National and International Candelilla Wax Market

• Published in: Food Process Engineering and Quality Assurance pp. 561 - 582
• Main Authors: Saucedo-Pompa, Saul, Martínez-Ávila, Guillermo Cristian G.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: CRC Press 2018
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Nontimber Forest Products; Candelilla Wax; Carnauba; Kosher Certification; Wax Market; Euphorbia Antisyphilitica; Natural Waxes; Irradiated Foods; Re-export Certificate; Carnauba Palm; Food Process Engineering; Chain Diagram; Candelilla Plant; Refined Wax; High Demand Material; International Market Demand; Part-baked Bread; Wax Extraction; Wax Removal; Pulsed Electric Fields; Chihuahuan Desert; Wax Glands; Mexican Countryside; candelilla wax market; Carnauba Wax; SEMARNAT
• ISBN: 1771885769; 9781771885768
• DOI: 10.1201/9781315232966-22

Euphorbia antisyphilitica is a plant used to obtain a material of commercial value: candelilla wax, which is exuded by this plant for protection from extreme environments Chihuahua Desert. This wax has unique properties that make it be a high demand material, these properties make it a material of high demand for applications in both food and drugs, its properties are highly appreciated by the cosmetic industry, is a natural material that has positioned itself between the next-generation materials. Their properties have placed this wax in a very wide range of products that are marketed around the world. Although its extraction presented great obstacles technological, social and environmental, their properties and vegetable origin make that maintains its status among the three natural waxes of greater commercial interests. It is expected that in the Mexican countryside problems that adversely affect the Euphorbia Antisyphilitica wax market. The objective of this chapter is to collect information about the factors that affect the market for this wax better known by its trade name like Candelilla wax, the factors that represent an advantage for the market of this wax as their weaknesses are presented, addition to the background that have shaped this market. Euphorbia antisyphilitica is a plant used to obtain a material of commercial value: candelilla wax, which is exuded by this plant for protection from extreme environments Chihuahua Desert. The natural waxes market is dominated by candelilla wax and other two materials: beeswax and carnauba wax. Beeswax is the produced in greater proportion by the facilities which has the production process of this wax. The exploitation of Euphorbia Antisyphilitica represents a sustainable and affordable activity, candelilla wax prices are directly linked to the wax quality and marketing techniques, were found selling prices 10 times more than the cost of the initial product. Mexico is the largest candelilla wax producer worldwide. The production of this wax is subject to international market demand and to internal factors that limit their use. According to national regulations for the proper use of Candelilla, it is necessary to process a logging permit which is given after a general evaluation prepared by a licensed forester.