Botanical name    : Shorea Javanica
H.S. No.                    : 1301.90.2000

Gum Damar is a natural resin obtained from Dipterocarpaceae family of trees, mainly those of Shorea and Hopea genus. This tree family is found predominantly in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The quality is graded and determined mainly by the lump's size, the purity degree and the color. Dark brown to clear and pale yellow is how the color varies.

Typically mixed with lacquers to produce gloss and provide adhesive properties, gum damar is used as raw materials in industries of paint, ink, varnish, coating, cosmetics, etc. In food industry, it acts as a clouding or glazing agent.

Qualities :
Main quality available are Gum Damar AA, A, B, ABX, AB, ABC, AC and CD.

Packing :
50 kg nett single jute bag / 25 kg nett double PP bag / 20 kg nett carton box

Loadability :
1xFCL 20' = 15-16 MT

Specifications : 

Product name : GUM DAMAR

Synonyms : Dammar, damar gum, damar cat's eye, damar resin

Definition : The dried exudation from cultivated trees of Agathis spp., Hopea spp., Shorea spp., consists of a complex mixture of acidic and neutral terpenoid compounds together with polysaccharide material.

Description : The crude product occurs as irregular white to yellow or brownish tears, fragments or powder, sometimes admixed with fragments of bark; refined grades are white yellowish and are free of fragments of ligneous matter; practically odourless, although refined grades may carry an odour of the essential oils used in the refining process.

Functional use : Clouding agent, glazing agent, stabilizer, emulsifier

CAS number : 9000-16-2

HS code : 1301.90.2000