Paper industry

AGRANA’s wet-end starches are offered based on potato, wheat and corn and soluble in either hot or cold water. They perform fibre and filler retention roles and increase the stability of paper.

AGRANA’s surface starches for size presses or similar applications are available in both hot and cold-water soluble forms based on potato, wheat and corn starches.

AGRANA offers a range of modified starch ethers and esters for this area based on potato, wheat and corn starches. These products are soluble in hot or cold water and are suitable for paper coating and as a basis for coatings.

In addition to its wide range of starch products for the paper industry, AGRANA also offers special equipment for this sector: AGRANA assembles and installs JET boilers tailored to customer requirements as the basis for optimally processing AGRANA starch products.

AGRANA provides wheat and maize starch under the brand name AMITROL for the production of glue by the Steinhall-, Minocar- or similar processes. In addition, Readymix products based on wheat and corn starch are also offered which only need to be stirred into water.