Other Industries

 Since early times, starch has been using as adhesives and binders. Since the synthetic polymers from petrochemistry were introduced, they are used in various fields as an alternative to starch. Modified starches making the best of the specific characteristics of natural starch are indispensable in specific fields and recognized once again as nature-friendly materials.
Paper making : Wet end additives, Retention aid,
          Surface sizer, Coating binder,
          Layer binder
Paper ware  : Remoistenable gummed tape,
          Labelling adhesives, Parer tube,
          Corrugated paper
Textile      : Printing, Warp sizing, Finishing,
          Spray sizing, Back-side sizing,
          Sizing on strand of glass fiber
          
Caking uses  : Foundry, Grindstone, Welding rod,
          Refractory, Plaster, Ceramic,
          Soft mud, Color,
          Mosquito-repellent incense
          
Others     : Stabilizer of dry cell, Ceramic fiber,
          Pre-sensitized plate,
          Acid pickling thickener
          Resin thickener and emulsifier,
          Cement retardant,
          Biodegradable plastic
          


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