Surface enhancement

Imerys’ mineral-based pulp & packaging solutions provide the highest standards of final quality for all types of coated and uncoated paper and board, both before and after printing.
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Explore our wide range of products and grades designed to ensure optimal surface enhancement

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Gloss

Imerys pigment solutions offer superior whiteness and smoothness for coated board and paper, enhancing the gloss of both calendered and uncalendered paper and print.

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Opacity

Opacicote precoat pigments are designed to maximize optical coverage of low-brightness substrates, offering high whiteness and opacity. These replace costly pigments like TiO2, allowing for the use of lower-quality fibers.

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Whiteness

Imerys’ tailor-made high-performance solutions deliver superior whiteness by combining high light scattering and absorption, depending on end product requirements.

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Printability

For top-quality printability on graphic paper and board, trust Imerys' topcoat solutions. These ensure excellent results with multiple printing techniques including laser, gravure, flexo, and offset printing.

Yannick Rabot - Imerys

The use of minerals in board & paper industry as fillers or coating pigments traditionally provides benefits such as surface appearance improvement and barrier properties for packaging. However, in the current climate of high raw material costs, and greater interest in circular economy and sustainability, a wider range of benefits from minerals are becoming recognised, especially when used as "stepping stones" to alternative ways of making board and paper.

Yannick Rabot
Senior Product & Application Manager, Science & Technology, Imerys

Engineered solutions

Engineered Solutions for Paper and Board

Surface optimization is key in producing paper and board products that meet the desired functional and aesthetic requirements. To ensure the best in glossiness, smoothness, whiteness, opacity and printability, Imerys' Engineered Solutions for Paper and Board offer innovative process technology and problem-solving capabilities, helping customers optimize their manufacturing processes and projects.

Engineered Solutions for Paper and Board

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Process improvement

To improve the manufacturing of pulp, paper & board, consider the benefits of natural minerals. They adsorb resinous components in wood to prevent the formation of sticky deposits, while controlling stickies and colloidal contaminants during waste paper processing. Leveraging Imerys’ natural mineral solutions enhances retention and dewatering, resulting in energy savings and increased productivity.
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Raw material optimization

The presence of impurities in raw materials can hinder the production of high-quality products. To counteract this, we use natural minerals that absorb diverse contaminants, such as resins from wood or stickies brought in by waste paper. This approach enhances the efficient use of fibers, mitigating potential manufacturing or quality challenges. When employed as fillers, our minerals enhance the quality of paper while simultaneously providing an effective alternative to fibers.

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Pulp & Packaging

The Pulp & Packaging sectors benefit greatly from Imerys’ customized solutions. Our mineral-based solutions deliver competitive advantages such as cost reduction, enhanced quality, lowered energy and raw material usage, and increased production yield.

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