 3%.<\/li>\n<li>Slightly less pure compared to fully refined wax, but more economical.<\/li>\n<li>Light yellowish to white in color, with minor impurities.<\/li>\n<li>Widely used in:\n<ul>\n<li>Candle manufacturing (the largest consumer of semi-refined paraffin).<\/li>\n<li>Rubber and tire production.<\/li>\n<li>Matchstick industry.<\/li>\n<li>Packaging and waterproofing applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Offers excellent performance at a lower cost, making it ideal for large-scale industrial use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Global Market and Supply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paraffin wax remains a high-demand commodity in both domestic and international markets. The global paraffin wax market is driven by:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Candle Industry Demand: Accounting for more than half of global consumption.<\/li>\n<li>Packaging &amp; Food Industry Growth: Increasing use in moisture-resistant coatings.<\/li>\n<li>Cosmetics &amp; Pharmaceuticals: Growing adoption of paraffin wax in skincare and therapeutic treatments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Major production hubs include Asia (China, Iran, India), the Middle East, and parts of Europe. Suppliers and exporters play a key role in ensuring consistent quality according to ASTM and FDA standards, depending on end-use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paraffin wax is a white or colorless soft solid derived from petroleum, coal, or shale oil through the process of dewaxing light lubricating oil stocks. It is composed mainly of saturated straight-chain hydrocarbons (n-alkanes) and has a typical melting point between 46\u00b0C and 68\u00b0C (115\u00b0F \u2013 154\u00b0F). Paraffin wax is widely used in industrial, commercial, and consumer applications due to its chemical stability, water repellency, and versatility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[43],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1256","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-petroleum-products","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apitpetro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apitpetro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apitpetro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apitpetro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apitpetro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apitpetro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apitpetro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1256"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apitpetro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1256"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apitpetro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}