Industrial

starches
FIND OUT MORE

For information about our products

and services contact the team at
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All information in this brochure has been carefully compiled but no guarantee can be given of its applicability in any given situation because of
the wide variation in conditions of use and regulatory requirements in various countries. Nothing in this information should be construed as a
recommendation to use our products in violation of any patent or as a warranty (express or implied) of non-infringement of any patent rights.
Prospective purchasers are advised to conduct their own tests and studies to determine the fitness of Tate & Lyles products for their particular
purposes and specific applications. 2009 Tate & Lyle

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TATE & LYLE INDUSTRIAL STARCHES

About
Tate & Lyle

PRODUCT OVERVIEW
PRODUCT
PRODUCT RANGE
RANGE

MODIFICATION
MODIFICATION

Starches
Starches for
for wet
wet end
end

Meribond
Meribond

Cationic
Cationic starches
starches with
with different
different degree
degree
of
of substitutions.
substitution.
(Between
(Between 0,02
0,02 and
and 0,07)
0,07)

Starches
Starches for
for surface
surface sizing
sizing

Tate & Lyle is a world-leading renewable food

and industrial ingredients company, serving a
global market from more than 45 production
facilities across Europe, the Americas and
South East Asia. Our efficient, large-scale
manufacturing plants turn agricultural
products,maize and cane sugar, into valuable
ingredients for our customers. These
ingredients add taste, texture, nutrition and
increased functionality to products that millions
of people around the world use or consume
every day.

Merizet
Merizet

Native
Native or
or special
special native
native starches
starches for
for
enzymatic
enzymatic conversions.
conversion.

Meribond
Meribond

Low
Low cationic
cationic starch
starch for
for reduction
reduction BOD
BOD
and
and COD
COD in
in effluent
effluent waters
waters

Starches
Starches for
for coating
coating

Meriflm
Meriflm

Special
Special coating
coating starches
starches within
with
application
optimised viscosities
optimized viscosities

Corrugating
Corrugating glue
glue starches
starches

Merizet
Merizet

Native
Native starch
starch

Meribond
Meribond

Modified
Modified starch
starch

Supramyl
Supramyl

One
One bag
bag mix
mix

All
All products
products are
are compatible
compatible with
with water-resistant
water-resistant (or
(or other)
other) additives
additives to
to meet
meet the
the Fefco
Fefco standards.
standards.

Construction,
Construction, Materials,
Materials, Adhesive,
Adhesive, Textiles:
Textiles:

Tate & Lyles range of leading branded

food ingredients includes SPLENDA
Sucralose, PROMITOR Dietary Fibre,
STA-LITE Polydextrose, Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Sugar and Lyles Golden Syrup.

In addition to providing a wide range of

additives, our expert sales and product
applications teams support customers by
providing technical advice and proprietary
consumer insight information.

Tate & Lyle produces branded industrial

additives includingMERIBOND
andMERIFILM paper and board,
corrugated board and industrial starches,
and staple ingredients such as high
fructose corn syrup, sugar, ethanol,
citric acid and basic starches.

Tate & Lyle is listed on the London Stock

Exchange under the symbol TATE.L.
In the year to 31 March 2009, Tate & Lyle
employed 5,718 people in its subsidiaries
and joint ventures, with sales totalling
3.55 billion.
www.tateandlyle.com

SPLENDA is a trademark of McNeil Nutritionals, LLC

MERIFILM
MERIFILM

Thinned
Thinned starch
starch

MERIBOND
MERIBOND

Modified
Modified starch
starch

SUPRAMYL
SUPRAMYL

Ready
Ready to
to use
use

MERIZET
MERIZET

Native
Native starch
starch

TATE & LYLE INDUSTRIAL STARCHES

Industrial Starches
The Industrial Starches division provides global industries with excellent
solutions based on high quality starches and a skilled service team of
specialists, all supported by top-end processing equipment and state of
the art application laboratories. Combined, they provide the customer
with a solution for every requirement.

We are specialised in the following

industries:
Paper and Board Production: In the
paper industry our starches are used to
increase dry paper strength and improve
surface quality. Starch is a vital component
of quality paper along with cellulose and
fillers, influencing every step of the paper
making process, from sheet formation to
surface improvement. It is used in most
paper grades, whether in printing and
writing paper, board or corrugating base.
Corrugated Board Production:
Our specialty starches are used to
bond the different layers of paper in
the manufacture of corrugated board.
For several decades Tate & Lyle has
worked with producers and machinery
suppliers to develop efficient, tailormade solutions to adhesive problems.
Specially designed native and modified
starches manufactured under ISO quality
control procedures, help guarantee

