CARTAGUARD KMP

A new generation of oil

& grease repellent for
food packaging

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CARTAGUARD® KMP liq

New oil & grease barrier for food packaging

and molded fibers

 Strong and long lasting barrier to oil, grease and

water
 Cationic fluoropolymer with PFOA being below
detection limit
 Particularly optimized for moulded pulp
packaging
 FDA and BfR approved

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Topics for Discussion
• Overall Aims & Objectives

• Why do we need oil and grease resistance?

• Introducing Cartaguard KMP for moulded pulp

• Archroma grease and oil resistant products and their applications

• How does it work? Highlighting some performance data

• Case studies for Cartaguard KMP

• Summarising wet end application advice - important points to consider

• Next steps and way forward

• Back-Up – Oil, grease and water test methods

• Cartaguard KMP reference Kit, Cobb and Hot Oil performance graphs

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Overall Aims & Objectives
• Discuss and explore how Archroma can work with you to create mutual value by exploring new
opportunities in moulded pulp

• Using new technology and combining resources we can explore new ways to increase revenue
and generate shareholder value for both companies

• Platform for discussing and sharing concepts and new initiatives and highlight possible new
areas for collaboration.

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Why do we need oil and grease resistance?

• A key use of packaging is for food. Over time the control of oil and grease, water, and moisture (from
water vapour) is often needed

• Due to the hydrophilic properties of cellulose fibers, untreated paper and board is often not sufficient
for such high performance applications

• A modification is needed to make the food contact surfaces more lipophobic and more hydrophobic (oil
and water hating respectively)

• This can help protect both the inside packaged food contents and prevent water, oil or grease leakage
passing through the box - and prevent stains if the package is left standing somewhere for too long

• An added feature is that such treatment can strengthen the package to ensure integrity is maintained
against the oil and grease.

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Introducing Cartaguard® KMP for molded pulp
A new generation of oil & grease repellent for food packaging
• Grease repellent and resistant additive for greaseproof and safer food packaging
• The technology brings a new high molecular weight cationic C6 polymeric fluoro chemistry,
which is the new industry standard
• Supports use of healthier, eco-friendlier food packaging by brand owners. FDA and BfR
approved
• Innovation fulfills requirements for both effective and safer food packaging

Archroma’s Cartaguard® KMP molecules prevent grease drops from soaking paper

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The ARCHROMA portfolio

Cartaguard® KST or Cartaguard ® KMP ?

Cartaguard KST liq. Cartaguard KMP liq.

particularly optimized for: particularly optimized for:

• Surface application
• High grease and water resistance for long
contact time with oil at high temperature
• pet-food packaging, chicken soup cubes
• Wet-end application
• High grease and water resistance for
moulded pulp packaging and tableware
• Can be used alone or together with cationic
fixatives depending on the fibre charge and
the anionic trash level in the system

Both are FDA and BfR food contact compliant

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Grease resistant packaging market segments

Quick Service Restaurant (Fast Food):

Paper bags, wrapping burgers, french fries, cardboard Cartaguard
clamshells, lunch and pizza boxes, pop-corn wrap, etc. KST

Food Service:
Cartaguard
Butter/margarine wrapping, bakery and pastry, frozen food,
OGR Labels for cooking oils, cube soup, coffee bags, etc. KST

Molded Packaging: Cartaguard

Paper plates, food trays, lunch boxes KMP

Pet Food: Cartaguard

Paper bags or cardboard boxes, plates, food trays, lunch boxes KST

Other typical non food contact applications:

Medical non-wovens, paper mats for cars, base paper for
silicone release paper, wrapping paper for metal tools.

