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innovative starches

for PAPER industrY

The company is greatly concerned about natural resource conservation and environmental protection. Our functional
and innovative starch products have been designed to enhance paper manufacturers in the reduction of water
and energy consumption, more recycled paper use, higher significantly filler content, reduce petroleum-based
binder in coated paper and board production.

1. For wet end application, our EXCELCAT® and EXCELBOND® series are widely accepted by the paper industry
in the improvement of paper strength, drainage, and % First Pass Retention resulting in less effluent treatment. innovative starches

2. For coating application, EXCELCOAT® and KLIC series function as co-binder in coating formulation, especially
innovative KLIC series help to reduce the consumption of petroleum-based binder for coating. for ADHESIVE industrY
3. For spraying application, SMS’ special spraying starch is used to improve ply bonding strength
especially core board grade production.
SMS’s modified starches play major role in adhesive industries including:
4. For surface sizing application, a wide range of EXCELSIZE series are used
for high quality paper to improve paper surface strength and
• SMS C300 is applied as carrier part in adhesive for corrugated board production.
smoothness as well as internal strength with highest
• BIOGUM® is a superior modified starch with fast, aggressive tack, rapid set and permanent.
quality consistency and cleanliness.
• SMS GSA, modified tapioca starches that offer suitable penetration and high bonding strength between
gypsum studs and wall covering paper, resulting in excellent finished surface and back up surface.