After cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers are co-refined, they are fed to a blend tank continuously feeds a wet laid process. The composition in the blend tank includes co-refined cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers and one or more additives, and the cellulose ester fibers have a denier per filament (DPF) of less than 3, a cut length of less than 6 mm, crimped, or non-round with a DPF of less than 3.

There is provided a Kraft paper, wherein: the grammage according to ISO 536 is 60-120 g/m.sup.2; the bending resistance index in the machine direction is 105-200 Nm.sup.7/kg.sup.3; the bending resistance index in the cross direction is 60145 Nm.sup.7/kg.sup.3 (the bending resistance indexes are tested according to ISO 2493 using a bending angle of 15 and a test span length of 10 mm); the strain at break according to ISO 1924-3 in the machine direction is at least 3%; and the strain at break according to ISO 1924-3 in the cross direction is at least 5%.

There is provided a Kraft paper, wherein: the grammage according to ISO 536 is 60-120 g/m.sup.2; the bending resistance index in the machine direction is 105-200 Nm.sup.7/kg.sup.3; the bending resistance index in the cross direction is 60145 Nm.sup.7/kg.sup.3 (the bending resistance indexes are tested according to ISO 2493 using a bending angle of 15 and a test span length of 10 mm); the strain at break according to ISO 1924-3 in the machine direction is at least 3%; and the strain at break according to ISO 1924-3 in the cross direction is at least 5%.

There is provided a method of producing a paper on a paper machine, comprising the steps of: a) providing a pulp, such as a mixture of hardwood pulp and softwood pulp; b) adding cationic glyoxylated polyacrylamide (G-PAM) to the pulp; c) forming a web from the pulp in a forming section comprising a head box; d) pressing the web in a press section; e) drying the web in a drying section; and f) optionally calendering the web in a calender.

There is provided a method of producing a paper on a paper machine, comprising the steps of: a) providing a pulp, such as a mixture of hardwood pulp and softwood pulp; b) adding cationic glyoxylated polyacrylamide (G-PAM) to the pulp; c) forming a web from the pulp in a forming section comprising a head box; d) pressing the web in a press section; e) drying the web in a drying section; and f) optionally calendering the web in a calender.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a paper or a board product having increased dimension stability including providing a fibre slurry including never-dried fibres, treating the fibre slurry with a strength composition, and forming a paper or a board product from the treated fibre slurry, where the strength composition includes a permanent wet strength resin component and a sizing agent. The present invention further relates to a use of a strength composition for increasing dimensional stability of a paper and a board, and to a paper or a board product having improved dimensional stability.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a paper or a board product having increased dimension stability including providing a fibre slurry including never-dried fibres, treating the fibre slurry with a strength composition, and forming a paper or a board product from the treated fibre slurry, where the strength composition includes a permanent wet strength resin component and a sizing agent. The present invention further relates to a use of a strength composition for increasing dimensional stability of a paper and a board, and to a paper or a board product having improved dimensional stability.

Lignocellulose composite products that include a hydrophobizing agent. The lignocellulose composite product can include a plurality of lignocellulose substrates, an at least partially cured binder composition, and a hydrophobizing agent. In one example, the hydrophobizing agent can include about 30 wt % to about 98 wt % of a fatty acid compound, about 0.1 wt % to about 15 wt % of a rosin acid compound, and about 1 wt % to about 40 wt % of an unsaponifiable compound. In another example, the hydrophobizing agent can include a tall oil pitch and a fatty acid composition.

Lignocellulose composite products that include a hydrophobizing agent. The lignocellulose composite product can include a plurality of lignocellulose substrates, an at least partially cured binder composition, and a hydrophobizing agent. In one example, the hydrophobizing agent can include about 30 wt % to about 98 wt % of a fatty acid compound, about 0.1 wt % to about 15 wt % of a rosin acid compound, and about 1 wt % to about 40 wt % of an unsaponifiable compound. In another example, the hydrophobizing agent can include a tall oil pitch and a fatty acid composition.

The present invention relates to a polymer dispersion, which comprises polymer particles dispersed in an aqueous continuous phase. The polymer particles are obtainable by a radical polymerisation of one or more vinyl monomers comprising alkyl (meth)acrylates. A rosin component is dissolved into at least one of the vinyl monomers before the radical polymerisation of the vinyl monomers, and the radical polymerisation is conducted in the presence of the rosin component. The invention relates also to the use of the polymer dispersion for surface sizing of a cellulosic fibre web and to a method for producing a polymer dispersion.