Colorants

Solenis’ comprehensive portfolio of paper colorants includes both organic and inorganic pigment dispersions. These paper pigments are available globally but are marketed as PergaliteTM paper pigments in Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America and as SolarTM paper pigments in North America.

Solenis’ extensive portfolio of paper colorants enables papermakers to enhance virtually any type of paper and board. This portfolio includes the Pergabase family of basic dyes, which allow papermakers to economically achieve brilliant shades of color. While medium and deep brilliant shades are easily achieved with these basic paper dyes, they are ideally suited for tinting newsprint and wood-containing papers and for coloring waste-based packaging grades.

Solenis’ portfolio of paper colorants includes the Pergasol family of direct dyes, which comprises both powder and liquid concentrate products. These direct paper dyes are highly adaptable and can be applied in papermaking furnishes to achieve precise shade and quality targets. The dye group is ideal for providing deep, lasting color in printing and writing papers, graphic and specialty papers, hygiene papers, paper board, corrugated case materials, and decorative tissue paper grades.

Direct thermal printing is widely used by industries, retailers and consumers because it does not use ink to make an image and allows for variable data printing. As a result, it doesn’t require ink cartridges or toner. The only consumable needed for direct thermal printing is thermal paper, a specialty paper coated with chemicals — color formers and developers — that change color when exposed to heat.