Sustainable performance

WOODMER^® Pulp is a high performing sustainable wood-based polymer, which can be used in several applications in paper chemicals.

WOODMER^® Pulp is up to 20 times more efficient than currently used chemically modified starch in ASA emulsification. On top of high performance, it provides enhanced sustainability with 98% CO₂ -eq avoidance compared to current oil- and food-based products.

Ecohelix solution

• Efficient hydrophobication with low dosage
• Good runnability proven in industrial scale
• Emulsions that are stable for at least 24h
• No interference with optical brightness of sized product
• No interference with strength properties of sized product
• Stable product performance tested for over 5 years
• Good sizing performance with different Kemira sizing agents (ASA, MSOHO, AKD)

Specific properties

• Anionic polymer without retention disturbance
• Surface active properties, reducing surface tension of the key components
• Dispersing and emulsifying properties

Application areas

• Emulsifier/stabilizer in ASA –sizing
• Surfactant in defoamer formulations
• Pulp charge control in the pulp and paper process

Certifications

• Non-genotoxic (Eurofins through OECD 471 and 487)
• Approved as a paper chemical additive for use in food contact applications in EU (BfR) and US (FDA)

Sustainability

• Low CO₂ emissions, 0,582 kg CO₂eq/kg or -1,059 kg CO₂eq/kg with biogenic uptake
• 98% biobased content
• (Dincertco certificate nr. 8C243)

WOODMER® Pulp will be available on the markets through Kemira FennoSize EE 450 product