Types of waxes

Description

Waxes are organic compounds composed of alkyl chains and they can have different origins. There are animal waxes such as beewax, plant waxes such as soja or palm wax, and petroleum derived waxes.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 1 occupations
  • Optional in 1 occupations
  • Total: 2 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)

Essential for

  • Candle maker
    Candle makers mold candles, place the wick in the middle of the mold and fill the mold with wax, by hand or machine. They remove the candle from the…

Optional for

  • Injection moulding operator
    Injection moulding operators operate and monitor injection moulding machines, in order to cast products from thermoplastic materials. They regulate the temperature, pressure, and v…

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