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CITES removes trade controls on finished products containing Candelilla Wax

Ends Research Project of the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon. JUNE. 10/2009.- Since 2007 The Candelilla Institute in conjunction with the School of Biological Sciences signed a cooperation agreement to develop two important investigations related to the exploitation of the candelilla plant. a) Vegetative Propagation of Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica, Zucc.) in their natural habitat. b) Continue Reading

It performs the 1st Workshop on Conservation, Use and Trade in Mexico Candelilla. DEC. 01/2008  Under Mexico’s commitments to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES for its acronym in English) CONABIO, as Scientific Authority, invited the Candelilla Institute to participate at a workshop on the conservation, use Continue Reading

Ends CIQA Project for Optimizing Candelilla Wax Removal. OCT. 01/2008  This last December the Center for Research in Applied Chemistry (CIQA) in conjunction with the Institute of Candelilla ended a major project related to the candelilla wax extraction efficiency. One concern of the Institute has been to make the extraction process more efficient, and that Continue Reading

Sustained growth in Candelilla Wax exports. AUG. 22/2006  For fourth consecutive year, Candelilla Wax exports- from Mexico to the World- showed a progressive increasing trend. With an export volume of 2,934,000 pounds achieved in 2005, Candelilla exports have increased more than 50% compared to the 2002 export volume.