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China and Germany are the leading exporters of zinc stearate, accounting for a substantial share of global shipments, while the United States, India, and Mexico are the largest importers. Zinc stearate prices have remained relatively stable amid steady demand from plastics and rubber manufacturing sectors. Export volumes from China have edged upward over the past two years, while U.S. imports have shown consistent growth, reflecting sustained industrial consumption and limited domestic production capacity.
Zinc stearate is a white, fine, waxy powder with a faint, characteristic fatty odor and low volatility. It is a metallic soap—specifically, the zinc salt of stearic acid—and classified as an organometallic compound. It is widely used as a lubricant, release agent, and activator in rubber compounding, and as a heat stabilizer and slip agent in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and other thermoplastics. Typical application areas include polymer processing, coatings, inks, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical tablet manufacturing, where it functions as a flow aid and anti-caking agent.
1. Zinc stearate can be used as rubber products soften lubricants, textiles lighting agent, PVC stabilizers.2. It can be used as stabilizer in polyvinyl chloride plastics, rubber softener.3. Zinc stearate can be used in the pharmaceutical industry, preparation of solidified oil and lubricants, it can be also used as paint drying agent. Non-toxic products for PVC and rubber processing, the synergy of calcium stearate and barium stearate can effectively improve PVC and rubber for light and heat stability, PVC processing amount is usually <1; it can be used for touch agent of rubber products, it can also be used as polymeric additive of PP, PE, PS, EPS and pencil manufacturing, it is generally used in the amount of 1 to 3 parts.
white powder with fatty acid odour
This chemical is included in Fine Chemicals - Cosmetics Raw Materials. See more about what is Zinc stearate and Zinc stearate SDS information.
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