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IMERYS KAOLIN SOLUTIONS FOR BOARD & PACKAGINGAs the world’s leading mineral-based solutions provider for the global paper and packaging industry, Imerys continues to pioneer in developing high value applications for its mineral pigments. The unique needs of the board and packaging industry has led us to make a group level commitment to focus our technology and resources towards better serving the players across the whole packaging value chain. We are doing so by developing new applications of our mineral-based solutions that contribute towards value creation across different stages in the lifecycle of packaging products.

Our comprehensive asset base and our vast in-house expertise, combined with our strategy for continuous innovation has resulted in adedicated product portfolio of pigments and coating formulations targeted to the global packaging industry. We offer a unique valueproposition that combines our Packaging Product Portfolio with an offer of dedicated services and collaborative research.

Our dialogue and collaboration with different companies in thepackaging value chain has repeatedly revealed and confirmed thatsome of the most significant trends in packaging materials are concerned with efficiency, energy saving, light weighting and use ofrenewable resources. Beyond process gains and legislative requirements, these factors also form the basis for marketingdifferentiation for brand owners & retailers to gain the attention ofend consumers at point of sale.

Imerys’ Packaging Portfolio consists of mineral-based solutions thatare developed to specifically address these concerns in the packaging industry by providing 5 core benefits, namely, Protection,Appearance, Cost Reduction, Productivity and Environmental.

Imerys’ Packaging Portfolio includes a range of fully formulated,ready-for-use, water-based coating solutions for fibre-based packaging industry – both for food and non-food segments. Ourcoatings enhance the surface and functional quality of paper &board based packaging. Key application areas covered by our product portfolio are Moisture Vapour barrier, Oil & Grease barrier,Water barrier and Mineral Oil barrier. The portfolio also covers coating formulations for printability of corrugated board (precoatprimers and white coatings).

In addition to a portfolio of “ready-to-use” coating solutions, we’realso able to fine-tune our coatings to find the optimum combination of oleophobicity, hydrophobicity, moisture vapour barrier, printability, stiffness, opacity, machine runnability and economics in our formulation to match your specific requirements!Our custom-made coatings ensure optimized performance. Ourtechnical experts can guide you in the choice of formulation and its

application method. Our coatings can be applied by conventionaldispersion coating techniques, or alternatively, via a printing press.They are easy to handle, and safe to apply.

Imerys is closely collaborating with leading brand owners andpackaging converters in developing ground-breaking barrier coatingsolutions. Our barrier coating solution to eliminate migration ofprinting ink residues from recycled board to packaged food is a casein point where our initiatives for industry collaboration and ourinnovation combine to produce high value-adding solutions.

From virgin fibre to Old Corrugated Containers, from latex for barriercoating to opacifiers like TiO2 – raw materials are a source ofincreasing and volatile costs for players in the packaging valuechain. Imerys’ Packaging Portfolio includes mineral-based solutionsfor pre-coat and top coat that have allowed our customers to reduce both raw material and process costs.

Our capabilities for pigment shape engineering have allowed us todevelop blends that effectively combine platy and blocky pigmentparticles to deliver uniquely enhanced coverage of the board whichin turn translates into cost savings for board producer in terms ofreduced TiO2 usage, reduced fibre usage, and also reduced calendarloading.

Our E-type Solutions are perfect examples of blends that harnessthe true potential of mineral usage in pre and top coat formulationsto deliver on cost savings.

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in pre and top coat formulations to deliver on cost sav-ings.

Imerys’ Kaolin Packaging Portfolio includes paper making solutions thathave a direct impact on improving plant productivity. A case in point is LinerMAXTM. Improved dewatering, reduced drying time requirement andreduced energy demands for drying are some of the benefits of LinerMAXTM.

Another example of a solution from Imerys’ Packaging Portfolio having adirect impact on improving plant productivity is our talc based solution -Mistron -for pitch and stickies control. The solution attracts pitch and stickies onto its platelets, making them harmless and preventing them fromagglomerating. Moreover, the solution allows to neutralize the tacky natureof the contaminant. Thus productivity improvements follow as felt and wireblocking problems and also deposits on pressing and drying cylinders areeliminated.

Our technical services team can provide you with expert advice and guidance on how our mineral solutions can play a direct role in improvingyour plant productivity.

Fibre-based packaging is the only packaging material which is bio-based, isrecyclable, is based on renewable resources, and also, widely perceived byend users of packaging material as the “green” solution. However, forovercoming the limitations in terms of barrier properties of fibre-basedmaterials (sensitivity to water, moisture, grease…), the primary solutionsused by the packaging industry have so far revolved around fluorochemicaltreatments, wax coating, poly coating, chrome stearate, etc. Other thanbeing a source of increased and volatile costs, often such barrier treatmentsalso render the packaging difficult to recycle.

Uses of Imerys formulated coating solutions provide a moreenvironmentally-friendly alternative as such barrier coatings do not impactthe recyclability of the product and are neutral to compostability.

