From alkaline fine paper to liquid packaging board to sack kraft, whether internally or surface sized, Ashland has the most complete range of sizing agents to help papermakers meet their grade specifications. This portfolio also includes surface treatments that improve the print performance of paper used in inkjet, laser, and offset printing and that impart oil-, grease-, and water-resistance properties to food-contact grades of paper and paperboard.

Products

100% reactive surface sizes
Alkenyl ketene dimer (AnKD)
Alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA)
Alkyl ketene dimer (AKD)
Anionic and cationic dispersed rosins
Coating lubricants
Colloidal silica
Fluid rosins
Mordants
Paraffin wax emulsions
Starch crosslinkers
Styrene acrylic emulsions (SAE)
Styrene maleic anhydride (SMA)
Surface strength additives

Specialized Services

Applications expertise
System analysis
Additive (sequencing)
Critical analysis
System compatibility
Fluids
Deposition
Automated emulsification systems for ASA and ASA/AnKD blends
Pilot paper machines
Grade development
Performance analysis and validation
Puddle and film transfer size presses
Advanced feed and control
Metering system design

Trademarks

Ashland's Sizing and Printability Technology is sold under the following trademarks: Aquapel®, Chromaset®, Hercat®, Hercon®, Hi-pHase®, imPress®, Neuphor®, Paracol®, Pexol®, Precis®, Prequel®, Scripset®, and Ultra-pHase®.