Starches can be modified in several ways to change their function as additives in products. They can be cross-linked, where the chains get stuck together into a mesh. They can be heated to break the long chainsdown into simpler molecules like dextrin, polydextrin and malto-dextrin. These are simply short starches. Modified starch mainly includes absorbent starch, etherized starch, cross-linked starch, oxidized starch and phosphate ester starch. It is a free flowing powder free from lumps, white and off white in color. Applications: * It provides a homogeneous solution and very good dispersion effect & no sedimentation even after prolonged time of storage. * It has better adhesion effect and quick drying characteristics. * It has very good film forming characteristic for smooth and uninterrupted operation. * No shrinkage and no peel off so paper manufacturers can overrule common problem of poor quality tube pasting powder. * It is also widely used in food, pharma, textiles, paper box industries, tube industries, file industries, paper drum industries book binding industries, dyes industries, foundry industries, fireworks industries, etc.