product performance. Through improved

understanding of the basic principles of
the glueing process and the development
of comprehensive glue kitchens,
Tate & Lyle is guiding its customers
towards optimum product use. Flexibility,
reliability and modern technology are
Tate & Lyles three pillars of strength in
the corrugating field.
Construction and Other Industries:
Our starches are also used in adhesive
and building product applications, as well
as in other industries such as textiles,
where it improves weaving efficiency.
To guarantee state of the art solutions
we build on the following components:
Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Excellence: We serve our customers
from 6 well located corn plants in Europe.
Application Expertise: Our R&D and
application laboratory in the Netherlands
has a wide range of pilot facilities and

we work closely with several reputable

institutes and organisations.
Service and Training: Our Service team
is spread over Europe and consists of
people with hands-on application and
product experience. We operate modern,
sophisticated technical support centres.
Product and Process Research:
Tate & Lyle is home to a unique
combination of researchers, application
scientists, and regulatory and
quality experts, allowing us to
offer comprehensive and deep
product knowledge.
Equipment and Engineering
know-how and service: We provide
several processing and dosing equipment,
supported by our team of specialists.

TATE & LYLE INDUSTRIAL STARCHES

Paper and board starches

Starch is a vital component of paper, next to cellulose and fillers.
Starch influences every step of the paper making process, from sheet
formation to surface improvement and printability.
Tate & Lyle offers several options on starches for each type of paper
and board application. Besides maize based native starch, we also
produce modified starches, tailor-made for each application and
designed to fulfill your requirements.
Starches for wet end
The most important property of
MERIBOND cationic starch in wet
end is that it forms bridges between the
cellulose fibres. The result is a strong fibre
network and paper sheets with higher
tensile and burst strength. Moreover,
cationic starches improve the retention of
anionic pigments, which enables higher
filler levels while also contributing to
faster dewatering.
Optimum application rates vary from
mill to mill and from grade to grade,
but are likely to be between 0.5 and
2.0% dry starch on dry fibre. The starch
application dosing point will determine
paper properties: strength improvement,
retention and/or dewatering.
To our present knowledge, all our
starches are fully compatible with
synthetic retention aids and other wet
end additives.
Spraying starch is another application
to improve plybond or even surface
strength properties. The starches, mostly
unmodified, are sprayed directly on
the dewatered paper just before the
press section.

Starches for surface sizing

and coating
Our MERIZET range are the standard
products for surface sizing application.
Once hydrolysed, they penetrate into the
paper sheet and increase strength values.
Next to our standard native range, we
also provide a product range designed to
ensure optimum enzymatical conversion.
After in-mill hydrolysis and sizing of
the paper, they improve mechanical
properties, surface smoothness and
printability, and reduce dusting.
Low cationised starches such as the
MERIBOND types (also used in the
surface sizing application) will be retained
in the sheet when repulped, with up to
90% reduction in BOD load of effluent
water compared to non-cationic starch.
In coating applications we propose our
MERIFILM brand (highly modified
starches) in order to influence the
rheology of a coating colour and provide
excellent binding properties together with
coating pigments. These starches are
designed to partially replace latex in the
coating formulations. Their hydrolysed
structure allows for high solids cooking.

PRODUCT RANGE

MODIFICATION

PRODUCT RANGE

MODIFICATION

Meribond

Cationic starches with

different degree of
substitution.
(Between 0,02 and 0,07)

Merizet

Native or special native

starches for enzymatic
conversion.

Merizet

Native starches

Meribond

Low cationic starch

for reduction BOD and
COD in effluent waters

Meriflm

Special coating
starches with
optimised viscosities

TATE & LYLE INDUSTRIAL STARCHES

Corrugated Board Starches

For several decades Tate & Lyle has worked with corrugated board producers and
machinery suppliers to develop efficient, tailor-made solutions for adhesive problems.
Specially designed native and modified starches help guarantee product performance.
Through new insight into the basic principles of the glueing process and the development
of comprehensive glue kitchens, Tate & Lyle is guiding its customers towards optimum
product use.
Flexibility, reliability and modern technology are Tate & Lyles three pillars of strength
in the corrugating field.
MERIZET Native starches
Native starches are reliable, standard
products delivering good performance on
standard board grades. They are suitable
for processing in any type of adhesive
preparation system.

Viscosity (mPa.s)

Bauer viscosity glue (s)

Native
30
5.3

8.0

Bauer viscosity glue (s)

3. Strong tack
MERIBOND starches 38
have unique
water uptake characteristics resulting
in very strong tack upon gelatinisation,
Native
Graph 1: Viscosity
Stability
as soon as contact between
fluting
30
8.0
and liner is established (see0 graph 3). 2.7
55 5.3
Circulation time (h)
The combination of swollen granules
(primary fraction) and chain polymers
47
(secondary fraction) creates strong
forces at high speed to keep the board
Rheology curve : viscosity i.f.o. shear rate
in place and to allow completion of
MERIBOND
10000
38
bond setting upon drying.MERIBOND
MERIBOND
(short structure)
starches will make the adhesive
Native
Native
develop its tack potential to the fullest.

