Dominion of Georgia, LLC creates customs wax blends for a wide range of Industries and applications some of which are:
Box and Paper Coatings
Curtain Coat Wax Blends
Cascade Wax Blends
Impregnating Waxes
Saturating Waxes |
Candle Making
Candle Wax Blends |
Coatings Market
Barrier Coatings
Corrosion & Rust Protection Coatings
Dust Control Coatings
Agriculture & Fertilizer Coatings
Wire & Cable Coatings |
Building Products Industries
Moisture Resistance Stability Coatings
Edge Sealing Waxes
Board Sizing Waxes
Concrete Coatings |
Pharmaceutical & Cosmetics Industries |
Industrial & Manufacturing Industries |
Dominion Of
Georgia understands the vast changes to the global wax supply. We are also
well-versed regarding the volatility with both petroleum and natural waxes. We
have been successful in bringing solutions and alternatives to our
customers.
Our staff and
chemists will be happy to evaluate your specific needs, provide individual,
technical assistance and troubleshoot problems. We can also provide assistance
in the development of new and advanced systems designed specifically for
optimizing your process and your products. By understanding that each
application is unique according to the product and the facility, we are able to
assist you with product selection.
Wax Types
Paraffin Wax: Comprised of mostly
straight chain Hydrocarbons. Melting
points 120F-160F
Fully
Refined Paraffin Wax (FRP): Paraffin Wax with oil content
<0.5%, + 30 color, FDA approvals
Scale
Wax: Paraffin wax 115F-150F melting points. Less than 5% Oil
Content, > +10 Color, some FDA approvals
Microcrystalline
Wax: Petroleum
wax that has a larger portion of branched hydrocarbon chains. Typically more flexible
than paraffin waxes and melting point range of 140F-200F
Semi-Refined
Wax:
Unfiltered waxes that have the same qualities as refined and scale
waxes except they are darker in color and lack FDA approvals
Slack
Wax:
Unfinished Waxes, higher in oil content 10%-40%.
These waxes may have a distinct petroleum
odor
Petrolatum:
Also known as Petroleum Jelly.
Softer waxes both in finished form (USP) and unfinished forms
Natural
Wax: Natural waxes include Soy, Palm, Hydrogenated
triglycerides, Carnauba, Montan and Beeswax
Polymerized
Wax: Chemically modified waxes typically used as additives
in formulations and are used to alter wax specifications and or
characteristics
Synthetic
Wax:
These include Fisher Tropsch,
Alpha Olefins, and waxes derived from ethylene and propylene
Compounded
Wax:
Combinations of
the above waxes blended together for specific applications |