OptiFillSM Program: Optimizing Filler and Fiber Without Compromising Quality or Productivity, PaperCon 2014

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Reducing overall cost is the primary goal of nearly every paper manufacturer around the world, unless it compromises quality or productivity. A new innovative approach allows papermakers to increase sheet strength, which subsequently enables them to increase filler or reduce long fiber. Marketed as OptiFill, this new filler-fiber optimization program from Ashland was developed for bleached/carbonate containing systems found in printing and writing and some packaging grades. This program has demonstrated significant cost reduction while maintaining both quality and machine productivity.