Superior Wet Strength Technology Helps Packaging Mill Reduce Chemical Costs

GoalReduce chemical usage and program cost.

<h6>Customer Challenge</h6> <p>A major packaging producer in North America was using a traditional wet strength resin from a competitor with minimal technical expertise.&nbsp; Based on prior application technology recommendations from Solenis, the customer was able to make usage reductions to the existing program but wanted to increase chemical savings.&nbsp; In addition, the customer had to eliminate the companion dry strength application due to budget constraints.</p> <h6>Recommended Solution</h6> <p>Solenis upgraded the existing program on two paper machines with our Kymene 1500LV wet strength resin and PerForm&trade; VMAX 1000 mixing and injection system.&nbsp; The team focused on improving resin distribution by applying and monitoring dilution for optimum injection velocity for every addition point. Solenis&rsquo; Generation 1.5 cleaner, safer resin provided an incremental step in product sustainability compared to the incumbent product containing higher levels of hazardous byproducts.</p> <h6>Results Achieved</h6> <p>The Solenis wet strength program outperformed the incumbent program across all grades; head to head without the benefit of the dry strength program, a 25% reduction was achieved resulting in a net savings of $270,000 annually.</p> <p><img style="max-width: 100%; width: auto; height: auto;" src="/link/c65d6d36ffc84bf38114f102a4b59e7c.aspx" alt="" width="852" height="602" /></p>