Gum copal, clear through dark, in lump and milled powder.
Hard copal from Agathis stands, graded on colour and the share of clear stone, and milled to mesh where a buyer needs powder. Supplied to varnish and lacquer makers, incense producers and the natural-coatings trade.
What we sell against
How the lots are separated
Clear
Pale translucent lump, top price, for spirit varnish and art materials.
Mixed
The volume grade, and the usual choice for industrial coatings.
Dark
Darker lump with inclusions, for incense and filler use.
Powder
Milled to the buyer’s mesh specification. [TBC]
Who buys it, and for what
Getting it into a container
Figures marked [TBC] are drafted proposals awaiting confirmation from the trading desk.
Gum copal — questions buyers ask
Answers from the trading desk. If yours is not here, put it in the enquiry and it will be answered in the reply.
Our clear and mixed grades dissolve cleanly in standard denatured alcohol and industrial methylated spirits (IMS). For fine varnish formulation, alcohol-insolubles are specified under 1.5%.
Yes. We mill to 60, 80, or 100 mesh upon request. Because milled copal oxidises over time, we mill strictly against confirmed container contracts so the cargo arrives fresh.
In 25 kg bags, a 20ft container loads approximately 18 MT palletised, and a 40ft container loads up to 26 MT depending on port weight restrictions.
In lump form, dry standard containers are adequate. For fine powder shipments passing equatorial routes during peak summer, refrigerated reefer containers can be arranged on request.
Melting range, ash content, alcohol insolubles, moisture, and acid value.
Tell us the resin content and the port.
We reply with an indicative price, a packing plan and container fill, and what we can send as a sample.