National Starch & Chemical Company National Starch & Chemical Company
 
     
 

Our History of Papermaking Innovation

1950’s
CATO® cationic wet end starches

1970’s
FIBRAN®, alkaline ASA emulsification
CATO amphoteric wet end starches

1980’s
RediBOND® liquid starches
CATO-SIZE® cationic surface starches
KOFILM® surface starches applications

1990’s
CO-BOND® aldehyde starches
MicroCAT® high molecular weight starches
OptiBOND® second generation of amphoteric starches
FILMKOTE® hydrophobic surface starches
RediSIZE® ASA emulsification

2000’s
OptiPLUS® third generation of amphoteric starches
OptiPRO® high charged cationic starches
RediPRO® high charged liquid natural polymer