Dow secures FDA clearance for new S/B/AN binders, matching S/A performance at lower cost.Coated paper Coated paper is paper which has been coated by an inorganic compound to impart certain qualities to the paper, including weight and surface gloss, smoothness or ink absorbency. Kaolinite is the compound most often used for coating papers used in commercial printing. manufacturers have used styrene-butadiene/acrylonitrile (S/B/AN) latex binders for more than 30 years to improve coated paper printability. But until recently, producers of coated paperboard for food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. packaging have had to use more expensive styrene-acrylate (S/A S/A System Administrator S/A Service/Agency S/A Special Agent S/A Spectrum Analyzer S/A Situational Awareness S/A Selective Availability (GPS satellite mode) S/A Services/Agencies S/A Sub-Assembly ) binders to achieve the same degree of printability. Now, thanks to FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. clearance of two new S/B/AN binders from Dow, coated paperboard makers can achieve high quality printability without the high cost of S/A binders. DOW S/B/AN binders PB 6850NA and PB 6840NA have received FDA clearance for use as paper and paperboard components in direct food contact applications. These two products comply with CFR CFR See: Cost and Freight 176.170(b) (2) and 176.180, and are the only S/B/AN latex binders to receive this FDA clearance. The performance you require PB 6840NA latex combines excellent printability and runnability, and functions under a broad range of operating conditions. It contributes to a good balance of solid bleached sulfate sulfate, chemical compound containing the sulfate (SO4) radical. Sulfates are salts or esters of sulfuric acid, H2SO4, formed by replacing one or both of the hydrogens with a metal (e.g., sodium) or a radical (e.g., ammonium or ethyl). (SBS See Small Business Server. ) paperboard properties, including gloss and printed gloss, smoothness, and strength. PB 6840NA is an excellent choice for applications where high coating solids are desired, very little backtrap mottle mot·tle tr.v. mot·tled, mot·tling, mot·tles To mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors. n. 1. A spot or blotch of color. 2. A variegated pattern, as on marble. can be tolerated, and good blade runnabillty is necessary. PB6850NA latex offers excellent runnability and is particularly well suited for applications where high paperboard gloss and stiffness are required together with low backtrap mottle. Sheet and ink gloss are significantly improved over S/A latexes, and backtrap mottle is equivalent to leading S/A binders. Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. process pays off PB 6850NA and PB 6840NA binders are products of the Six Sigma process used by Dow Emulsion Polymers to streamline research and development and bring thoroughly tested and proven innovations to market more quickly and efficiently. To ensure that no potential solution was overlooked, Dow researchers screened more than 40 different latexes before selecting 18 for extensive evaluation. Performance evaluations were conducted in a wide range of coating formulations under a variety of application conditions using Dow's Pilot Coater followed by three six-color, sheetfed offset press trials. The result is two new S/B/AN hinders with performance characteristics equal to or better than S/A binders across the full range of coated paperboard printability requirements. Performance of New DOW S/B/AN Binders Compared to Typical S/A Binders Property PB 6840NA PB 6850NA Backtrap mottle Equivalent Equivalent/Deficient Sheet and ink gloss Equivalent Superior Wet pick strength Superior Superior Stiffness Equivalent Equivalent/Superior Glueability Equivalent Equivalent Yellowing Equivalent/Deficient Equivalent/Deficient Runnability Superior Superior Economics Superior Superior For more information For more information about the new S/B/AN binders from Dow, call 1-800-447-4369 in the U.S. and Canada. In Europe call +32 3 450 2240. From other locations call 1-989-832-1542. For more information about Dow Emulsion Polymers, visit our web site at www.emulsionpolymers.com. |
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