Residue Wax

Residue Wax Definition

Foots oil or residue wax, is a by product obtained by slack wax deoiling or sweating in the paraffin wax manufacturing process. It is used in textile, leather and rubber industries, as well as petroleum jelly and white oil manufacturing.

Residue wax is the mixture of oil and slack wax. This wax, formally known as Foots oil is a commodity derived from the production of semi refined paraffin wax, having almost 60% result from 100% of slacks provided by the oil refineries.