Brands in Coated Paper & Paperboard

Excellent Adhesion, Mechanically Stable

Hydropalat® from BTC types are used as wetting agents and surface modifiers. They provide a formulation with adequate wetting properties, enhance different component compatibility and/or improve the appearance of a coated surface in furniture & floorings coatings, automotive & industrial coatings, inks & printing applications.

WACKER markets vinyl chloride co- and terpolymers in the form of dispersions and solid resins under the VINNOL® trade name.

Kauramin impregnating resins are condensates of urea and formaldehyde and are used for the coating of laminate. They are characterized by their particular visual appearance as well as by excellent adhesiveness and high scratch resistance.

NEXIVA® brand comprises spray-dried polymeric binders for use as binders in architectural coatings as well as paints, adhesives, nonwovens, carpet, sealant and paper applications. The technology is suitable for manufacturing interior wall paints in either liquid or powder form. These dispersible polymer powders allow the formulation of paints without the addition of biocides and offer key advantages when it comes to storing and transporting paints.

Sokalan® range comprises dispersing agents that are used to eliminate or reduce the impact of water hardness ions during the application of the detergent or cleaning formulation. State-of-the-art laundry formulations consist of sodium polyacrylates, like our Sokalan® types.

WACKER’s PRIMIS® brand covers specialty high-value dispersions based on high-performance acrylate copolymers, as well as a range of high-value additives. PRIMIS® enables customers to develop products with unique properties that are otherwise difficult to achieve.

MagnaPearl® is a range of mica-based titanium-coated pigments that exhibit a high degree of whiteness combined with brilliance and hiding. They are available in a wide variety of particle sizes creating extraordinary optical effects ranging from a fine-grained luster to a bold silvery-white sparkle. MagnaPearl® effect pigments are pearlescent pigments that are specially engineered. They are available in a variety of particle sizes. BTC’s effect pigments find use in a wide field for the coloration of plastics. They are also suitable for a variety of other industries including the automotive industry as well as the agriculture, building & construction, electrical & electronics, packaging, and textiles & fibers industries. They find also applications in newly emerging markets.

HDK® Pyrogenic silica is a mature product that WACKER has produced for over 50 years and is used by customers worldwide with great success. Thanks to our integrated production system with statistical process control and highly efficient reactor dynamics, we produce pyrogenic silica of exceptionally purity. With HDK® you get not only great product performance, but also tailored customer service.

IMAGIFINE pigment pastes are high strength, pourable pigment dispersions, specifically formulated for in-plant tinting of emulsion and water-based or aqueous paints & aqueous inks. IMAGIFINE pigment pastes are cost economic alternatives to commonly used, high concentration aqueous dispersions containing high quality pigments in respect to light fastness, temperature and chemical resistance. IMAGIFINE pigment pastes use a minimal of additives to ensure that these dispersions interfere as little as possible with the chemistry of customer products. IMAGIFINE pigment pastes are standardized with respect to color strength on a weight basis. Pigment loading may vary from color to color.

EcoSphere® biolatex® binders are in commercial use around the world. They are providing cost savings and price stability, while improving quality, productivity and performance as well as delivering environmental benefits. Following the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry, EcoSphere is designed and manufactured without leaving a sizable carbon footprint or generating harmful by-products.

SOLESPHERE™ microsphere silica gels are environmentally safe, non-nanoparticle, non-plastic, non-petroleum ingredients that enhance the performance of skincare and cosmetics. They can be used in oil-in-water, water-in-oil and anhydrous formulations to provide UV boost, reduce greasiness and stickiness, minimize pores, absorb oil and perspiration, improve spreadability and provide a matte appearance.

Bacote® 20 series Stabilized Ammonium Zirconium Carbonate is a highly effective crosslinker. It crosslinks with all commonly used binders to improve the surface structures strength by reducing the amount of weakly bonded particles available on the paper surface. This certain characteristic is of value to coated papers and offset printing. As well Bacote 20 crosslinks instantly to the binder, offering a rapid cure time in the drying section of the paper process, it is compatible with practically all coating and press formulations.

For customers around the globe seeking a reliable supply of nylon resins with superior quality and seamless customer support, AdvanSix Aegis® nylon resins and Aegis® barrier nylon resins are the ideal solution. AdvanSix Aegis® PIR nylon resins contains 100% post-industrial recycled (PIR) raw materials. AdvanSix nylon resins are a preferred choice in food, liquid, and consumer packaging along with mono/multifilament products, carpet fibers, automotive compounding and more. Our resins are available in a wide range of viscosities and additive packaging to meet the exact needs of customers.

KRONOS is the TiO₂ company. We take pride in making the world brighter with the most effective whitening agent in the world – titanium dioxide. This inorganic compound pigment makes hundreds of things white – from your computer mouse to the paint on your wall. Paper, toothpaste, sunscreen, cosmetics and just about any other commonplace item colored white contains KRONOS TiO₂. TiO₂ also makes colors as brilliant as they can be.

MGA is a premium sheet-fed offset series for printing organoleptically neutral print products on cardboard and other absorbent substrates.

For customers around the globe seeking a reliable supply of nylon resins with superior quality and seamless customer support, AdvanSix Aegis® nylon resins and Aegis® barrier nylon resins are the ideal solution.AdvanSix nylon resins are a preferred choice in food, liquid, and consumer packaging along with mono/multifilament products, carpet fibers, automotive compounding and more. Our resins are available in a wide range of viscosities and additive packaging to meet the exact needs of customers.

SILFOAM® is WACKER’s innovative brand for smart foam control products. It covers silicone-based integrated system solutions for regulatingfoam-intensive applications, and thereby optimizing processes and end products. SILFOAM® foam-control systems are the result of a continuous process of applied R&D. SILFOAM® is carefully tested for its compatibility and effectiveness in the customer's formulations, thereby avoiding overfoaming in advance.

Reprene is a one-component contact adhesive. Polychloroprene and solvents-based. It can be used in the covering, footwear, leather goods, luggage, foam industries, etc. It is an adhesive with vast fields of application.

ZirCan products are specialty chemicals and Zirconium crosslinkers for paper and paperboard. It provides high quality products, simplified supply chain and locally tailored service for our partners to be more competitive and sustainable over the long term.

A tinctorially strong general purpose fluorescent pigment for use in low polarity systems including paper coatings, target coatings and certain aerosol paints.

Multi Pro Plus series is a modern all-round series designed for the widest possible field of applications. This series is suited for almost any type of fast running printing machines. Due to the new binder technology the ink has a high process stability. The Multi Pro Plus Black is blue toned which give a deep black appearance.