USP Pharmacopeia & National Formulary

Koster Keunen is the leader of natural wax refinement, manufacturing, and cutting-edge wax technology. With a heritage spanning five generations, we are an indispensable partner to the pharmaceutical industry. We specialize in supplying raw materials tailored explicitly for the production of ingestible and topical pharmaceuticals.

Locations

Koster Keunen has manufacturing plants located in the United States and the Netherlands along with a fully integrated sustainability beeswax program anchored by our facility in Togo, West Africa

Certifications

  • USDA Organic Certification since 2008

  • Halal

  • Kosher

  • Safe Quality Food (SQF) Certification

Test Options

  • Pesticide Compliance

  • Microbiological

  • Microbiological

  • Elemental Impurities

  • Lead

  • USP/BP/JP/KP

  • Coumaphos

  • Chloramphenicol

  • Nitrofuran Metabolites

PHARMACEUTICALS

NATURAL WAXES

Beeswax
Candelilla
Carnauba

SPECIALTY BEESWAXES

Additional Test Options
USP 561 for Pesticides
Chloramphenicol
Nitrofuran Metabolites

ORGANIC WAXES

Beeswax
Carnauba

POWDERED WAXES

Carnauba
Organic Carnauba

SYNTHETIC & PETROCHEMICAL WAXES

Microcrystalline
Paraffin
Synthetic Paraffin

APPLICATIONS

May include but not limited to:

Controlled Release Tablets
Nutraceuticals
Pharmaceutical Excipients
Pill & Tablet Glazing
Soft Gels

TOPICAL

NATURAL WAXES

Beeswax
Candelilla
Carnauba

SYNTHETIC & PETROCHEMICAL WAXES

Microcrystalline
Paraffin
Synthetic Paraffin

EMULSIFIERS

Cetearyl Alcohol
Cetyl Esters
Cetyl Palmitate
Emulsifying Wax NF

DOSAGE FORMS

May include but not limited to:

Balms
Creams
Emulsions
Gels
Liniment
Lotion
Ointments
Pastes
Salves
Sticks
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