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AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Your Global Source for Your Global Source for Fluorochemicals Fluorochemicals AsahiGuard Laboratory Elements: Exton, PA

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A look at the papermaking process at AGC-Exton, from market pulp, with AsahiGuard and other additives.

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AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.Your Global Source for Your Global Source for FluorochemicalsFluorochemicals

AsahiGuard

LaboratoryElements:

Exton, PA

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Papermaking 

Refining –

Valley Beater

Testing ‐Canadian 

Standard 

Freeness 

Tester

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Papermaking

Casting paper 

sheets –TAPPI sheet 

former

Manual press 

dewatering

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Papermaking

Paper is Made at AGC‐Exton, 

from Market Pulp, with AsahiGuard

and other Additives

Pneumatic 

Dewatering 

British 

Dewatering 

Press

Customers / Markets Affected

• Helps us to duplicate their experiences; solve their problems; predict performance at low cost

• Simulates what our customers do as they apply AsahiGuard

through direct incorporation into the paper itself

• Pressed‐form plates, bowls, hinged boxes for consumer and food‐service applications

• Continuous web paper for fast‐food packaging; pet food bags

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Post‐Coating of Paper

External Sizing ‐Mathis press

Gravure 

Coating –K‐Proofer

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Post‐Coating of Paper

Glass Products

Paper is post‐coated with 

AsahiGuard

and other 

chemicals

Customers / Markets

• Helps us to duplicate theirexperiences; solve their problems;predict performance at low cost

• Simulates customers’

applications ofAsahiGuard

through external sizingprocesses

• Fast food packaging• Pet food bags• Corrugated cardboard• Pizza boxes

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Exposure Testing of Paper

Electronics Glass

Setting up the 

practical food test

Environmental 

chamber testing 

of practical food 

test samples

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Simulates customers’

test methods•

Provides insight on performance in real 

world applications (ex. Creasedand folded pet food bag)

Exposure Testing of Paper

Customers / Markets:

Paper is tested through 

standardized methods of 

exposure and aging

• Fast food packaging• Pet food bags• Corrugated cardboard• Pizza boxes• Pressed form plates and boxes

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AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.

For More Information

Go to:

www.AGCchem.com

Or call:

800‐424‐7833