Kemira starts new Swedish AKD-line
2013-04-02 Kemira will open a new AKD-emulsion line in Helsingborg, Sweden, to better serve big sizing clients. Newcapacity will be available during summer 2013.
AKD is an alkyl ketene dimer based sizing agent, which impacts paper and board hydrophobicity or water resistance. Sufficient hydrophobicity is important for packaging materials and it improves paper or board runnability in a coating process. Water resistance also improves printability and dimension stability of the final product during the converting process.