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 How does it work?
It’s all about reducing the base paper surface energy

Surface Energy: high Surface Energy: low

– Contact angle : low – Contact angle : high
– Wetting – Repellent
– Liquid absorbed into the paper – Liquid not absorbed

 = 10°  = 155°

Untreated base paper Base paper treated with Cartaguard KMP

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H o t O il 1 3 0 ° C C o b b T e s t 1 0 m in u t e s , g s m

Highlighting grease resistance of Cartaguard KMP

Hot Oil absorption test vs dosage

30

Benchmark (cationic) Pulp: 50% bagasse / 50% reed fibre - Schopper °SR: 40
Cartaguard KMP liq.
Pulp consistency: 1,56 g/l -Sheet formation: 250 gsm
25 Press 8 bar – drying 10 min at 110°C

20

15

10

0
1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Grease resistance additive dosage % vs pulp

Superior performance to benchmark in hot oil test

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 Highlighting water resistance of Cartaguard KMP - Water holdout Cobb 60 seconds

Cobb evaluation
35.0
Benchmark (cationic) Pulp: 50% bagasse / 50% reed fibre - Schopper °SR: 40
Cartaguard KMP liq. Pulp consistency: 1,56 g/l -Sheet formation: 250 gsm
Press 8 bar – drying 10 min at 110°C
Cobb60s g/m²

33.0

31.0

29.0

27.0

25.0
1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6

Grease resistance additive dosage % vs pulp

Comparable to benchmark for water hold-out in Cobb test

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H o t O il 1 3 0 ° C C o b b T e s t 1 0 m in u t e s , g s m
Demonstrating Cartaguard KMP is tailor made for wet end applications by
comparing to Cartaguard KST

Hot Oil absorption test vs dosage

50
Pulp: 50% bagasse / 50% reed fibre - Schopper °SR: 40
Pulp consistency: 1,56 g/l -Sheet formation: 250 gsm
Press 8 bar – drying 10 min at 110°C
40

Cartaguard KMP liq.

30
Cartaguard KST liq.

20

10

0
1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Grease resistance additive dosage % vs pulp

At lower dosages Cartaguard KMP is more effectively retained to prevent hot oil absorption
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Case Study 1 – Existing supplier vs Cartaguard KMP - China

Customer Application - Moulded fibre plates

• Fibre source -Mixture of Wood and Wheat pulp
• Clean system
• Producing approximately 500 million plates / year

• Machine trial objectives

• Match performance of incumbent fluorochemical (Kit)
• Maintain machine output
• Competitor product is a 20% Cationic fluorochemical

• Trial results
• No loss in Kit performance
• Cartaguard KMP dosed at an addition rate of between 7 to 8 kg/t (based on dry fibre)
• Kit results obtained, depending on customer requirements were between 6 & 8

• Business secured

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Case Study 2 – Existing supplier vs Cartaguard KMP - China

Customer application - Moulded fibre plates

• Fibre source - bagasse pulp mixture little with some straw pulp sometimes
• Clean system
• pH normally between 6.5-7.5

• Machine trial objectives

• Match performance of incumbent fluorochemical (Kit)
• Maintain machine output
• Competitor product is a 20% Cationic fluorochemical

• Trial results
• No loss in Kit performance
• Cartaguard KMP dosed at an addition rate of between 8 to 9 kg/t (based on dry fibre)
• Kit results obtained – Customer requirements Kit 3
• Business secured
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Wet end application advice - Important points to consider

Cartaguard KMP is cationic - it needs to be added at the right place / environment to provide the best
performance i.e. fixed onto the fibre
• It can be affected by process quality (water / pulp variations)
• Cartaguard KMP should be added far away from anionic additives therefore limiting potentially
negative interactions with other additives
• There may be a need to fine-tune the wet end conditions to achieve optimum performance
• Cartaguard KMP is cationic and will be self retaining with the anionic fibres
• Due to increased surface area, chemical demand dosage is higher than that of surface treatment
• Filler contents above 5% can impair performance because the KMP is lost from the fibres (So ash
levels above 5% can cause significant performance losses)
• Reduced performance can take place due to presence of ‘anionic trash’ due to a build up in a closed
water system, resulting in competition for fixative and fibre surface
• Cartaguard KMP is better for the creases and edges present in a box or carton over the traditional
surface treatment (size press) mode of addition.

