Board and fiber-based packaging

Brand owners and retailers place high premium on packaging that can effectively communicate the brand image and positioning of their products to the end consumer. For packaging and board producers and converters, this translates into carefully developed packaging grades that meet demanding specifications required during the printing and converting process. Imerys utilizes state-of-the-art selective mining and production practices to develop products that bring specific functionality and performance to our end customers.

With a unique and comprehensive portfolio of hyper-platy kaolins, engineered kaolins, calcium carbonates and talcs, along with transformational specialty products such as FiberLean^®, EcoBright™ and Formulations Services, our global customer base benefits from advanced multi-pigment solutions. 

Imerys works actively with customers to develop new and innovative solutions to solve their technical and commercial challenges.

Multi-mineral and specialty portfolio for folding boxboard, SBS, CRB and other coated packaging grades to improve:

• Printability
• Surface enhancements
• Top-ply applications
• Coverage
• TiO₂ extension
• Barrier coating
• Incremental productivity gains
• Energy savings

• De-materialization/ Lightweighting
• Stiffness improvement

Multi-mineral portfolio for uncoated packaging grades to improve:

• Fiber extension
• De-materialization/ Lightweighting
• Productivity
• Energy savings