Starch+ Advanced Coatings
Layering value on top of value
Built to enhance packaging performance. Ready for what’s next
From poor film formation and surface strength to compatibility issues with existing equipment, many “green” alternatives fall short where it matters most. As pressure mounts to eliminate Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and meet sustainability targets, the need for a reliable solution has never been greater.
Let Ingredion help you move forward with innovative, sustainable and cost-effective coating solutions: FILMKOTE™ and REDIFILM™ barrier starches.
Solutions that address the problem from all sides-for paper mills
Built for today’s packaging demands, Advanced Coatings help paper mills enhance surface strength—without equipment changes or performance trade-offs.
- Replace PFAS in oil and grease resistance (OGR) applications for paper packaging
- Can be used on existing application equipment for water-based coatings: size press, rod coater and blade coater
- Compatible with most coating additives
- Superior surface printability*
*Not compatible with chromium compounds, soda ash, sodium bicarbonate and highly cationic additives.
Functional and ready for your converting line
Built for today’s packaging demands, our Advanced Coatings deliver the functionality you need—without compromising sustainability or efficiency.
- Replace synthetic additives in a variety of processes while continuing to meet performance metrics
- Can be used as a binder in coating formulations that provide additional barrier properties (oxygen transmission rate (OTR), moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR), heat sealability and water resistance (WR))
- Can be used on existing application equipment for water-based coatings
- Enhanced film forming
- Can be used on existing application equipment for water-based coatings: flexopress, rod coater, blade coater and gravure
Compliance you can count on
Certification
- Certified BPI compostable
Regulatory status
- 21CFR 178.3520 (FILMKOTE™ barrier starches)
- 1CFR 176.170 (REDIFILM™ barrier starches)
- 21CFR 170.180 (REDIFILM™ barrier starches)
FILMKOTE™ barrier starches for custom barrier formulations
Experience better runnability, improved film formation, and enhanced barrier properties for oil and grease resistance compared to conventional starches. The shear-thinning rheology of FILMKOTE™ starches benefits runnability on oil and grease resistant paper grades.
FILMKOTE™ barrier starches are compatible with common surface treatment additives, including most sizing agents (AKD, SAE, SMA), latex, AZC or KZC (zirconium-based crosslinking agents), thickeners (CMC, sodium alginate) and salt.
Ready to use REDIFILM™ liquid barrier starches
REDIFILM™ liquid barrier starches offer the same chemical composition and performance benefits as FILMKOTE™ barrier starches, but as ready-for-use liquids that do not require cooking.
REDIFILM™ liquids are designed to simplify the complexities of formula makedown and associated coating system challenges or limitations—common in developmental trials, on specialty grades in paper mills and in converting applications.
Sustainable Food Packaging Webinar
Join our webinar to gain helpful insights on creating food packaging with plant-based barrier coatings, including guidance on:
- Consumer and regulatory demand for sustainable alternatives
- Plant-based solution offerings
- Application case histories
Suitable for use in paper or food contact packaging grades requiring oil and grease resistance.
Applications of FILMKOTE 54 barrier starch can expect a surface orientation of the film for print critical applications.
- High viscosity
- Barrier starch for surface applications
- Material requires cooking for preparation
Suitable for use in paper or food contact packaging grades requiring oil and grease resistance.
Applications of FILMKOTE 54 (non-GM) barrier starch can expect a surface orientation of the film for print critical applications.
- High viscosity
- Barrier starch for surface applications
- Material requires cooking for preparation
Suitable for use in paper or food contact packaging grades requiring oil and grease resistance.
Applications of FILMKOTE 70 barrier starch will see a surface orientation of the film for print critical applications.
- Medium viscosity
- Barrier starch for surface applications
- Material requires cooking for preparation
Suitable for use in paper or food contact packaging grades requiring oil and grease resistance.
Applications of FILMKOTE 70G commonly see the beneficial influence of a thixotropic binder in rheology.
- Medium viscosity
- Barrier starch for surface applications
- Material requires cooking for preparation
- The product has a slightly higher pH for use in higher alkaline coating formulations
Suitable for use in paper or food contact packaging grades requiring oil and grease resistance.
Applications of FILMKOTE 370 barrier starch will see a surface orientation of the film for print critical applications.
- Medium viscosity
- Barrier starch for surface applications
- Material requires cooking for preparation
- Produced using tapioca starch
Suitable for use in food contact packaging grades requiring a higher level of oil and grease resistance.
Applications of FILMKOTE 2000 barrier starch can expect a surface orientation of the film for print critical applications, where base sheet limitations affect barrier properties.
- Medium viscosity
- Barrier starch for surface applications
- Material requires cooking for preparation
Suitable for use in food contact packaging grades requiring a higher level of oil and grease resistance.
Applications of FILMKOTE 2030 barrier starch often demonstrate a greater surface orientation of the film, where base sheet limitations affect barrier properties.
- Medium viscosity
- Barrier starch for surface applications
- Material requires cooking for preparation
- High viscosity
- Liquid barrier starch for surface applications
- Ready-for-use
- Liquid natural polymer
- Medium viscosity
- Liquid barrier starch for surface applications
- Ready-for-use
- Liquid natural polymer
- Low viscosity
- Liquid barrier starch for surface applications
- Ready-for-use
- Liquid natural polymer
- Low viscosity
- Liquid barrier starch for surface applications
- Ready-for-use
- Liquid natural polymer
Starch+ Advanced Coatings: Formulated for real-world demands
Ingredion’s APM team of Starch+ experts is ready to help you leave forever chemicals in the past, and embrace the environmental, performance and economic advantages of sustainable, plant-based packaging solutions.
Are you ready to make sustainable solutions happen? Ingredion’s APM experts are trained in plant-based ingredient development and packaging manufacturing. Let us help you create long-term value for your brand.