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Wet end application advice summary - Important points to consider (2)
Issue Why? How to solve issue Recommendation
Mineral fillers High filler content increases Remove it / minimize it
surface area
Low pH Normally not an issue for Check anionic trash level Add fixative?
performance: could be synonym Check Bacteria growth Add biocide?
of high disturbing substance
High pH Can interfere with retention & Remove soda or buffer Keep neutral pH
product more stable at neutral
pH – Reduced product charge
Contaminated High anionic trash will trap the The use of cationic fixatives will Pre-treatment with 1% Cartafix CB can
system product help to neutralize the trash help to reduce anionic trash
therefore leading to increased
Cartaguard KMP performance
Recycled fibers Increased fiber surface area, less Change to cleaner pulp (virgin) Cartafix CB for trash or move Cartaguard
/Waste Furnish anionic site available, quality or add fixative KMP addition to a size press application
variation, anionic trash if possible
All others wet end Competition for fixation or Add the Cartaguard KMP as a Check which additive is added before &
chemicals (sizing/ compatibility issue single component in the wet end after the KMP. Add KMP early into the
retention aids) process. Check interaction in the machine system (just after fixative when
lab it is necessary)
Basic product: Bad compatibility Remove it. Check why it is Cartaguard KMP is not sensitive to water
Ex: Chelating agent needed hardness
Anionic product: Bad compatibility Check why it is needed? Remove it or add it far away from the
Polyacrylate Cartaguard KMP (last component)

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Next steps and way forward
• Detailed technical discussions with an Archroma specialist

• Understand the technology better

• Discuss hot spots and define initial target areas

• Define and agree some steps for investigating the benefits of Cartaguard KMP

• Ultimately have a full review with definition of scope of the initiative - meeting to be arranged with all
mill stakeholders.

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BACK-UP

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Oil and grease and water resistance test methods

• 3M Kit Test (Tappi T559 pm-96)

• Cobb Test (Tappi T441)

• Hot corn oil test

• Fatty acid Test (ESTM 4016)

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3M Kit Test (Tappi T559 pm-96)

• The Kit test is a standard method measuring oil and grease resistance
• Test solutions are made up using the following compositions to test the performance
• Kit 16 is the most aggressive formulation

Kit Rating Castor Oil Toluene n-Heptane

1 100 0 0
2 90 5 5
3 80 10 10
4 70 15 15
5 60 20 20
6 50 25 25
7 40 30 30
8 30 35 35
9 20 40 40
10 10 45 45
11 0 50 50
12 0 45 55
13 0 35 65
14 0 25 75
15 0 15 85
16 0 0 100

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Cobb Test (Tappi T441)
The paper sample is pre-weighed and placed in the Cobb testing ring
100ml of water is poured into the Cobb ring
The paper is exposed to the water for 45 seconds followed by 15 seconds blotting (called “60 seconds
Cobb test (g/m2)”
The lower the value the better the Cobb performance

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Hot corn oil test g/m2
• Using a standard Cobb ring, 80g hot corn oil at 120°C is poured into the Cobb ring containing
the test specimen. The corn oil is then removed after 10min and the excess blotted off
• The result is expressed as g/m2 corn oil absorbed into the paper
• Blue dye is used to allow the easy observation of staining
• Again, the lower the number the better the hot corn oil performance

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Fatty acid Test (ESTM 4016)
• The fatty acid test method is used to assess grease resistance of a fluorochemically treated board

Test Composition (% w/w)

Solution No Castor Oil(%) Oleic Acid (%) Octanoic acid (%)
1 100 0 0
2 50 50 0
3 30 70 0
4 0 100 0
5 0 80 20
6 0 70 30
7 0 55 45
8 0 35 65
9 0 20 80
10 0 10 90
11 0 0 100

• Test carried out at 60°C. All test solutions placed on test specimen and then placed in an oven.
After 5minutes the solutions are removed and staining is observed
• The higher the number equals higher grease resistance
• 11 is the most aggressive test solution
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Cartaguard KMP Product Performance Graph - Kit

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Cartaguard KMP Product Performance Graph -
Cobb

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Cartaguard KMP Product Performance Graph – Hot oil

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