Whether you produce tissue or towel, publication or packaging grades, or corrugated containers, the wet and dry strength characteristics of your finished product are vital to the end user.  This fact combined with new regulatory requirements means you need the most advanced technologies to keep you on the competitive edge.

Hercules' broad range of strength additives offers papermakers a number of options for managing end-product specifications, enhancing operation efficiency and profitability, and developing new and improved grades.

Products

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

Dry Strength
Synthetic dry strength
Proprietary products
Both cationic and anionic
Range of bonding mechanisms
Range of molecular weights and charge
Advanced temporary wet strength
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

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