Ashland offers papermakers a broad selection of wet and dry strength additives that enhance the end-use performance of products such as tissue and towel, printing and packaging papers, and corrugated containers. In addition to allowing papermakers to manage the required wet and dry strength characteristics of their products, these additives also allow them to develop new and improved paper grades and, in many cases, to improve the operating efficiency of their paper machines.

Products

Wet Strength
Permanent wet strength additives
High solids
high efficiency
Third generation products with low DCP and MCPD levels
Low AOX in paper and effluent stream
Temporary wet strength additives
Chlorine-free repulping aids

Dry Strength
Synthetic dry strength additives
Proprietary products
Both cationic and anionic
Range of bonding mechanisms
Range of molecular weights and charge
Natural dry strength additives
Guar and CMC

Specialized Services

Applications expertise and in-mill consultation
Joint R&D and product development
Critical paper analysis
Range of advanced test procedures
Finite element analysis modeling capability
Advanced feed and control

Trademarks

Ashland's Strength Technology is sold under the following trademarks: Hercobond®, Kybreak®, and Kymene®.