1. Shear stability
A constant, uniform glue pick up is
achieved only when viscosity remains
stable. The viscosity of a MERIBOND
glue is considerably less sensitive to
55
pump
stresses and shear between the
glue rolls at high speeds (see graph
1). As a result, glue rolls pick up and
47
transfer a constant amount of glue,
no matter how long the glue has been
MERIBOND
circulating, and glue consumption
can
38
be reduced.

2.7

SUPRAMYL One Bag Mix

SUPRAMYL187 is a maize starchbased one bag mix containing all the
required ingredients for preparation of
a highly versatile glue in a simple and
convenient
preparation.
MERIBOND

Bauer viscosity glue (s)

MERIBOND Modified starches

MERIBOND starches are processed in
Steinhall adhesive preparation systems.
They have been designed to fulfill the
three key requirements for optimum bond
performance.

Combined, the above benefits of

MERIBOND starches allow for higher
corrugator speeds and lower moisture
input. Equilibrium of moisture content is
reached quickly and the board is flatter
and less waste is produced.

2. Short structure
MERIBOND starches render a specific
visco-elastic structure to the glue and
have a distinct rheological behaviour
(see graph 2). Glue is positioned on
the flute tip only, exactly where it is
supposed to be to ensure proper
55
bonding, resulting in reduced
splashing.
Consequently, less glue is used,
resulting in lower moisture input, higher
47
speeds and improved board quality.

1000

(long structure)

30
0

2.7

5.3

8.0

Circulation time (h)

100

Circulation time (h)

10

100

1000

Shear rate (rot/s)

Graph 2: Glue Structure Rheology

curve : viscosity i.f.o. shear rate

Graph 3: Peak Viscosity OscillationRheology
Rheometry

Viscosity (mPa.s)

(short structure)

Native

1000

(long structure)

100
1

10

100

1000

Complex visco-elasticity modulus (Pa)

Shear rate (rot/s)

MERIBOND
Native

1200
800
400
0

50

60

70
Temperature (C)

1600
1200
800

Native

MERIBOND

1000

(long structure)

Native
100
1

400
0

(short structure)

10

100

100

Shear rate (rot/s)

50

60

70

80

90

Temperature (C)

Oscillation rheometry Bohlin : viscosity development i.f.o. temperature

1600

Viscosity (mPa.s)

MERIBOND

MERIBOND

Oscillation rheometry Bohlin : viscosity development i.f.o. temperature

80

90

Complex visco-elasticity modulus (Pa)

10000

Complex visco-elasticity modulus (Pa)

10000

Rheology curve : viscosity i.f.o. shear rate

Oscillation rheometry Bohlin : viscosity development i.f.o. temperatur

MERIBOND

1600

Native

1200
800
400
0

50

60

70
Temperature (C)

80

TATE & LYLE INDUSTRIAL STARCHES

Construction
materials,
adhesives,
textile

How Tate & Lyle

can assist you

Our starches are used in building

materials. MERIFILM 102 is an acidthinned starch that is advantageously
used in the manufacturing of gypsum
boards. When mixed with gypsum slurry,
it gelatinises in the oven and optimally
migrates towards the edge of gypsum
and board. During the cooling the starch
then retrogradates and forms hydrogen
bridges, effectively binding the board to
the gypsum.

Equipment Engineering
We provide our customers with
comprehensive solutions for industrial
starch applications. These include
engineering and design of starch
handling, slurrying and cooking
systems. Glue kitchens for corrugating
plants (such as AMYCOR PC and
AMYCOR C) and efficient jetcookers
for paper mills (such as AMYJET E for
enzymatic cooking and the AMYJET
C cationic cooker) have been part of our
total solution package for over 25 years.

Starches are also used for sizing, finishing

and printing in the textile industry.Sizing
helps to improve weaving efficiency
and theappearance of fabrics while
enhancing printing quality. Through sizing,
our starch brings strength to the yarn/
warp, minimising breakage and increasing
weaving properties. We offer MERIZET,
MERIFILM and MERIBOND starches
of different viscosity profiles to provide
thetextile industry with the best yarn
sizing properties for the machines at
different speeds.
Our starches are also used in many other
industries such as adhesives, binder,
stabiliser and strength improver.

