Maize Starch

Through our direct manufacturing partnership with VS Resources, Agena Capital delivers industrial-grade maize starch solutions tailored for the paper, corrugating, and textile sectors. Our state-of-the-art processing guarantees high purity, stable paste viscosity, and superior binding properties.

Product Range

  • Native Maize Starch: Unmodified pure starch for standard surface sizing, coating formulations, and basic adhesion.

  • Modified Starch: Oxidised, cationic, and esterified starches engineered to improve wet-end retention and surface strength.

  • Paper Industry Starch: Specialised wet-end additives designed to enhance internal bond strength (Scott Bond) and sheet formation.

  • Corrugating Adhesive Starch: High-tack formulations engineered for fast line speeds and high-green-bond strength on automated corrugators.

Key Specifications & Applications

  • Moisture Content: Max 13.5%.

  • pH Range: 5.0 to 7.0 (customisable based on application).

  • Packaging: 25 kg multi-wall bags, 50 kg woven bags, and 1-tonne bulk bags.

  • Primary Industries: Corrugated board bonding, wet-end papermaking, textile sizing, and industrial adhesives.