Trecora is a leading producer of polyethylene wax and wax derivatives, producing over 40 million pounds per year. Their facility is located near Houston, Texas on 10 acres with room for expansion. They have technical staff of 7 engineers and 5 chemists, and provide custom processing, polyethylene wax, and proprietary products. Their laboratory provides various testing services to support product development and custom processing. They are committed to improving quality and developing new customized solutions and products.

1. Click to edit Master title styleTrecora at a glance

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Trecora at a glance
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Trecora is a leading producer of polyethylene wax and wax derivatives
with production capabilities beyond 40 million pounds per year.
Markets for PE waxes and oxidized waxes are:
§ Plastic,
§ PVC,
§ Hot melt adhesives,
§ Coatings,
§ Paints,
§ Rubber,
§ Master batch
§ and a wide range of applications.

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Trecora at a glance
§ Located in the heart of a gulf coast industrial sector near Houston, Texas
§ Trecora has the infrastructure to handle a wide variety of chemicals via rail, truck or
nearby port.
§ We specialize in polymers and resins, but have the versatility to provide many other
custom manufacturing services.

4. Plant Site
Located at 12500 Bay Area Blvd., Pasadena, TX
With 10 Acres Available for Expansion
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Trecora at a glance
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§Technical Staff of 7 Engineers and 5 Chemists
§Total of 67 employees
§ Began “green field” operations in 1991
§ Trecora has three primary areas of business
§Custom Processing/ Tolling
§Polyethylene Wax
§Proprietary Products
§ISO 9001:2008 Certified
§Member of SOCMA
§ChemStewards® Compliant

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Custom Processing/ Tolling
Build on technological strength and customer relationship to expand
market share
Short path distillation
Conventional/azeotropic
distillation
Pastilles
Flakes
Prills/granules
Batch & continuous reactions
Esterification
Trans-esterification
Dehydration
Oxidation
Propoxylation
Saponification
Maleation
Polymerization
Hydrogenation
Synthesis
Separation &
Formation

7. Custom Processing/ Tolling
Reactors:
•14,000 gal/304 w/steam heated reboiler; 150
psig/FV rated
•10,000 gal/316 w/ jacket & hot oil reboiler
•Associated 3.5 ft dia. Structured packed column
w/ 20 stages; overhead system to manage phased
reflux; 100 psig/FV rated
•4,500 gal/304L w/indirect heated reboiler; 140
psig rated;
•2 x 4,000 gallon glass-lined reactors; steam
jacketed; 90 psig rated
•3,300 gal/304 w/internal stm/ctw coils; overhead
condenser system; 45 psig/FV rated
•6,600 gal/316 w/internal stm/ctw coils; 70 psig/FV
rated; oxidation of waxes and olefins
•12,500 gal/304SS w/internal stm/ctw coils; 70
psig/FV rated
Distillation:
•2 – 12m2 Short-Path Evaporators w/internal
condenser, cold traps to -30°F , vacuum < 300
micron Hg; 304 SS
Forming:
•3 – Sandvik SS Cooling Belts 5’ x 64’ with
Rotoformer® pastillation technology
•Buflovac 40” x 48” chilled drum flaker
•Koster Kuenen Wax Granulator/Priller
•Package in bags, drums, supersacks, etc.
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Polyethylene waxes (typicals)
Product Soft Point
(⁰F)
Pen @ 77 ⁰F
(dmm)
Viscosity
@300 ⁰F, cP
Color Klett Flash point
(⁰F)
CHU561 237 - 243 1 - 3 15 - 48 < 100 >410
CHU610 237 - 246 1 - 2 56 - 101 < 300 >410
CWP500 228 - 239 2 - 3 7 - 11 < 100 >410
CWP500e 237 - 241 1 - 4 20 - 48 < 100 >410
CWP400 230 - 237 1 - 2 8 - 10 < 100 >410
CWP400e 239 - 244 1 - 2 24 - 49 < 100 >410

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New Products
Product Softening
Point (°F)
Pen @ 77 °F Viscosity @
300 °F
Color Acid
(mg KOH/g)
L-CrystaTM 162 - 165 20 max 160 – 360
(at 212 °F)
15 -25
(Saybolt)
< 0.1
T105 (exp) 243 1.5 40 (at 300 °F) 51 (Klett) < 0.1
MDP (exp) 154 22 2 (at 300 °F) 36(Klett) < 0.1

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CHU561 L-Crysta

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12. State of the Art Laboratory Services
•Gas Chromatography
•Head Space Analysis
•FTIR
•Differential Scanning Calorimetry
(DSC)
•GC-Mass Spectroscopy
•Auto-titration
•Colorimetric Testing
•Melt Index
•Viscosity Measurements
•Penetration/Hardness Testing
•Gel Permeation Chromatography
•HPLC
•Atomic Adsorption
•Karl Fisher
•pH
•Pilot facilities to simulate commercial
scale processing
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Way forward
§ Trecora Chemical is committed to improve our quality performance and provide consistent value to our
customers. We are also committed to work with our customers to continuously improve our
performance.
§ New product development providing customized solutions and customized products
§ We strive for excellence in custom processing and have a dedicated team of engineers and chemists to
evaluate and execute each new project expeditiously.