which include homopolymers and copolymers, are the most important group today for a wide range of applications. The first synthetic waxes on the market were the Fischer- Tropsch waxes. Other homopolymer waxes such as polyethylene (LDPE, low density polyethylene and HDPE, high density polyethylene) and polypropylene waxes shortly followed. In addition to polymerization, depolymerization of high molecular weight polymers (especially in the case of polypropylene) can also be used for the production of such materials.