The invention relates to a method for producing paper or
cardboard comprising the steps (A) adding a final
polymer A to a first
aqueous suspension of fibrous material, thereby creating a second
aqueous suspension of fibrous material containing the final
polymer A, wherein the final
polymer A can be obtained by
radical polymerization of the monomers (i) 30 to 90 mol% of a
monomer of formula I (I), wherein R1 = H or signifies C1-C6
alkyl. (ii) 3 to 60 mol% of a C1-C4
alkyl ester of
acrylic acid or a C1-C4
alkyl ester of
methacrylic acid, (iii) 0 to 45 mol% of a monoethylenically unsaturated
carboxylic acid, a monoethylenically unsaturated
sulfonic acid or a monoethylenically unsaturated phosphonic acid, or salt forms thereof, (iv) 0 to 9 mol% of
acrylonitrile or
methacrylonitrile, (v) 0 to 35 mol% of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than a
monomer (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv),wherein the total amount of all monomers (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) is 100%
molar, to obtain a starting polymer V, e - hydrolyzing the starting polymer V to obtain the final polymer A, wherein the NC(=O)R1 groups of formula (I) of the monomers (i) polymerized in the starting polymer V are hydrolyzed at least in part and in doing so, form the primary amino groups, wherein the ester groups of the monomers (ii) polymerized in the starting polymer V are converted at least in part and at least part of the conversion is the formation of five-membered
lactam structural units with the primary amino groups obtained or the formation of
carboxylic acid groups or salt forms thereof, (B) dehydrating the second
aqueous suspension of fibrous material containing the final polymer A on a water-permeable substrate to form a wet paper structure, (C) dehydrating the wet paper structure,thus forming paper or
cardboard. The resulting paper or
cardboard has good dry strength. Other objects of the invention are a paper or cardboard obtainable by the method, a final polymer A, and a starting polymer V.