Paper chemicals

BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution sells and markets the full range of BASF paper chemicals as well as selected complementary 3rd party paper chemicals.


Application fields for paper chemicals in the paper production

Our paper chemicals portfolio offers a wide variety of paper chemicals with customized performance profiles for the paper production process enhancement and paper quality enhancement in the paper industry.

On this page we inform you about chemicals for paper production. If you are interested in chemicals for paper and board coating please see also our product line 'Paper and Board Coating'.

Chemicals for the paper production process enhancement

Retention and drainage aids, flocculants, fixing agents

Paper chemicals that can enhance retention and drainage of the stock and fix anionic substances circulating in the white water and/or preventing pitch deposits.

  • Polymin® types
  • Catiofast® types
  • Basofloc® types
  • Microfloc® types

Anionic dispersing agents, stabilizers and flocculants

  • Tamol® types

Defoamers/deaerators

Paper chemicals that free the air out of the pulp stock

  • Afranil® types

Parafin wax for increasing the water repellency of paper

  • Dewanil®

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Chemicals for paper quality enhancement

Sizing agents

Basoplast® types that control the liquids repellency of paper

  • Internal sizing
  • Surface sizing

Wet-strength and dry-strength additives

  • Luresin® types
  • Urecoll® types
  • Luredur® types

Paper chemicals for bleaching wood pulp

  • Hydrosulfit® types
  • Blankit® types

Paper chemicals for increasing bulk

  • Sursol® types

List of products:
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Dyes for the paper production

Basic dyes

Dyes for unbleached and wood containing pulp and recycled paper. They give high colour strength and brilliant shades.

  • Basazol® dyes

Acid dyes

Dyes for unbleached and wood containing pulp and recycled paper. They are very effective for surface dying and they give brilliant shades and high light fastness.

  • Anthosin® dyes

Direct dyes

Anionic and cationic direct dyes for bleached chemical pulp. They give very brilliant shades, high resistance to bleeding and high light fastness.

  • Fastusol® dyes
  • Fastusol® C dyes

Pigments

Pigment dispersions for special applications.

  • Fastusol® P dyes

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Competence and dependability of the world's leading chemical company

For our paper chemicals we offer you the competence and the dependability of BASF, the world's leading chemical company, combined with the flexibility and speed of BTC's regional organisations. With our quality portfolio of high value paper chemicals, individual services and system solutions, we can help you to achieve a decisive lead in your business.

Technical information and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for paper chemicals

For all BTC products, including the aforementioned paper chemicals with customized performance profiles for the paper production process enhancement and paper quality enhancement in the paper industry, we offer technical information and MSDS online for registered users.



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