TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 36
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 36
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 36
1.3 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL REFINED WAX MARKET 36
1.4 LIMITATIONS 38
1.5 MARKETS COVERED 38
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 41
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 41
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 42
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 43
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 43
2.5 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 44
2.6 TECHNOLOGY LIFE LINE CURVE 47
2.7 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 48
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 49
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 51
2.10 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 52
2.11 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 53
2.12 VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 54
2.13 IMPORT-EXPORT DATA 55
2.14 SECONDARY SOURCES 56
2.15 ASSUMPTIONS 57
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 58
3.1 DRIVERS 60
3.1.1 GROWING DEMAND OF SOY WAX IN HOUSEHOLDS DUE TO ITS NATURAL CREDENTIALS 60
3.1.2 INCREASING DEMAND OF REFINED WAX FROM SKINCARE AND THERAPY SECTORS 61
3.1.3 HIGH DEMAND OF PANEL BOARDS IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TO BOOST REFINED WAX DEMAND 62
3.1.4 GROWING PLAY ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS TO BOOST REQUIREMENT OF CRAYONS 62
3.2 RESTRAINTS 64
3.2.1 BLACK SOOT DEPOSITION BY CANDLE BURNING CREATE HURDLES FOR HOMEOWNERS 64
3.2.2 SWALLOWING OF WAX CAN CREATE CHOKING HAZARDS 64
3.2.3 CHEWING GUM CAN TRIGGER TMJ (TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER) IN JAW AND ALSO CREATES GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS 65
3.2.4 HIGH PRODUCTION COST OF NATURAL WAX 65
3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 67
3.3.1 WAX PRODUCTION FOR CANDLES AND OTHER DAILY USAGE PRODUCTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 67
3.3.2 HIGH DEMAND OF WAX PACKAGING 68
3.3.3 APPLICATION OF SYNTHETIC WAX FOR IMPROVEMENT OF FOAMED BITUMEN PARAMETERS 69
3.4 CHALLENGES 70
3.4.1 LOW REFINERY OPERATING RATES IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IS SHRINKING WAX PRODUCTION 70
3.4.2 REDUCED BASE STOCK DEMAND DUE TO THE ECONOMIC RECESSION IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA 71
3.4.3 CONTINUOUS CLOSURE OF WAX PRODUCING GROUP I PLANTS CAN LEAD TO WAX SUPPLY CRUNCH 71
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 72
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 75
6 GLOBAL REFINED WAX MARKET, BY TYPE 77
6.1 OVERVIEW 78
6.2 SYNTHETIC WAX 79
6.2.1 PARAFFIN WAX GROUP 80
6.2.1.1 HARDER PARAFFINS (FULLY REFINED WAXES) 81
6.2.1.2 INTERMEDIATE PARAFFIN WAXES (SCALE WAXES) 81
6.2.1.3 SOFTER PARAFFIN WAXES (SLACK WAXES) 81
6.2.2 MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX GROUP 81
6.2.2.1 MEDIUM SOFT (PETROWAX) 82
6.2.2.2 MEDIUM HARD (PETROSENE A) 82
6.2.2.3 HARD (BE SQUARE 190/195) 82
6.2.3 PETROLATUM 82
6.3 NATURAL WAX 83
6.3.1 ANIMALS, INSECTS AND OTHER LIVING ORGANISMS 84
6.3.1.1 Beeswax 85
6.3.1.2 Lanolin 85
6.3.1.3 Ambergris 85
6.3.1.4 Tallow 85
6.3.1.5 Others 85
6.3.2 PLANTS 85
6.3.2.1 Carnauba Wax 86
6.3.2.2 Candelilla Wax 86
6.3.2.3 Japan Wax 86
6.3.2.4 Ouricury Wax 86
6.3.2.5 Rice-Bran Wax 86
6.3.2.6 Jojoba 86
6.3.2.7 Soy Wax 87
6.4 SPECIALTY WAX 87
6.4.1 CARVING WAX 88
6.4.2 MODELLING WAX 88
6.4.3 STICKY WAX 88
6.4.4 PATCH WAX 88
6.4.5 POURING OR CASTING WAX 88
6.4.6 OTHERS 88
7 GLOBAL REFINED WAX MARKET, BY APPLICATION 89
7.1 OVERVIEW 90
7.2 CANDLES, HOTMELTS 91
7.3 PACKAGING 92
7.3.1 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING 93
7.3.2 CORRUGATED BOARD 93
7.3.3 OTHERS 93
7.4 PLASTIC PROCESSING 93
7.5 ADHESIVE AND COATING 94
7.6 COSMETICS AND PHARMACEUTICALS 95
7.7 PRINTING INKS AND LACQUERS 95
7.8 BUILDING MATERIALS 96
7.9 CRAYONS 97
7.10 FIRE LOGS 97
7.11 CHLORINATED PARAFFINS 98
7.12 FOOD 98
7.13 POLISHES 99
7.14 TIRE AND RUBBER 99
7.15 CHEWING GUM 100
7.16 TEXTILE INDUSTRY 100
7.17 ROAD CONSTRUCTION 101
7.18 OTHERS 101
8 GLOBAL REFINED WAX MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 102
8.1 OVERVIEW 103
8.2 NORTH AMERICA 108
8.2.1 U.S. 116
8.2.2 CANADA 120
8.2.3 MEXICO 124
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8.3 EUROPE 128
8.3.1 GERMANY 136
8.3.2 FRANCE 140
8.3.3 U.K. 144
8.3.4 ITALY 148
8.3.5 SPAIN 152
8.3.6 RUSSIA 156
8.3.7 BELGIUM 160
8.3.8 NETHERLANDS 164
8.3.9 SWITZERLAND 168
8.3.10 TURKEY 172
8.3.11 REST OF EUROPE 176
8.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 177
8.4.1 CHINA 185
8.4.2 JAPAN 189
8.4.3 SOUTH KOREA 193
8.4.4 INDIA 197
8.4.5 AUSTRALIA 201
8.4.6 SINGAPORE 205
8.4.7 THAILAND 209
8.4.8 MALAYSIA 213
8.4.9 PHILIPPINES 217
8.4.10 INDONESIA 221
8.4.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 225
8.5 SOUTH AMERICA 226
8.5.1 BRAZIL 233
8.5.2 ARGENTINA 237
8.5.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 241
8.6 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 242
8.6.1 SAUDI ARABIA 250
8.6.2 EGYPT 254
8.6.3 U.A.E. 258
8.6.4 SOUTH AFRICA 262
8.6.5 ISRAEL 266
8.6.6 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 270
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9 GLOBAL REFINED WAX MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 271
9.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: GLOBAL 271
9.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: NORTH AMERICA 272
9.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EUROPE 273
9.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA-PACIFIC 274
9.5 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 275
9.6 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & APPROVALS 275
9.7 EXPANSIONS 276
9.8 PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS 278
10 COMPANY PROFILES 279
10.1 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 279
10.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 279
10.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 279
10.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 280
10.1.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 280
10.1.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 281
10.1.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 282
10.2 BASF SE 283
10.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 283
10.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 283
10.2.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 284
10.2.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 284
10.2.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 285
10.2.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 285
10.3 MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC. 286
10.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 286
10.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 286
10.3.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 287
10.3.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 287
10.3.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 288
10.3.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 288
10.4 CLARIANT 289
10.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 289
10.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 289
10.4.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 290
