KemTalks is an expert-led video podcast series featuring 30-minute interviews with Kemira specialists. In this episode, we explore the role of chemistry in molded fiber.

Welcome to KemTalks! In this episode, host Riikka Tietäväinen-Arola sits down with Alexander Beam, Senior Manager of Business Development for Molded Fiber, to discuss how the right chemistry tackles critical production challenges in molded fiber – from improving cycle times to enhancing packaging strength and barrier properties.

In this episode:

• Hear about industry challenges in the shift from plastic to renewable fiber packaging and the chemistry expertise required to navigate them.
• Understand how chemistry can address key challenges in molded fiber production, improving efficiency and functional performance to compete more effectively with plastic.
• Discover Kemira Kem3D™, a dedicated portfolio for molded fiber, and how our expertise in fiber chemistry and water-intensive processes helps customers overcome complex production challenges.
• Learn from real-world case studies demonstrating measurable production gains and cost savings in molded fiber production and get insights into barrier solutions development for molded fiber.

Whether you’re considering the shift to molded fiber or looking to improve your existing operations, this episode provides actionable insights on how chemistry solutions and expertise enable competitive, sustainable packaging solutions. Watch now to benefit from decades of industry experience and discover practical solutions to your production challenges!

Episode highlights:

Watch this episode to gain practical insights on how chemistry solutions and expertise can improve molded fiber packaging competitiveness. Key topics covered in this episode:

• Chemistry’s role in the plastic-to-fiber transition: Discover how chemistry helps bridge the gap between fiber and plastic performance, improving both production efficiency and packaging properties.
• Expert perspectives: Gain valuable insights from Alex’s hands-on experience with molded fiber producers globally, including key challenges and emerging opportunities in the shift from single-use plastics to renewable molded fiber.
• Chemistry solutions for molded fiber challenges: See how targeted chemistry solutions address production challenges such as cycle times and functional requirement such as strength and hydrophobicity, plus hear about barrier innovations in development for demanding applications.
• Kemira Kem3D™ portfolio for molded fiber: Explore our dedicated chemistry portfolio, ranging from defoamers and sizing agents to wet strength additives and barrier solutions for molded fiber production.
• Real-world case studies: Hear customer examples that demonstrate the concrete impact of Kemira’s chemistry and expertise on production efficiency and product performance.

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