Slack Wax / RPO

Saxsons LTD  has exported slack wax product for many years. Our stack wax products are well known for its strict and law-abiding attitude. Slack wax comes out of  the lubricating oils layer in the distillation reactor. In other words, it is a by-product of the refining lubricating oils and then is a raw material of paraffin wax.  Slack Wax is a mixture of oil and wax. Slack wax is yellow or brown, and its grading is based on the melting point.

Types of slack wax with a melting point of 50 to 52 c are subjected to Light grades, and those with a melting point of 53 to 55c are under the title of Heavy grades. As mentioned above, slack wax has been combined with a portion of oil content ranges from 5 to 30.

Slack wax, supplied by Saxsons has many utilizations as in emulsions, matches, candles, inks, carbon paper, and so on. It can also act as blending components or waterproofing agents in the production of various industrial products.
 

There is an inverse relationship between the portion of the oil content and the price of this product. The higher oil content results in the less price of the slack wax. 10% and 30% oil content, are suitable for cold regions such as Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine, also slack wax can be used for making candle sticks.