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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)