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June 20, 2011

Natural Waxes – Properties, Compositions and Applications

In general waxes are always a mixture of more or less hydrophobic organic substances of medium chain length. At 20 °C plastic up to hard and brittle, waxes will melt higher than 40 °C up to 140 °C without decomposition and will re-solidify unchanged. Solubility and consistency of waxes are strongly temperature depending.

Natural waxes are derived by biogenesis in a sustainable process and are physically refined without any chemical transformation. Hence natural waxes can be considered truly as natural resp. even organic (bio) in particular cases. Natural waxes show unrivaled well-balanced compositions leading to great performances for all kind of applications and...> More

March 25, 2011

Natural wax specialist KahlWax to present its new look at in-cosmetics

March 29.-31., 2011, Milan, Italy

KahlWax – a family-owned company and one of the leading experts on the natural-wax market in Europe – has emphasized the use of high-quality natural ingredients in its products since its founding. The company will now debut its new, green look at this year’s in-cosmetics in Milan, March 29 – 31. ...> More

March 20, 2011

Experience, expertise, diversity

Natural wax expert KahlWax is presenting a new corporate design. A talk with CEO Ulrich Huntenburg about the company's strengths, strategies and changes.

Mr. Huntenburg, KahlWax is presenting a new corporate design at the in-cosmetics trade show. What prompted this?The time had come to show a more modern, dynamic and “greener” profile because this reflects who we are as a company. We are one of the market leaders in the field of natural waxes, and we wanted our style to communicate this fact....> More