Start-up of the equipment and

operations are supported by our
qualified personnel. Regular technical
visits ensure that our customers starch
processes are running optimally and
yield the full benefits and performance of
the starch products.
Starch and Application Expertise
At the premises of our Dutch maize
starch plant, the Starch Expertise Centre
facility provides technical support for
the use of starch in Paper, Board and
Corrugated Board Applications. In this
facility we continuously investigate the
latest technologies, in order to create
state-of-the-art solutions in products
and application technology. The Starch
Expertise Centre also supports our sales
team to help your business with the use
of our new products.
In the Centre we have laboratory
equipment to test starches in their
industrial applications (for instance
cooking, coating, sheet forming, wet
end etc.) and test their performance on
paper quality (for instance internal bond,
IGT, tensile strength). Additionally we
complement our own services with those
of our external partners, institutes and
universities.

Technical Service at your premises

Our service engineers can be requested
from across Europe for:
Optimising formulations
Introduction of new products
Optimising bonding conditions
Trouble shooting
Training courses in-house or on the
spot, at different levels
Glue kitchen and starch cooker
upgrade proposals.

TATE & LYLE INDUSTRIAL STARCHES

About
Tate & Lyle

PRODUCT OVERVIEW
PRODUCT
PRODUCT RANGE
RANGE

MODIFICATION
MODIFICATION

Starches
Starches for
for wet
wet end
end

Meribond
Meribond

Cationic
Cationic starches
starches with
with different
different degree
degree
of
of substitutions.
substitution.
(Between
(Between 0,02
0,02 and
and 0,07)
0,07)

Starches
Starches for
for surface
surface sizing
sizing

Tate & Lyle is a world-leading renewable food

and industrial ingredients company, serving a
global market from more than 45 production
facilities across Europe, the Americas and
South East Asia. Our efficient, large-scale
manufacturing plants turn agricultural
products,maize and cane sugar, into valuable
ingredients for our customers. These
ingredients add taste, texture, nutrition and
increased functionality to products that millions
of people around the world use or consume
every day.

Merizet
Merizet

Native
Native or
or special
special native
native starches
starches for
for
enzymatic
enzymatic conversions.
conversion.

Meribond
Meribond

Low
Low cationic
cationic starch
starch for
for reduction
reduction BOD
BOD
and
and COD
COD in
in effluent
effluent waters
waters

Starches
Starches for
for coating
coating

Meriflm
Meriflm

Special
Special coating
coating starches
starches within
with
application
optimised viscosities
optimized viscosities

Corrugating
Corrugating glue
glue starches
starches

Merizet
Merizet

Native
Native starch
starch

Meribond
Meribond

Modified
Modified starch
starch

Supramyl
Supramyl

One
One bag
bag mix
mix

All
All products
products are
are compatible
compatible with
with water-resistant
water-resistant (or
(or other)
other) additives
additives to
to meet
meet the
the Fefco
Fefco standards.
standards.

Construction,
Construction, Materials,
Materials, Adhesive,
Adhesive, Textiles:
Textiles:

Tate & Lyles range of leading branded

food ingredients includes SPLENDA
Sucralose, PROMITOR Dietary Fibre,
STA-LITE Polydextrose, Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Sugar and Lyles Golden Syrup.

In addition to providing a wide range of

additives, our expert sales and product
applications teams support customers by
providing technical advice and proprietary
consumer insight information.

Tate & Lyle produces branded industrial

additives includingMERIBOND
andMERIFILM paper and board,
corrugated board and industrial starches,
and staple ingredients such as high
fructose corn syrup, sugar, ethanol,
citric acid and basic starches.

Tate & Lyle is listed on the London Stock

Exchange under the symbol TATE.L.
In the year to 31 March 2009, Tate & Lyle
employed 5,718 people in its subsidiaries
and joint ventures, with sales totalling
3.55 billion.
www.tateandlyle.com

SPLENDA is a trademark of McNeil Nutritionals, LLC

MERIFILM
MERIFILM

Thinned
Thinned starch
starch

MERIBOND
MERIBOND

Modified
Modified starch
starch

SUPRAMYL
SUPRAMYL

Ready
Ready to
to use
use

MERIZET
MERIZET

Native
Native starch
starch

For information about our products

and services contact your sales and
technical suppport representative or email:
industrialstarches.e@tateandlyle.com

Industrial

starches
FIND OUT MORE

For information about our products

and services contact the team at
industrialstarches.e@tateandlyle.com

All information in this brochure has been carefully compiled but no guarantee can be given of its applicability in any given situation because of
the wide variation in conditions of use and regulatory requirements in various countries. Nothing in this information should be construed as a
recommendation to use our products in violation of any patent or as a warranty (express or implied) of non-infringement of any patent rights.
Prospective purchasers are advised to conduct their own tests and studies to determine the fitness of Tate & Lyles products for their particular
purposes and specific applications. 2009 Tate & Lyle

STRONGER
SMOOTHER
SMARTER
Dont play with your food

For information about our products

and services contact your sales and
technical suppport representative or email:
industrialstarches.e@tateandlyle.com