markets technologies toll manufacturing careers about us contact us chewing gum waxes experiene.performance. in the way our waxes put the chew in your gum waxes for chewing gum base Paramelt supplies a range of microcrystalline wax additives and specialty blends to the chewing gum industry, both to brand owners and gum base producers. Microcrystalline waxes Hard and semi hard microcrystalline waxes are critical to the formulation of chewing gum base to achieve the right stability and ‘chew’ of the gum. All waxes that Paramelt supply in to this market are specifically selected to comply with all the necessary regulatory and food ingredient specifications. Specialty blends As a formulator, Paramelt is able to handle thermoplastic blends up to a viscosity of 1 million mPa.s and temperatures up to 180°C in a food safe environment. This capability enables us to supply pre-blended concentrates of rubbers and/or resins diluted in wax, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process for our customers. We produce in food safe facilities More info Wax in chewing gum The specific composition of gum base varies strongly between different producers and brands remaining one of the most closely guarded industry secrets. Today chewing gum is commonly based on synthetic rubber, primarily PIB and SBR, which provides the fundamental cohesion and flexibility to the gum. The rubber base is then further modified with natural resins to provide the desired chewing characteristics and can be further extended with natural oils and fatty acids to further soften the gum. .cls-1,.cls-2{fill:none;stroke:#000;stroke-width:2px;}.cls-1{stroke-linejoin:round;}.cls-2{stroke-miterlimit:10;} icon-function Wax functionality Within such a system, wax provides a number of critical modifying properties. Due to the complex diversity of gum base formulations, the effective functioning of the wax package requires the careful selection of well-defined and consistent quality waxes. Some of the key functionalities provided by the wax are: The wax facilitates compatibility between the various polymers resins and oils in the formulation In addition to the resins and other softeners in the system, wax imparts additional plasticity to the gum Wax acts as a release agent in the system reducing ‘ dry tack’ The crystalline nature of wax provides solidity to the matrix to prevent ‘ cold flow’ The inherent nature of wax provides an extremely strong oil binding capacity to the gum formulation Please contact us to select the right product for your process and performance requirements. What are your performance requirements? Contact us food safe certifications Food safe certifications industry network Integrated partner of the chewing gum and wax industry our dna Paramelt heritage specialists (niche player) with an entrepreneurial attitude driven by technology and innovation delivering security and consistency with a global reach and local service More about us let's connect With 8 production facilities delivering in more than 80 countries, we have truly global perspective and local service. Connect with us from Belgium * Contact us * not in Belgium? Select your country Europe, Middle-East and Africa +31 (0)72 57 50 600 Americas +1 231 759 7304 Asia Pacific +86 512 6761 4725 privacy terms & statements part of TER GROUP