Mineral extenders from our Packaging Portfolio reduce the energy requiredto repulp packaging material, thereby making it easy to recycle. Theefficiency of flotation methods for separating the pulp from unwantedmaterials is also increased by the presence of our mineral-based solutions.

It is important to note that as a leading provider of mineral based solutionsto the global paper & packaging industry, Imerys has adopted a SustainableDevelopment approach at the corporate level that encompasses soundethical, environmental and social policies in all its mining operations. Since

2006, Imerys has been part of the FTSE4Good responsible investing index and ASPI Eurozone (Advanced Sustainable Performances Indices).

High premium is placed by brand owners and retailers on packaging thatcan effectively communicate the brand image and positioning of their products to the end consumer. For board producers and converters of packaging, this translates into carefully developing,selecting and adaptingpackaging grade board that can meet highly demanding printing specifications during the printing and converting process.

High levels of micro and macro level smoothness of the packaging boardsurface is mandatory for high quality print, especially so in rotogravureprinting.

Beyond the appearance of finished product, properties of the top surfaceare also paramount to withstand demanding packaging converting operations. Important issues are the pore structure of the surface whichwill impact penetration of printing inks but also penetration of other functional substances such as glue and varnish.

The surface also has to be designed with respect to mechanical properties,so that when deformation occurs during folding, creasing and flexing, thefailure occurs in the correct location and the appearance of the product isnot impaired by unsightly cracking at the fold. The surface chemistry ofthis top layer must also be suitable to prevent delamination and failure atthe interface if the product is going to be laminated.

In light of these technical challenges, Imerys has developed high performance coating formulations that allow to meet stringent qualityrequirements in terms of printability, smoothness, gloss, brightness andopacity; and also allows to meet functional requirements in terms of barrier,varnishability, glueability, and strength for packaging grade paper andboard.

Within the corrugated packaging segment, high standards of printabilityrequirements is still a niche but a growing sub segment, thanks mostly tothe growth in demand for retail ready packaging.This demand is also drivingthe need to have improved appearance of the corrugated board substratein terms of its whiteness. Single or double coated systems of Imerys water-based formulations can achieve a smooth, white surface that can be thenbe treated with wax if required. These coatings are often applied using conventional dispersion coating equipment at the substrate producer or viaoffline coaters at the converters. Whereas flexographic printers can be usedto apply coatings that provide gloss effect on the corrugated packaging orprovide functional properties like anti-skid or scratch resistance.

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“CORE BENEFITS OF IMERYS KAOLIN PACKAGING PORTFOLIOARE PROTECTION, APPEARANCE, COST REDUCTION,PRODUCTIVITYAND ENVIRONMENTAL”

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M O R E I N F O R M A T I O NImerys Kaolin100 Mansell Court East - Suite 300 - Roswell - Georgia - USA | Tel: +1 770 645 3300 | www.imerys-kaolin.com Although the information in this document is believed to be accurate, it is presented without warranty of any kind and Imerys assumes no liability with respect to itsuse. No license to any intellectual property right is granted or implied. Statements or suggestions concerning possible use are made without representation or war-ranty that any such use is free of patent infringement, and are not to be construed as suggestions or inducements to infringe any patent.

For further information about our kaolin product line, please contact your Imerys sales representative who will be able to assist you.

IMERYS’ PRODUCT PORTFOLIOImerys’ Packaging Portfolio is comprised of mineral pigments and coating formulations with wide-ranging applications.

Our product offer is combined with our offer for technical services and is backed by high standards of our in-house R&D and our researchcollaborations with industry stakeholders. Our Account Managers and Technical Application Managers guide and recommend customers towardsthe optimal Imerys solution based on given customer requirements.

TiO2 ReductionPrintability

Surface EnhancementsTop Fibre Layer Replacement

ProductivityFibre-Extension

Top-ply ApplicationsPitch ControlTiO2 Extension

Oil & Grease Barrier Moisture Vapour Barrier

Water Barrier Barrier for Mineral Oil Migration

Décor & Laminating PapersRelease LinersCigarette Papers

Others

OUR APPLICATIONS

PIGMENTS FOR

COATINGS

BARRIER COATING

SOLUTIONS

PIGMENTS FOR SPECIALTY

SEGMENT

PIGMENTS FOR

PAPER-MAKING

GLOBAL KAOLIN IS PART OF THE IMERYS GROUP, A WORLD LEADER ININDUSTRIAL MINERALS. IMERYS SERVES A WIDE VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES INCLUDING PAPER & PACKAGING, INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, BEVERAGES, PERSONAL CARE AND CONSTRUCTION.

CUSTOM MADE PIGMENTS & COATINGS

Customized products to meet individual and specific customer requirements

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LinerMAXCarbitalSteaplusMistron

EType ClaysOpaciliteCapim

Alphatrex

CapimEType ClaysAlphatex