Wax for Building Materials Applications
Blended Waxes formulates high-quality building wax blends used across the construction and building materials industries. Our waxes enhance durability, improve moisture resistance, reduce dusting, and support consistent material performance. Whether you’re producing insulation, composites, MDF, OSB, gypsum board, or outdoor building products, our building wax solutions help protect materials and elevate product quality.
Blended Wax, Inc. has supplied building wax products, from straight paraffin to highly engineered wax blends, to the construction and building materials industry for decades. We have waxes for reducing dust in the insulation industry and various wax blends to help preserve wood in outdoor environments. We work closely with manufacturers to provide reliable, consistent building wax blends that meet strict performance requirements and help protect your end products.
Whether you’re improving moisture resistance, increasing durability, or enhancing composite strength, the right building wax blend can make a measurable difference in product performance.
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How Building Wax Improves Construction & Material Performance
Building wax plays a critical role in construction materials, offering protection, improved dimensional stability, water resistance, and cost-effective performance enhancements. Whether applied to engineered wood, insulation, composites, or gypsum-based products, waxes help maintain material integrity and provide long-term durability.
Two of the most widely used building wax types are microcrystalline and paraffin wax, each offering distinct advantages for construction materials.
Microcrystalline Wax
Microcrystalline wax is a petroleum wax that is produced during the refining process. When the petroleum is de-oiled, this wax is left behind. It features a fine-grained crystal structure, high viscosity, high density and a high melting point. There are different grades of microcrystalline wax, and depending on the type, it can range from a soft texture to a brittle and hard texture.
This type of wax is beneficial to building material applications because it can bind a variety of solvents and oils together as well as deliver high tensile strength. You can count on microcrystalline wax to protect your materials while delivering color uniformity.
Paraffin Wax
Paraffin wax is also derived from the refining process, but it has much larger and more defined crystalline structures. There are two different types — low melt point and high melt point — and paraffin wax can be either soft or solid in texture depending on the wax.
This wax has low oil content and viscosity and can easily mix with other wax-based products. Because of these properties, paraffin wax is especially effective when used on porous building material surfaces.
Building Wax Applications in Construction Materials
Building wax is widely used as a moisture barrier and performance enhancer across many construction materials. Petroleum-based waxes such as paraffin and microcrystalline provide natural hydrophobic properties, improving water resistance and protecting MDF, OSB, engineered composites, PVC, gypsum board, and other structural products.
These waxes can also be applied to a wide range of construction and building materials and used for many purposes such as:
- Drywall
- “Green board” products
- Gypsum board
- PVC manufacturing
- Concrete curing
In addition, paraffin and microcrystalline wax are beneficial because they:
- Prevent shedding and beading.
- Protect from corrosion.
- Offer dimensional integrity of composites.
- Improve resin distribution.
Partner With Blended Waxes to Find the Right Wax for Your Building Applications
At Blended Waxes, we are passionate about delivering wax solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations. We’ve been operating since 1976 and have customized our waxes over the years to fit a wide range of building applications. Regardless of your needs, our team of experts can help you choose from one of our existing waxes or work with you to manufacture a custom wax blend.
We are dedicated to doing everything possible to meet your unique requirements. Our equipment and resources ensure your waxes are produced in the most efficient way while delivering superior performance and helping you stay within budget.
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