About South Stone Refining, LLC
South Stone provides unique and innovative wax products, including high purity specialty waxes & micronized waxes. It functions as polymer rheology modifier, polymer surface energy modifier, hydrocarbon crystalline modifier, etc., for variety industries of adhesives, candle, chewing gum base, explosive, ink & paint & coatings, personal care, plastics, rubber. These wax additives help formulators develop improved and advanced products for their specific application.
At South Stone, the strategy is to provide value added solutions, high quality products, and complete customer satisfaction. Whether it's engineering a new product or analyzing an existing application, you will find South Stone people ready to serve you.
Product’s Scope
As a specialty supplier to variety industries, we know that each of our customer's needs are different. That's why we offer innovative solutions to enhance your products' performance. We produce distilled waxes including Paraffin wax, Microcrystalline wax, Synthetic wax and Polyethylene, by the form of slab, pellet and powder.
Commitment to Customer Service
South Stone prides itself in being a customer service minded company that assists manufacturers around the world to meet their needs. Our trained sales representatives can offer our customers technical assistance.
Quality Control Capabilities
South Stone’ technical staff are comprised of chemists with many years of experience in multi industries. This knowledge allows us the ability to quickly and aptly identify the formulator’s needs. Our technical service laboratories are always available to assist you with any of your product formulation needs, and our Customer Service Department prides itself on immediate response and ensuring customer satisfaction.
Typical Petroleum Wax Quality Control Test Methods
ASTM D-87 Melting Point, Cooling Curve
ASTM D-938 Melting Point, Congeal
ASTM D-127 Melting Point, Drop Point
ASTM D-3121 Needle Penetration
ASTM D-721 Oil Content, % Weight
ASTM D-1500 Color indication, 0.0 to 8.0(Black)
ASTM D-156 Saybolt Color Value, -16(Off White) to +30(Water White)
ASTM D-88 Viscosity, SUS @ 210 °F - A range of 36 to 50 for paraffin
ASTM D-445 Viscosity, cSt @ 210 °F - A range of 2.9 to 7.5 for paraffin
UNIT
Weight
One Metric Tonne = 2,204.6 US pounds
US Ton = 2,000 pounds
One US pound = 0.454 kilograms
One Kilogram (kg) = 2.2046 US pounds
One gallon of paraffin wax weighs approximately 6.75 pounds.
One gallon of microcrystalline wax weighs approximately 7.00 pounds.
Temperature
Degrees Fahrenheit (°F) to Degrees Centigrade (°C)
- [9/5 (°C)] + 32
Degrees Centigrade (°C) to Degrees Fahrenheit (°F)
- 5/9 (°F - 32)