China is a major exporter of candles, and scented candles have gradually become a hot spot for market consumption

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Candles are an everyday lighting tool. According to the main burning agent, candles can be divided into paraffin-type candles and non-paraffin-type candles. Paraffin-type candles use paraffin as the main burning agent, while non-paraffin-type candles use polyethylene glycol, trimethyl citrate, Soybean wax, etc. are the main fuels. In addition, from the perspective of application requirements, candles usually have important uses in specific scenarios such as birthday parties, religious festivals, collective mourning, and weddings.

In the early days of development, the main purpose of candles was lighting, but now China and the world have basically achieved a large-scale coverage of electric lighting systems, and the demand for lighting candles has also rapidly decreased. From the current point of view, the holding of religious festivals consumes a lot of candles, but the number of people who believe in religious gods in my country is relatively small, and the demand for candles is still low, while the overseas demand for candles is relatively large, so a large number of domestic Candle products are exported overseas.

According to the "2020-2024 China Candle Industry Competition Pattern and Analysis Report on Major Competitors" released by the Xinsijie Industry Research Center, China is a major exporter of candles. Specifically, according to relevant data released by the General Administration of Customs of China, in the export market, the export volume of various candles and similar products in my country in 2019 reached 317,500 tons, an increase of nearly 4.2% over the previous year; the export value reached 696 million US dollars , an increase of nearly 2.2% over the previous year. In the import market, in 2019, the import volume of various candles and similar products in my country reached 1,400 tons, a decrease of 4,000 tons compared with the previous year; the import value reached 13 million US dollars, which was the same as the previous year. It can be seen that China's candle exports play a pivotal role in the global market.

From the current point of view, simple lighting candles can no longer meet the needs of Chinese residents in all aspects, which requires domestic candle manufacturers to continuously innovate production technology, develop healthy, safe and environmentally friendly high-end candle products, and then expand the industry in competitiveness in the market. Among them, scented candles, as a sub-category of candle products, have gradually shown a good development momentum in recent years.

Different from candles in the traditional sense, scented candles contain rich natural plant essential oils, which can emit a pleasant fragrance when burning. A more traditional way of adding incense. In recent years, due to the continuous improvement of the living and consumption level of Chinese residents and the eager yearning for a comfortable life, scented candles have gradually become a new driving force for the development of my country's candle market.

Industry analysts from Xinsijie said that in recent years, with the improvement of my country's power infrastructure construction, the consumption demand of traditional lighting candles in my country has rapidly decreased, while the overseas demand for candles is relatively large, so my country's candle exports Market development continued to improve. In the domestic market, in order to promote consumer consumption, some companies have begun to develop high-end candle products. Among them, scented candles have gradually become a new consumption hotspot in my country's candle market due to their good efficacy.

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