As a leader in industrial starch technology, customers the world over turn to Grain Processing Corporation (GPC) for specialty starch products that are on the cutting edge of technical development. These products find their way into industries as diverse as:
Papermaking
GPC modified starches provide a solution for a wide variety of papermaking applications such as sizing, retention, strength, film-forming and coating.
Corrugating
Many customers from around the world turn to GPC for help with their adhesive formulas. From high-quality unmodified starch to superior performing modifieds, GPC has the materials and expertise to streamline your corrugator.
Multiwall Bag
Liquid or dry, our SEALMASTER® adhesives are formulated for bonding a variety of paper and paper/poly combinations with excellent strength and superior ease of cleanup.
Textiles/Laundry
The textile industry relies on GPC specialty starches for sizing and finished fabrics. Our instant laundry starch for the retail launderer is easy to use and exhibits no highlighting while providing good dispersability and maximum fabric stiffness.
Building Materials
GPC produces specialty starches that are used as natural binder systems for granular and fibrous applications for many different building products. Ceiling tiles, wallboard, paint and building adhesives are several examples. Statistical Process Control (SPC) quality programs ensure reliable specialty products for GPC customers.
Mining/Drilling
With increasingly stringent environmental regulations, GPC can help optimize mining and drilling operations with natural binders and recovery aids. GPC’s line of CONTROL® polymers can be used in oil well drilling to control filtration or control calcium solubility in lime based drilling fluids. Mining application products include binders for iron ore green ball formation or flocculants/depressants for oxidized iron ores. We also produce a ready-to-use, liquid alkaline phosphate ore depressant.
Animal Feed Binding
BIOBOND® E310 Corn-Based Animal Feed Binder is an all-natural agricultural binder derived from corn. It is a dry powder, which can be used in the production of animal feed pellets. It provides exceptional performance in conditions containing high fat/oil content. By using E310, pellets containing in excess of 20% fat can be produced.
SEALMASTER®, CONTROL® and BIOBOND® are registered trademarks of Grain Processing Corporation.