Nacan Products Limited was incorporated as Meredith, Simmons in 1921. It became part of the present National Starch and Chemical Company in 1926. National was founded a century ago as a manufacturer of glue sizings (used to prepare paper and textiles for printing) and then branched out into industrial adhesives. The commitment to the adhesives business was extended into the refining of starches and then the manufacture of synthetic polymers for new ...