The demand for Cat's Eye Damar for export is significant due to its various uses in various global industries. Here are some points about the demand for resin exports from Indonesia:

Damar Uses Driving Export Demand:

• Lacquers and Vernis Industry: Damar, especially gum and rock resin, is widely used as a raw material in the production of paints and varnishes. Damar provides gloss, adhesion, hardness, and scratch resistance to the finish.
• Paint and Ink Industry: Damar is also used in the formulation of paints and color printing inks due to its ability to provide good pigment dispersion and improve adhesion to surfaces.
• Perfume and Incense Industry: Some types of Damar, especially those with a distinctive aroma such as black resin, are used as a base or mixture in the manufacture of incense and perfume.
• Food and Beverage Industry: Outside of Europe, damar is used as a food additive to give some products a glossy protective coating. In the beverage industry, damar can be used as a clouding agent to make beverages such as fruit juices look more natural. In the United States, damar is permitted as a food contact surface on articles used in the production, packaging, and transportation of food.
• Candy Industry: Damar is used as a glazing agent in candy.
• Pharmaceutical Industry: In histology, damar dissolved in xylene or chloroform is used to mount and preserve thin biological sections for examination under a microscope.
• Textile Industry: Damar is dissolved in molten paraffin wax in batik techniques to prevent cracking of the wax when it is drawn onto rayon or silk.
• Printing and packaging Industry: Damar is used in colored printing inks and as a varnish for paper because of its bright color and luster.
• Art: In art, Damar is used as a varnish for oil paintings.
• Other Industrial Raw Materials: Damar is also used in the manufacture of adhesives, injection molding materials, and as an ingredient in some cosmetic products.