Paper Industry

BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution supports its customers in all processes in the manufacture and finishing of paper and cardboard with an integrated range of BASF speciality products. Because of our detailed specialist knowledge we are able to formulate customised and cost effective combinations of chemicals for your specific field of application. Together with leading manufacturers in the pigment and paper industry we can devise system solutions for your entire process chain and provide beneficial package solutions. Furthermore, we are there to help you with extensive logistic, support and advice services ranging from the choice of products to testing equipment.

Products for the manufacture of paper and board

• Retention and drainage aids, flocculants, fixing agents
  Polymin® types for retention and drainage of the stock. Cationic, anionic and non-ionic products, based on polyethylenimine, polyacrylamide and other substances.
• Fixing anionic circulating
  Catiofast® types are cationic products for fixing in the white water and for preventing pitch deposits.
• Cationic microflotation aids: Basofloc® types

Dyes

• Dyes for unbleached and wood containing pulp, recycled paper: Basazol® dyes
  High colour strength, brilliant shades high affinity for unbleached pulp, wood-containing pulp and recycled paper. Special features of Basazol® C dyes: high resistance to bleeding, high affinity for bleached pulp.
• Acid dyes for unbleached and wood containing pulp, recycled paper: Anthosin® dyes, very effective for surface dying. Brilliant shades, High light fastness.
• For bleached chemical pulp: Fastusol® anionic direct dyes, very brilliant shades, high resistance to bleeding, high light fastness.
• Cationic direct dyes for bleached chemical pulp: Fastusol® C dyes, a high resistance to bleeding, high light fastness.
• Pigment dispersions for special applications: Fastusol® P dyes

Sizing agents

• Basoplast® types
• AKD-based sizing agents.
• Polymeric sizing agents.

Defoamers and stock deaerators for papermaking

• Afranil® types

Wet-strength and dry-strength additives

• For the neutral pH range: Luresin® types
• For the acid pH range: Urecoll® types
• For improving bonding strength: Luredur® types

Products for bleaching wood pulp

• Hydrosulfit® types
• Blankit® types

Anionic dispersing agents, stabilizers and flocculants

• Tamol® types

Products for coating paper and board

• Aqueous dispersions of styrene-acrylic ester copolymers: Acronal® types
• Aqueous dispersions of copolymers of styrene-butadiene and/or acrylonitrile: Styronal® types
• Aqueous solutions and alkali-soluble dispersions of acrylic ester copolymers: Acrosol® types
• Thickeners in coating colours: Sterocoll® types
• Dispersing agents for mineral pigments: Polysalt® types
• Crosslink agents for coating colours: Urecoll® types

Special additives for coating colours

• Glyoxal® types
• Basocoll® types
• Etingal® types
• Lumiten® types

Detailed product information

BTC offers a wide variety of speciality chemicals for different applications fields for the Paper Industry. For detailed information on products, please follow the links to our product lines 'Paper Chemicals' and 'Paper & Board Coating'.

Efficient service

Our sales team, specialists in the Paper Industry sector, has the mission to respond quickly to our customer’s needs and provide solutions to all their problems. Please contact your local sales representative.

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