Calcium Stearate can be used as a waterproofing agent for fabrics it can also be used as a lubricant in pencils and crayons and in the dry drawing method of wire production The concrete industry uses calcium stearate for efflorescense control of cementitious products used in the production of concrete masonry units ie paver and block as well as waterproofing In paper production calcium stearate is used as a lubricant to provide good gloss preventing dusting and fold cracking in paper and paperboard making In plastics it can act as an acid scavenger or neutralizer at concentrations up to 1000ppm a lubricant and a release agent It may be used in plastic colarant concentrates to improve pigment wetting In rigid PVC it can accelerate fusion improve flow and reduce die swell Calcium stearate is a component in some types of defoamers Specifications Appearance White powder with fatty smelt Assay of Calcium 650 060 Melting Point 140 oC 158 oC Free Fatty Acid 050 Loss on drying 300 Particle Size through 325 mesh 9900 Lead 10 ppm Cadmium 3 ppm Packing 441 LB Bag 20 Bags Per Pallet