Chemicals & MaterialsAug 11, 2026

CERAX

Company Profile Analysis

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Year Founded & Workforce

1981-12-31

1,000 Employees

Industry

Chemicals & Materials

Services

CERAX Overview

Company Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa

Founded: 1982

Workforce: ~1,000+

Company Working: CERAX is a specialty wax and wax-based products manufacturer. The company is engaged in the trading, blending, and solidification of waxes and wax derived products. The company’s product portfolio includes synthetic waxes, paraffin waxes, natural waxes, wax blends, and specialty wax products. It offers sugarcane waxes under the natural waxes segment. The company provides its sugarcane waxes for food and cosmetics applications. Additionally, the company offers services such as wax formulation assistance, solidification services, cleaning and bleaching, and wax analysis.

Strategy

CERAX aims at becoming the leading manufacturer of specialty wax and wax-based products globally. The company is focused on developing new products to cater to new applications and functions using sustainable and progressive methods. It strives to innovate the processing, engineering, formulation, and manufacturing of specialty chemicals and invent new sources of wax or wax alternatives.

Company Snapshot

1,000

Employees

1981-12-31

Founded

Johannesburg, South Africa

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Strong geographical presence
Robust R&D capabilities

Weaknesses

Limited product portfolio

Opportunities

Strategic acquisitions and mergers
Expansion of product portfolio in the sugarcane wax segment

Threats

Threat from the new entrants

Product Offering

CERAX
- Sugarcane Wax

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Bong Lau

Sales Leader, Bamberg

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Peter Groot Koerkamp

Account and Business Manager, EFS-Holland BV

Thanks for sending the report it gives us a good global view of the Betaïne market.

Younghwan Choi

Senior Retail Manager, LG Chem

We found the report very insightful! we found your research firm very helpful. I'm sending this email to secure our future business.

Mark Irwin

Management Consultant, Level 21

I am very pleased with how market segments have been defined in a relevant way for my purposes (such as "Portable Freezers & refrigerators" and "last-mile"). In general the report is well structured. Thanks very much for your efforts.

Rob Kooiker

Group Product Manager HVAC & Fire Protection GMA, Rockwool

I have been reading the first document or the study, the Global HVAC and FP market report 2021 till 2026. Must say, good info! I have not gone in depth at all parts, but got a good indication of the data inside!

Jason Lee

R&D Director, Seojin

Thanks for your great support. Appreciate it. Well received report. It helps us to understand market well. We're planning other area of survey in the future, let's keep in touch.

Akif Moroglu

Strategy & Business Development Director, Dogan Holding

We got the report in time, we really thank you for your support in this process. I also thank to all of your team as they did a great job.

CERAX

Company Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa Founded: 1982 Workforce: ~1,000+ Company Working: CERAX is a specialty wax and wax-based products manufacturer. The company is engaged in the trading, blending, and solidification of waxes and wax derived products. The company’s product portfolio includes synthetic waxes, paraffin waxes, natural waxes, wax blends, and specialty wax products. It offers sugarcane waxes under the natural waxes segment. The company provides its sugarcane waxes for food and cosmetics applications. Additionally, the company offers services such as wax formulation assistance, solidification services, cleaning and bleaching, and wax analysis.

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