"Two West Coast linerboard mills experienced cost savings using Western Polymer Wespoly™ starches."

"Two West Coast linerboard mills experienced cost savings using Western Polymer Wespoly™ starches." -Wespoly™ Case Studies WESTERN POLYMER CORP.

Using Western Polymer's Wespoly™ engineered line of cationic potato starches, two West Coast linerboard mills were able to significantly reduce their usage of wet-end starch. A large kraft linerboard mill switched to a Wespoly™ product in 2004 and has enjoyed a 20 to 30% reduction in wet-end starch usage. This mill also experienced an increase in production, lowering their unit costs while using less starch. A second large kraft linerboard mill is saving approximately $100,000 per quarter by using Wespoly™ engineered starch in 2005. The savings are from an approximately 20% reduction in the usage of wet-end cationic starch.

"Wescote® starches have been used in many successful coating and size press applications, increasing paper quality for WPC customers."

"Wescote® starches have been used in many successful coating and size press applications, increasing paper quality for WPC customers." -Wescote® Case Studies WESTERN POLYMER CORP.

Using Wescote® starches manufactured by Western Polymer Corp, paper mills have increased the quality of their paper, decreased costs, and increased profits. Examples of successful coating uses of Wescote™ include: 1. C2S Solvent Holdout: • Off machine roll coater • 55# & 82# coated two side grades • Solvent holdout • Blister of 210ºC 2. CMC Replacement • Direct pound for pound replacement • Equal runnability • Equal performance • Cost per ton reduced significantly 3. Rheology Additive (Alco Gum) Replacement • CLC • Offset grade • 3-5 point improvement in gloss • Slight improvement in IGT • Other tests equal • Cost per ton reduced significantly In Size Press applications successful applications and trials include: 1. Competitive Binder Replacement • Conventional flooded nip size press • Blended with oxidized starch • Recycled 60# offset • Pound for pound replacement • Equal paper machine runnability • Slight paper improvements • Equal printing quality • Cost savings 2. Porosity Improvement • Postal return card • 25% substitution of size press starch • 30 # per ton total pickup • Increased porosity by 14 seconds Gurley to 24 seconds 3. Stand alone size press starch • Cover & Specialties, and ink jet grades • Improved drying • Improved paper properties-pick, opacity, ink swell and Plowman print test • Improved commercial printing properties