Bob Howard founded Starch Performance Services in 2010 to fill a need for periodic expert analysis, trial support, grade development, and education on best practices for the optimal use of wet end, size press, and coating starches in the manufacture of paper products.

Bob has over thirty-five years of technical sales experience, having worked for A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company, Penford Products Company, and Western Polymer Corporation.

Bob is recognized as an expert in wet end chemistry analysis, a technical specialist for paper mills producing coated and uncoated printing papers, bleached packaging board, newsprint, liner, and medium. He is an excellent advisor and problem solver in the use of starch and papermaking issues, generally. Bob has worked throughout the United States and western Canada, South America, and Europe.

In August, 2012, Starch Performance Services NL was registered in The Netherlands to facilitate opportunities throughout the European Union.

Starch Performance Services also has an affiliated office in Quito, Ecuador. Please see the Contact Us page for details.

In 2019 Jon Saatvedt began working with Starch Performance Services. Jon brings many years of experience from paper machine and stock prep operations as well as product development. Jon is a welcome and complementary addition to Starch Performance Services’ capabilities.