Starches and derivatives
Our corporate group is backed by an experience based on more than 120 years in
the starch and derivatives industry.
Starches and derivatives
Our corporate group is backed by an experience based on more than 120 years in
the starch and derivatives industry.
We are specialists in starch applications
Our origins date back to the early 20th century, when we started producing starches for the
food industry and its industrial use. In the mid-20th century, we were pioneers in Southern
Europe by introducing starches as raw material for adhesives in the corrugated cardboard
industry. We evolved technologically over time, and improved the production processes of
starch adhesives, using the first corrugated cardboard machines.
Throughout our history, we have expanded our presence in the industrial revolution, introducing starches and derivatives into various industries, such as the manufacture of cardboard tubes and paper bags, the construction industry, cement, plasterboard, metallurgy, renewable energy and biodegradable plastics, among other sectors.
Types of starches
We market and produce a large portfolio of native and modified starches, and Ready Mix
(OBM) starches.
Our starches can be derived from cereals such as corn and wheat and also from tubers such as potatoes and tapioca. We also have special starches from other sources for highly technical applications, such as rice starch.
- Native starches
- Carboxymethyl starch (CMS)
- Ready Mix starches (OBM)
- Starch esters
- Modified starches
- Dextrins
- Cationic starches
- Dextroses
- Oxidized starches
- Glucoses
- Pregelatinized starches
- Various starch derivatives
Our technical-commercial department, with an international presence, can advise you on the most suitable starches for your production processes. We have our own production centres on several continents, a fact that guarantees both the constant supply and the quality of our products.
In addition, our production plants have the capacity to manufacture customized starches, both in their wet and dry versions, adapted to the specific needs of each customer.
Industries
Our starches are used in the following industries:
- Paper industry
- Detergents industry
- Corrugated cardboard industry
- Paper sacks and bags industry
- Paint industry
- Water purification industry
- Cement industry
- Biomass industry
- Plasterboard industry
- Biopolymer industry
- Textile industry
- Chemical industry
- Adhesives industry
- Miscellaneous industries
- Cosmetic industry
