Penford Products Introduces PenStrength™ for Recycled Paperboard Applications

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Penford Products, a leading global supplier of specialty bioproducts, recently introduced PenStrength, a high-performance cationic polymer. PenStrength enhances the binding of pulp fibers to make recycled paperboard stronger, allowing manufacturers to produce premium grade paperboard while reducing manufacturing costs. By using PenStrength, paperboard producers can reduce production costs by up to $10 – 40 per ton. Penford has filed a patent application covering this novel product.

This cationic polymer, derived from natural and renewable resources, is currently being used by major producers of core and tube, recycled linerboard and medium and boxboard.

Benefits and Features

• Achieves higher ring crush and STFI results so as to enable the production of premium grades
• Decreases cost by reducing basis weight without loss of strength and/or providing an ability to use less expensive fiber sources
• Increases production and process efficiency for more saleable tons
• Conserves steam and electrical resources by reducing refining and improving drainage
• Optimizes wet end chemistry to reduce additive costs

"PenStrength is an example of Penford's dedication to innovating sustainable technologies and applications. We are excited to introduce PenStrength to the recycled paperboard industry as a viable alternative to synthetics," said Dan Walter, vice president of BioProducts at Penford."We are committed to keeping expenses down, while offering environmentally-friendly, high performance products. At Penford we believe that quality does not have to be compromised in order to generate superior green products."

About Penford Products (www.penfordproducts.com):
Penford Products, founded in 1895, is a division of Penford Corporation (NASDAQ:PENX). An innovation and service-driven organization, Penford Products is a leading global supplier of specialty bioproducts for use in a variety of industrial applications including coatings, adhesives and polymers. Penford Products is focused on developing sustainable technologies and applications to replace petroleum-derived materials with cost-effective, naturally derived substitutes that perform equal to or better than synthetics. Headquartered at its biorefinery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Penford Products operates a world-class bioproducts technology development center and has over 250 employees.

About Penford Corporation
Penford Corporation develops manufactures and markets specialty, natural-based ingredient systems for a variety of industrial and food applications. Penford has seven manufacturing and/or research locations in the United States.

SOURCE Penford Products