RohmNova LLC - Paper Coatings Solutions

The alliance of Rohm and Haas and OMNOVA brings together two companies with histories of outstanding service as suppliers to the paper coatings industry. As RohmNova LLC the two partners offer paper coating formulators an impressive array of high-quality ingredients that includes polymeric binders, synthetic pigments, lubricants, rheology modifiers, and dispersants.

RohmNova back their products with broad technical expertise and tremendous manufacturing and supply capabilities.

PAPER AND PAPERBOARD CHEMICALS

OMNOVA's Paper & Carpet Chemicals business provides critical materials used in the making of paper and paperboard. A huge range of products use OMNOVA's technology, from magazines printed on paper coated with their latex shine to cereal boxes manufactured with OMNOVA products.

OMNOVA have long been recognized for their expertise and low cost position in styrene butadiene emulsion polymers for coatings and adhesive binders. In addition, they offer customers a broad range of chemistries and single-source capability for coating additives as well as chemicals used in the "wet end" papermaking process. This range of products includes:

• Coating lubricants
• Insolubilizers
• Organic opacifiers
• Paperboard latex
• Plastic pigments
• Polyvinyl acetate and copolymers
• Saturants
• Styrene-butadiene-acrylonitrile-latex
• Styrene-butadiene-latex
• Surface sizes

SPECIALTY PAPER COATING MATERIALS

The Rohm and Haas Company is one of the world's largest manufacturers of specialty chemicals. In the pulp and paper sector Rohm Haas is a specialist in coating materials and technology. A broad product line includes:

• Acrylic binders
• Styrene Acrylic Binders
• Vinyl Acrylic Copolymer Binders
• Vinyl Acetate Homopolymer Binders
• Release Coatings
• Hollow Sphere Pigments
• Dispersants
• Rheology Modifiers

Key tradenames include Rhoplex, Polyco, Ropaque, Acumer and Tamol; variants of which are used for all of the areas mentioned above. All of these products are backed by a world class technical support service for customers.

ONE-STOP SHOP FOR PAPER COATING SOLUTIONS

By combining their expertise, Rohm and Haas and OMNOVA are in a position to provide their customers with total solutions capability. A one-stop shop for all their paper coating needs, customers can expect to see new and interesting applications that make use of the partners' combined technical service and product range. More importantly, the alliance will possess the critical mass and flexibility to accommodate the industry's continually changing needs.