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Chemstar is the world’s leading industrial starch polymer specialist with a 50-year track record creating technically innovative products for demanding applications. We proudly serve Oil & Gas, Construction, Mining, Adhesive and other core industries.

We offer an advanced bio-based polymer portfolio and custom formulating expertise to help your product hit your exact functional goals and achieve the higher performance that drives higher profits. And we do it all by demonstrating utmost respect for our customers, partners, employees and the environment.

The power of the right polymer

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Custom

Don’t settle for off-the-shelf synthetic polymers or me-too formulations from food starch specialists. Customize with Chemstar for a competitive edge.
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Bio-based

Choose Chemstar, the original green company, for the advanced, bio-friendly starch polymers that can help you meet your bio-content goals.
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Exact

We’ll help your product hit your exact functional targets and achieve the higher performance that drives higher profits.

Why starch?

Derived from corn, potatoes and other bio-based materials, our polymers
offer tangible performance advantages over synthetic alternatives.

Markets served

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Oil & Gas

Our starch polymers enhance filtration control, rheology and ROP in drilling, completion and cement applications.
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Construction

Achieve premier adhesion and anti-sagging in joint compounds, spray textures, or tile adhesives, eliminating contractor rework.
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Paper/Packaging

From optimizing particle retention to bond strength and dispersion, our polymers deliver critical benefits.
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Mining

Industry leaders choose Chemstar polymers for crucial smoothing agents for electrowinning processes and perform mineral binding and other critical mineral-binding functions.
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Paints, Coatings & Inks

Use our starch polymers to enhance rheology and binding, for vibrant results with higher bio-content levels.
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Adhesives

Hit targets for adhesion, tack, viscosity and more, with our premier polymers and formulating expertise.
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Environmental

Chemstar polymers’ superior binding attributes naturally aid in critical erosion- or wastewater-control initiatives.
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Laundry

Our InStar starch polymers help generate premier stiffening properties along with vital fabric protection.
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Textiles

Use our polymers to improve viscosity, color fastness and print quality, while optimizing process efficiencies.

Don’t see your market?

Our versatile polymers and deep development expertise can be applied
across a variety of applications and markets. Contact us for a solution.

Looking for a polymer partner?

Bring higher performance to today’s toughest industrial applications.
Contact us and let’s solve your next functional challenge.

Insights and updates

Collaboration boosts bottom line for construction materials supplier

Learn how our lean development approach produced a tailored solution with improved performance and lower production costs.

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