Paper Coatings
Paper & Board Manufacturers: Maximize Your Carbon Footprint Reduction and High Performance in One
Sustainability is the new norm - in response to recent legislative changes, environmental concerns, and consumer demand for more stringent packaging grades. To keep up with this exponential growth of sustainability requirements, innovation must be embraced by industries across multiple sectors to create value and entrench themselves amongst their peers. Achieving ambitious eco-friendly goals will ultimately become paramount towards achieving success.
As the market leader and trusted partner in coated paper and board industries, BASF is committed to helping manufacturers reach their sustainability goals with its cutting-edge development - Basonal® PLUS 7988, a high-performance topcoat binder. This novel technology offers an effective solution for fulfilling customer needs while also promoting environmental responsibility.
"Reduce Carbon Footprint"
"Deliver Outstanding Performance"
"Boost Your Competitiveness"
Summary
Basonal® Plus 7988 brings to customers:
✓ Binder with optimal content of renewable materials to reduce carbon footprint
✓ Product in line with all compliances which are suitable for food packaging application
✓ Excellent rheological behavior, binding strength, and printability
✓ Enabling customers to run on high-coating color solids formulation
✓ Enhanced Sustainability
✓ Lower Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)
✓ Added customer value proposition toward carbon credit
✓ Cost competitiveness
| Monomer Composition | Styrene and Acrylic based anionic dispersion |
| Solids Content & pH | Solids Content Approx. 55% pH range of 5.5 to 7.5 |
| Glass Transition Temperature | Approximately 13º C |
| Particle Size Distribution | Approximately 120 nanometers |
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Basonal® PLUS 7915
We are proud to announce that our latest research and development efforts have led to the creation of a precoat binder that boasts up to 50% higher PCF reduction than the standard fossil-based binder. This cutting-edge product is versatile, suitable for both graphical and packaging applications, and will soon be available for launch.
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