Our Research & Development (R&D) department is committed to meeting our customers' current needs while developing new and innovative products to help customers meet changing market demands.
The strengths of our customer-focused R&D program are numerous:
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Our highly-trained experts have relevant industry
experience and a wide range of advanced degrees including chemistry, polymer science, paper science, wood science and
technology, and chemical engineering. Many of our scientists hold patents to novel technology.
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R&D Technology Managers continually evaluate product performance through in-house and field trials using ASTM and industry-standard testing. They also provide valuable assistance to our manufacturing teams, helping to ensure that performance is built into our products.
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Our application laboratories are equipped to make and test paper, building products and various industrial products. We utilize the application equipment to simulate actual mill conditions, enabling us to realistically predict issues that might be encountered when we scale-up to customer
operations.
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| An experienced Analytical group works with state-of-the-art equipment including extensive gas, liquid and size exclusion chromatography; GC-Mass Spec; a complete thermal analysis lab; optical, scanning and x-ray microscopy; complete infra-red capabilities; and ICP and NMR spectroscopy. |
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