National Starch
10 Finderne Avenue
Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA 08807
National Starch, a subsidiary of AkzoNobel, is the leading global supplier of specialty starches with a principal focus on supplying the food industry. We also serve the papermaking market and supply high-value industrial starch technology for a variety of other consumer and industrial products and processes. The company employs 2,250 people and has operations in 30 countries.
National Starch’s goal as a business is to be the partner of choice as it seeks to harness the power of innovation in specialty starches for the next generation of food products. In addition, the company seeks to grow selectively within niche segments of papermaking and applications for natural polymers in industrial applications.
With roots extending back to 1895, our people are innovators in starch science with a record of breakthroughs in specialty starches extending back to the very foundations of the industry and continuing today. Our ongoing investments in research and development are aimed at ever deepening our understanding and broadening our capabilities in specialty starch. Innovation in key growth platforms in response to consumer trends and demographic changes, combined with differential management of traditional modified starches, are focal points.
National Starch operates a highly flexible global manufacturing network which can service both local and multinational specialty starch customers with products manufactured from a variety of starch sources. We actively pursue a sustainability improvement agenda commensurate with customer expectations and including world-class levels for safety, health and environment.
National Starch Food Innovation
National Starch's food ingredients products bring textural and functional benefits in packaged foods, allowing our customers to create appealing sensory experiences while also being able to deliver additional value through lower ingredient and process costs, delivery of encapsulated nutrients or flavors, higher fiber content and clean-label and organic ingredients.
National Starch Food Innovation’s core products can be found in the best selling foods and beverages globally. More than 20 percent of packaged foods utilize specialty starches to deliver enhanced processing, improved shelf life stability, freeze/thaw characteristics, improved aesthetics, enhanced texture, mouthfeel and other sensory benefits.
The food ingredients market where National Starch competes is valued at $30 billion and includes texturizers, nutritional carbohydrates, process aids and other niche food applications. Our core products compete in a narrower space which includes not only specialty starches, but also soy and whey proteins and fat-based emulsifiers.
Key market segments for the food business include:
- Bakery
- Batters, Breading and Coatings
- Beverages
- Cereals
- Confections
- Dairy
- Flavors and Encapsulation
- Infant and Clinical Nutrition
- Noodles and Pasta
- Pet Foods
- Snacks
- Soups, Sauces and Gravies
In papermaking and other industrial processes, our starches reduce costs by increasing process efficiency, providing sustainability benefits and adding desirable functional properties to the finished goods.
The global paper industry uses about 5 million tons per year of starch. National Starch Papermaking Innovation is active in papermaking production in Asia, Latin America and North America. National Starch Papermaking Innovation’s starches help bind fibers to strengthen paper and also improve the drainage and retention in the wet-end of the papermaking process, improving overall productivity. Our products for paper surface treatment and coatings provide oil and grease resistance, improved printability, BOD control and other properties for industrial applications.
Key market segments for National Starch include:
- Tissue and Towel
- Common White
- Coated Base
- Board
- Newsprint
- Specialty Grades
National Starch Biomaterials Innovation
National Starch also serves a host of industrial applications for starches directly and through alliances. The company’s highly-specialized natural polymers are recognized for their ability to replace synthetic materials, providing a renewable, greener raw material alternative Our products are used in adhesives, personal care products, oil field and mining chemicals, sustainable packaging and other industrial applications.