Other Cost Savings Strategies

Ink, Adhesives & Other Applications

In Ink, Adhesives and Other applications, either casein, synthetic emulsion polymers (such as acrylic latex), starches, or a variety of other viscosity modifiers, thickeners, adhesives and emulsifiers are used to provide unique performance that DuPont Soy Polymers can replace. The adhesive, film-forming, and high temperature properties often allow direct or partial replacement of multiple ingredients, because it often offers multiple functions. This is how you obtain costs savings and performance.

Casein Replacement
DuPont Soy Polymers are used as a substitute for casein in many industrial applications. For manufacturers seeking cost alternatives to casein, quality and supply issues, soy polymers can replace casein, fully or partially, with excellent performance. 

Key Characteristics & Advantages

• Cost savings
• More stable pricing
• More reliable product availability
• Less inventory required
• More consistent quality
• Replace from 25% - 100% with equal performance

Synthetics Replacement
Replace petroleum based binders, viscosity modifiers and thickeners with an environmentally sustainable alternative that is strong, heat resistant and cold water soluble. Obtain performance and costs savings while getting superior performance as well as improving your product’s sustainability profile. 

Vegetable-Based Replacement
Through its unique characteristics, other vegetable based products can be replaced with our strategies, and often with processing benefits. DuPont Soy Polymers provides superior performance and sustainability, which is how we offer value and costs savings to customers.

As the specific requirements vary from application to application, our team of application experts provide technical support. Contact us for more information. We also invite you to share some general information about your application and let us evaluate your savings opportunity.