Production and Export
In 2006, Brazil produced 22,409 tons of carnauba wax, of which 14% was solid wax, and 86% was in powder form. There are 20-25 exporters of carnauba wax in Brazil who buy the carnauba wax from middlemen or directly from farmers. The exporters refine the wax before exporting it to the rest of the world. The four largest exporters of carnauba wax are Foncepi, Carnauba do Brasil, Pontes, and Brasil Ceras, who together account for around €25 million of the export market.
According to the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, the major destinations for exported carnauba wax are:
- USA (25%)
- Germany (10-15%)
- Japan (15-25%)
- Netherlands (5%)
- Italy (5%)
- other destinations (18%)
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