IGI News
IGI has revised its website to provide easier navigation for customers to learn about our products and services
IGI Wax Affilliate Sites
IGI Cares: Product line for personal care and cosmetic applications
www.igicares.com
Enviro-Coatings: IGI has acquired Enviro-Coatings, a manufacturer of waterbourne coatings for the corrugated and other industries
www.enviro-coatings.com
Microcrystalline Wax: IGI maintains a dedicated min-site for microcrystalline wax
www.microcrystallinewax.net
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Paraffin Wax Products
NCA June 07-Microcrystalline Wax Technical Presentation
Study on emissions of various candle systems
IGI: Leadership Through Wax Innovation
IGI Products and Biodegradability
IGI recently submitted biodegradation data on our waxes for review by Dr. Ramani Narayan, (BPI'S Scientific Chair) and Dr. Carmen Scholz at the University of Alabama, Huntsville.
Based on this information, the reviewers concluded that several IGI waxes will meet biodegradation requirements. Hence, products manufactured with these waxes hold the potential to meet the requirements of ASTM D6868,"Standard Specification for Biodegradable Plastics Used as Coatings on Paper and Other Compostable Substrates"
The IGI waxes the BPI has approved are as follows:
1. straight chain paraffin waxes with cCS0 chain length and a meltingpoint not to exceed 70 degrees C.
2. blends of (1) with palm and/or soy oil
3. blends of (1) or (2) with less than 1% of higher molecular weight
Additional information on biodegradation criteria for iGI waxes can be obtained by contacting Mr. Jamie Kalyta of IGI at 770-252-5632 or jkalyta@igiwax.com