At Hercules, we spend time downstream with your customer. And with our global research and dedicated on-site management approach, we’re able to know, understand, and anticipate new finished product traits. This way we’re able to bring you different size and surface treatment technologies when you need them, keeping you on the competitive edge.

From alkaline fine paper to liquid packaging board to sack kraft, internally or externally sized, Hercules has led the way in the development of size technologies and offers the most complete range of sizing agents for your production needs. Additionally, Hercules has the most complete selection of surface treatment technologies to control liquid absorbency and print quality.

Products

Reactive Size
Alkyl ketene dimer (AKD)
Alkenyl ketene dimer emulsion (AnKD)
Alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA)
ASA/AnKD co-emulsification or blends

Non-Reactive Size
Rosin paste
Fluid rosin
Dispersed rosin
Parafin wax emulsions

Surface Treatment
Cellulose reactive surface size
Styrene maleic anhydride (SMA)
Liquid and dry
Styrene acrylic emulsion (SAE)
Polyacrylamides (PAE)
Colloidal silica
Cellulosics

Specialized Services

Applications expertise
System analysis
Additive (sequencing)
Critical analysis
System compatibility
Fluids
Deposition
Automated emulsification systems for ASA and ASA/AnKD blends
Pilot paper machines
Grade development
Performance analysis and validation
Puddle and film transfer size presses
Advanced feed and control
Metering system design

Trademarks

Hercules' Sizing and Printability Technology is sold under the following trademarks: Aquapel®, Chromaset®, Hercat®, Hercon®, Hi-pHase®, imPress®, Neuphor®, Paracol®, Pexol®, Precis®, Prequel®, Scripset®, and Ultra-pHase®.