Paints and CoatingsOverview

Opacifying extenders

Inks

T H E A P P L I C A T I O N O F M I N E R A L S C I E N C E

PRODUCT

OptiGloss™ R R - - - - - - R - - - - 89 <0.1 >99 0.15 48 -

ImerSilk™ - R - - - - - - R - - - - 87 0.1 93 0.4 42 -

Supreme™ - - R - - - - - R - - - - 87 0.1 93 0.4 42 -

Speswhite™ - - R - - - - - R - - - - 85 0.3 80 0.7 42 -

Polwhite™ B - - R R - - - - - - - - - 82 6 55 1.8 38 -

Polwhite™ E - - R R - - - - - - - - - 78 12 35 3.5 33 -

OptiGloss™ XD R R - - R R - - - R R R - 89 <0.1 >99 0.2 40 <20

Polsperse™ 10 - R - - - R - - - R R R - 87 0.1 93 0.4 42 <25

Polsperse™ 20 - R R R - R R - - R - R - 85 0.3 80 0.7 42 <25

Polsperse™ 50 - - R R - - R - - - - - - 82 6 55 1.8 38 <30

PoleStar™ 200P - - R R - - R R - - - - - 90 12 50 2 50 -

NeoGen® MX - - R R - - R R - - - - - 90.5 2.5 63 1.1 75 ~40

PoleStar™ 400 - - R R - - R R - - - - - 90.5 1 90 0.6 80 -

Opacilite™ - - R R - - R R - - - - - 87 5 56 1.6 74 <35

Opacifying extendersOpacifying extenders from IMERYS can reduce a paint manufacturer’s total

titanium dioxide requirement, while at the same time making savings in the

raw material cost per litre of paint. IMERYS opacifying extenders allow the

replacement of up to 15% titanium dioxide in a paint without any loss of

opacity or other key properties.

Never has titanium dioxide extension been

more important in decorative paints.

P A I N T S A N D C O A T I N G S O V E R V I E W

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PRODUCT

ImerPrint™ 02K C C R C C R R 89 <0.1 >99 0.2 40

ImerPrint™ 07K R - AB R - AB - - C - - 80 0.5 90 0.7 46

Supreme™ R R C C C C - 87 0.1 93 0.4 42

Speswhite® R R - - - - - 85 0.3 80 0.7 42

Polsperse™ 10 R R C C R - C 87 0.1 93 0.4 42

Polsperse™ 20 R R - C C - - 85 0.3 80 0.7 42

PoleStar™ 400 - - - R - C - 90.5 1 90 0.6 80

Inks

P A I N T S A N D C O A T I N G S O V E R V I E W

ROTO

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They can also be used to extend TiO2 in water and solvent based inks.

Being a natural mineral product, every deposit has its own characteristics

and these result in different properties being obtained.

Kaolin and calcined kaolin have long been used within the ink industry to optimise the properties of lithographic, flexography and rotogravure inks.

PRODUCT

OptiGloss™ R R - - - - - - R - - - - 89 <0.1 >99 0.15 48 -

ImerSilk™ - R - - - - - - R - - - - 87 0.1 93 0.4 42 -

Supreme™ - - R - - - - - R - - - - 87 0.1 93 0.4 42 -

Speswhite™ - - R - - - - - R - - - - 85 0.3 80 0.7 42 -

Polwhite™ B - - R R - - - - - - - - - 82 6 55 1.8 38 -

Polwhite™ E - - R R - - - - - - - - - 78 12 35 3.5 33 -

OptiGloss™ XD R R - - R R - - - R R R - 89 <0.1 >99 0.2 40 <20

Polsperse™ 10 - R - - - R - - - R R R - 87 0.1 93 0.4 42 <25

Polsperse™ 20 - R R R - R R - - R - R - 85 0.3 80 0.7 42 <25

Polsperse™ 50 - - R R - - R - - - - - - 82 6 55 1.8 38 <30

PoleStar™ 200P - - R R - - R R - - - - - 90 12 50 2 50 -

NeoGen® MX - - R R - - R R - - - - - 90.5 2.5 63 1.1 75 ~40

PoleStar™ 400 - - R R - - R R - - - - - 90.5 1 90 0.6 80 -

Opacilite™ - - R R - - R R - - - - - 87 5 56 1.6 74 <35

Opacifying extendersOpacifying extenders from IMERYS can reduce a paint manufacturer’s total

titanium dioxide requirement, while at the same time making savings in the

raw material cost per litre of paint. IMERYS opacifying extenders allow the

replacement of up to 15% titanium dioxide in a paint without any loss of

opacity or other key properties.

Never has titanium dioxide extension been

more important in decorative paints.

P A I N T S A N D C O A T I N G S O V E R V I E W

WA

TER-

BASE

D

IND

UST

RIA

L

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ENT-

BASE

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PIC

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PRO

PERT

IES

KEY

R Recommended

* Sedigraph

† Laser diffraction d50

11.0 μm

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Fini

shes

for

w

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met

al –

wat

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Hydrous Kaolin

Super-dispersible

Calcined

FCC

PRODUCT

ImerPrint™ 02K C C R C C R R 89 <0.1 >99 0.2 40

ImerPrint™ 07K R - AB R - AB - - C - - 80 0.5 90 0.7 46

Supreme™ R R C C C C - 87 0.1 93 0.4 42

Speswhite® R R - - - - - 85 0.3 80 0.7 42

Polsperse™ 10 R R C C R - C 87 0.1 93 0.4 42

Polsperse™ 20 R R - C C - - 85 0.3 80 0.7 42

PoleStar™ 400 - - - R - C - 90.5 1 90 0.6 80

Inks

P A I N T S A N D C O A T I N G S O V E R V I E W

ROTO

GRA

VU

RE

KEY

R Recommended

C Can be used

* Sedigraph

AB Anti-bleeding

Glo

ss fo

r w/b

& s

/b

Mat

ting

for w

/b &

s/b

Brig

htne

ss

(ISO

) R45

7

Mea

n pa

rtic

le s

ize*

(d50

, μm

)

UV

fille

r

% +

10 m

icro

ns

Oil

abso

rptio

n

(g o

il/10

0g)

TiO

2 e

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sion

% -

2 m

icro

ns

Fille

r fo

r he

atse

t

Fille

r an

d Ti

O2 e

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der

Fille

r fo

r co

ldse

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Hydrous kaolin

Super-dispersible

Calcined kaolin

OFF

SET

LITH

OG

RAPH

Y

FLEX

OG

RAPH

Y

TYPI

CA

L PR

OPE

RTIE

S

They can also be used to extend TiO2 in water and solvent based inks.

Being a natural mineral product, every deposit has its own characteristics

and these result in different properties being obtained.

Kaolin and calcined kaolin have long been used within the ink industry to optimise the properties of lithographic, flexography and rotogravure inks.

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