10.4.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 290
10.4.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 291
10.4.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 293
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10.5 CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS, L.P. 294
10.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 294
10.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 294
10.5.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 295
10.5.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 295
10.5.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 296
10.5.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 298
10.6 ATLANA AG 299
10.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 299
10.6.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 299
10.6.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 300
10.6.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 300
10.6.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 301
10.7 AMERICAN REFINING GROUP, INC. 302
10.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 302
10.7.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 302
10.7.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 303
10.8 BEIJING DONGKE UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD 304
10.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 304
10.8.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 304
10.8.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 306
10.9 CANGZHOU BEE SOURCE WAX CO., LTD 307
10.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 307
10.9.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 307
10.9.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 308
10.10 CERONAS GMBH & CO. KG 309
10.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 309
10.10.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 309
10.10.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 312
10.11 CHANGGE HUADING WAX INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 313
10.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 313
10.11.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 313
10.11.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 314
10.12 COSCHEM CO.,LTD 315
10.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 315
10.12.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 316
10.12.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 316
10.13 DEUREX AG 317
10.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 317
10.13.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 317
10.13.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 320
10.14 ERGON, INC. 321
10.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 321
10.14.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 321
10.14.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 322
10.14.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 322
10.15 EUROCERAS SP.Z O.O. 323
10.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 323
10.15.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 323
10.15.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 324
10.15.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 324
10.16 FUSHUN DONGKE FINE CHEMICAL CO.,LTD 325
10.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 325
10.16.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 325
10.16.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 325
10.17 FUSHUN ZHIDA CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CO., LTD. 326
10.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 326
10.17.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 326
10.17.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 327
10.18 GUANGZHOU FOURTO SANITARY PRODUCTS CO., LTD 328
10.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 328
10.18.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 328
10.18.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 329
10.19 HEALTH & BEAUTY NATURAL OILS CO., INC 330
10.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 330
10.19.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 330
10.19.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 331
10.20 LION CHEMTECH CO., LTD. 332
10.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 332
10.20.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 332
10.20.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 333
10.20.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 334
10.21 MICHELMAN, INC. 335
10.21.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 335
10.21.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 335
10.21.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 336
10.21.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 337
10.22 SAGE OIL LLC 338
10.22.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 338
10.22.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 338
10.22.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 338
10.23 SCG CHEMICALS CO., LTD. 339
10.23.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 339
10.23.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 339
10.23.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 340
10.23.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 341
10.24 SHANGHAI FORYOU D�COR CO., LTD 342
10.24.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 342
10.24.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 342
10.24.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 342
10.25 SQI GROUP 343
10.25.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 343
10.25.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 343
10.25.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 344
10.25.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 345
10.26 SONNEBORN LLC. 346
10.26.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 346
10.26.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 346
10.26.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 347
10.26.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 348
10.27 SUDBURY BOAT CARE PRODUCTS 349
10.27.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 349
10.27.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 349
10.27.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 350
10.28 TANNIN CORPORATION 351
10.28.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 351
10.28.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 351
10.28.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 352
10.28.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 352
10.29 THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION 353
10.29.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 353
10.29.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 353
10.29.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 354
10.29.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 354
10.29.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 355
10.30 THE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 356
10.30.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 356
10.30.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 356
10.30.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 357
10.30.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 358
11 SWOT ANALYSIS 359
11.1 DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSIS 362
12 QUESTIONNAIRE 363
13 CONCLUSION 368
14 RELATED REPORTS 369