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Paper Coatings

Thermal Paper

We offer a multitude of products that are used in the several layers that make up thermal paper for lottery tickets, gaming tickets, airline luggage tags, airline tickets, car rental receipts, shipping labels, food packaging labels and many point of sale (POS) labels.

Ink Jet Paper


ICR offers specialty polymers for the ink jet paper industry in both the swellable polymer and microporous technologies. Our products can offer a unique blend of the required resistance characteristics for the ink jet image including water, environmental, oil, and grease, while simultaneously allowing for needed ink absorption.

  • Top Coat Layer - ICR handles specialty modified PVOH for the barrier layer offering the resistance characteristics mentioned above.
  • Stabilization Layer - Including specialty silica and PVOH to assist in stabilizing the image and reducing haloing.
  • Base Layer - Specialty Polyvinyl Alcohol to aid in the increase of durability and strength, whether paper or film-based.
  • Back Coat - Products that assist in anti-curling and printability of the back side.

OTHER PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTED FOR THIS INDUSTRY

  • Adipic Dihydrazide
  • Bis Phenol A
  • Bisphenol-S
  • Calcium Stearate
  • Carboxymethyl Cellulose
  • Glycidyl Methacrylate
  • Phenol 4, 4’-Sulfonyl Bis, {2-(2(Propenyl)} (TGSA)
  • Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)
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