Abstract: A product includes a microfibrillated cellulose composition, a starch derivative, and an anionic cellulose derivative, as a combined preparation for simultaneous or separate use. The anionic cellulose derivative has a number average molecular weight comprised between 300000 g/mol and 800000 g/mol, and a degree of substitution comprised between 0.3 and 0.65. Additionally, a paper sheet includes the product as an additive to increase the initial wet web strength and/or dry tensile strength of the paper sheet.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing paper or board, comprising slushing a stock of dried fibres in a slushing system comprising a pulper, and/or feeding a stock of never-dried fibres in a fiber line of an integrated paper mill; deflaking and/or refining the stock in a deflaker and/or a refiner, optionally diluting the deflaked and/or refined stock, directing the deflaked and/or refined stock to a headbox, forming a web, and drying the web, wherein a polymeric paper making additive is added to one or more of the stocks of dried fibres and never-dried fibres before deflaking and/or refining of the stock. The present invention further provides paper and board with improved properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a paper or a board product having increased dimension stability including providing a fibre slurry including never-dried fibres, treating the fibre slurry with a strength composition, and forming a paper or a board product from the treated fibre slurry, where the strength composition includes a permanent wet strength resin component and a sizing agent. The present invention further relates to a use of a strength composition for increasing dimensional stability of a paper and a board, and to a paper or a board product having improved dimensional stability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a paper or a board product having increased dimension stability including providing a fibre slurry including never-dried fibres, treating the fibre slurry with a strength composition, and forming a paper or a board product from the treated fibre slurry, where the strength composition includes a permanent wet strength resin component and a sizing agent. The present invention further relates to a use of a strength composition for increasing dimensional stability of a paper and a board, and to a paper or a board product having improved dimensional stability.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for sizing of a surface of paper, board or the like and its use for increasing strength properties of paper, board or the like. The composition has a solids content of 3-30%, and it comprises degraded non-ionic starch, and at least 0.5 weight-% of anionic polyacrylamide, which has a molecular weight, MW, >500 000 g/mol and <2 500 000 g/mol and an anionicity in the range of 4-35 mol-%. The invention further relates also to a method for producing paper, board or the like, which comprises addition of a first strength composition, which comprises a cationic agent, to a fiber stock, formation of a fibrous web from the fiber stock, drying of the fibrous web to dryness of at least 60%, and application of a second strength composition, which comprises an anionic hydrophilic polymer and a starch component, on the surface of the fibrous web.

Abstract: The invention relates to a use of a strength composition for increasing wet dimensional stability of a moulded pulp article. The moulded pulp article is produced by a method which comprises obtaining a fibre slurry and feeding it to a forming tank of a moulding apparatus, forming a moulded pulp article from the fibre slurry, and drying the moulded pulp article. The strength composition comprises at least one permanent wet strength resin and the strength composition is added to the fibre slurry before the forming of the moulded pulp article.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for sizing of a surface of paper, board or the like and its use for increasing strength properties of paper, board or the like. The composition has a solids content of 3-30%, and it comprises degraded non-ion is starch, and at least 0.5 weight-% of anionic polyacrylamide, which has a molecular weight, MW, >500 000 g/mol and <2 500 000 g/mol and an anionicity in the range of 4-35 mol-%. The invention further relates also to a method for producing paper, board or the like, which comprises addition of a first strength composition, which comprises a cationic agent, to a fibre stock, formation of a fibrous web from the fibre stock, drying of the fibrous web to dryness of at least 60%, and application of a second strength com position, which comprises an anionic hydrophilic polymer and a starch component, on the surface of the fibrous web.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a coating composition for a printing substrate. Method comprises mixing together colloidal silica particles, and an aqueous dispersion of a synthetic polymer and/or polyaluminium chloride, as well as a binder solution. The obtained mixture is used for forming a coating composition to be applied on the printing substrate comprising lignocellulosic fibres. The invention also relates to a coating composition comprising binder and a dispersed cationic component derived from synthetic polymer and colloidal silica particles.

Abstract: Method of grafting an anionic organic polymer to an organic polymer in latex form, which method comprises forming a water-based mixture of (1) a latex of an organic polymer, (2) an anionic organic polymer, and (3) a free radical initiator, and effecting grafting between said latex polymer and said anionic organic polymer characterized in that the anionic organic polymer is (i) an anionic homopolymer or anionic random copolymer wherein at least 50 mole % of the repeating units are repeating units that bear at least one acid group or acid salt group or (ii) a graft or block copolymer comprising a segment consisting of a anionic homopolymer or anionic random copolymer as defined in (i), and aqueous dispersion comprising graft polymer particles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a starch coating composition for use as a binder in coating colors and paper coating compositions using such colors. The composition comprises:a) at least one of cationic starch and a cationic synthetic polymer in combination with a starch containing at least one non-ionic substituent or,b) a starch containing at least one non-ionic substituent.