TopChim’s NanoTope is used to produce Mondi’s new neox paper (Photo: Mondi Business Paper)

Feb. 14, 2007 — A research company focused on innovation for the paper coating industry, TopChim says its patented nano-hybrid technology is being used to achieve an industry first in paper production surface treatment.

According to the company, its new technology, NanoTope, creates a smooth, homogenous, nano-structured paper surface. This makes Mondi Business Paper‘s neox “uniquely versatile,” TopChim says: It unites the gloss and smooth surface feel of a coated paper with the high whiteness and stiffness expected of a quality uncoated paper. “By utilizing nano-hybrid technology, developed by TopChim nv, we have achieved a breakthrough in production of pigments on nano-scale for coatings to produce color laser printing paper. It is a paper more versatile than anything on the market to date,” explained Günther Hassler, CEO of Mondi Business Paper.

“We have succeeded in combining the advantages of coated and uncoated paper in one sheet. neox is like nothing the paper world has seen before,” Hassler added.

“For more than two years, our research team and the Competence Center for Innovation of Mondi Business paper have been working on the development of neox,” commented Henk Van den Abbeele, R&D director and founder of TopChim.

TopChim CEO Eric Jönsson elaborated, “This mutual agreement covers one of the first industrial roll-outs of our successful inventions in nanotechnology. TopChim’s objective is to introduce its nanotechnology in a variety of surface performance applications, including innovative barrier coatings for packaging, printing inks and textile treatment.”