That he just had to tell. All waxes contain fats or oils. Some wax is made from petroleum, which is a thick, dark oil from deep in the earth. Other waxes are made from animal fats or plant oils.

The foundation for each of these fats and oils is carbon, hydrogen and oxygen ... components at the molecular level to create a type of wax that it further manipulates with high heat and pressure ...

The PSA said exports of animal, vegetable, or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products, prepared edible fats, and animal or vegetable waxes were valued at $263.87 million, accounting for 36 ...