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WELCOME

“We are here to make paper, not chemical soup.”  These are the memorable words from an exasperated paper maker on my first ever wet end starch trial over 35 years ago.  And they still ring true to this day.  Mis-use (usually over-use) of cationic wet end starch is one of the most common and persistent causes for deficient machine performance and marginal paper quality.

SPS offers expert advice and technical support for the application of starch on paper machines, both wet end and dry end, and to users of industrial starch products for paper coating and converting.

Starch is a major ingredient in paper manufacturing.  Its proper application offers benefits for paper machine runnability and paper quality.  But because starch is so commonly used, it is often viewed and treated as a simple commodity.  Unfortunately, if starch is not prepared, handled and applied optimally, much of the economic and performance benefit will be diminished, or worse, contribute to degraded performance.

Appropriate product selection, correct preparation, storage and handling, and optimal application can easily add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual benefits gained or lost.

It is the mission of Starch Performance Services to help you maximize the value from your starch.

ENDORSEMENTS

Antonio Barbeta

Strategic Global Sourcing Executive, Procurement Director, Supply Chain Director, Operations Director & Transformation Leader

I have had the pleasure to know and work with Bob, for approximately 7+ years, with me as Global Procurement Director of the “The Navigator Company” and he was a Technical Consultant and Representative to one of our important overseas Starch suppliers. The first few contacts served to confirm his knowledge, competence as a hands-on engineer, with a deep technical…

Bob Kearney

Senior Associate – Klass Associates Inc

Iʼve known and worked with Bob Howard for over eleven years. Bob sold our products and provided technical service in the U.S. and managed our foreign sales until spring of 2010 as an employee. Since then, Bob has provided technical support to Western Polymer Corp as a consultant.

During a recent visit I made to our customers in South America they specifically requested us to re-assign Bob Howard as our agent…

Debra J. Hellewell

Controller – WESTERN POLYMER CORPORATION

I am the CEO of various companies operating in Ecuador for many years. Primexinter is one of these companies attending the paper industry and is the agent for Latin America for Western Polymer Corporation USA. Due to this, I met Bob Howard many years ago and have been working together not only in Ecuador but also in another countries as Perú; Colombia; Brasil and Chile.

During these years; Bob has…