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The printed image: People have been trying to improve this since the dawn of time – since the first drawings on the walls of caves.

A picture is worth a thousand words (or

so goes the saying), however, the

emotion sparked by any image depends

on the quality of the image.

Advertisers, for example, looking to

convey a message and generate demand

for their products are driven for images

that jump out at us; images that

generate emotion; hit a nerve; or make

us curious to want to see more.

Kaolin Clay for Paper

VALUE FROM THE GROUND UP

KaMin LLC(478) 750-5484askus@kaminllc.com www.kaminllc.com

THERE ARE NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Refer to KaMin LLC’s Standard Conditions of Sale for the only express warranties applicable to the KaMin LLC products. Products incorporating KaMin products are not warranted by KaMin LLC. In no event is KaMin LLC liable for consequential damages. © 2008 KaMin LLC

Covergloss®, HuberPrime®, Hubertex®, Hydrafine®, Hydragloss®, Hydramatte®, Hydraprint®, Hydrasperse® and Lithoprint® are registered trademarks of KaMin LLC for kaolin clay.

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For Huber, it’s all about the image – the

printed image. It’s also about producing

the results your customers expect.

Your paper coating has to perform

from coating makedown and

application through the printing

process. You expect that, in coating

your sheet, the value of the paper

increases significantly because the

printed image is superior. And kaolin is

one of the keys to attain a high quality

printed image – an image that is clear,

crisp and leaps off the page. Kaolin is

the functional pigment used to deliver

the printed quality your customers

expect.

Huber has been supplying high quality

kaolin products since 1938. We have a

full range of kaolin products for the

paper industry and are a leading

producer of high brightness coating

clays globally. From coated board to

newsprint; from magazines to the high-

est quality art papers; across the world

Huber’s kaolin products are at work.

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For a complete listing of Huber’s kaolin products to meet your specific application needs, visit hubermaterials.com.

calcined hydrous

regular brightness high brightness

Regular Delaminated Fine Glossing StandardEngineered/ Functional Fine Glossing

Application Hubertex® Hydrafine® (#1 clay)

Hydrasperse® (#2 clay)

Hydraprint®

Hydramatte®Hydragloss® Hydrafine® 90

(#1 HB)Hydrasperse® 90

(#2 HB)

Lithoprint®

Covergloss®

HuberPrime®

Hydragloss® 90Covergloss® XG

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Coated Pub • • • • • • •Coated Freesheet • • • • • •

Coated Recycled Board • • • • • • •Coated Bleached Board • • •

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KaMin LLC operates three manufacturing facilities in Georgia collectively pro­ducing nearly 2 MM tons of clay annually.

A leading producer of Georgia kaolin

products for the paper industry, Huber

is the only producer in Georgia to

operate plants in each of the three

distinctly different crude regions of the

state. This provides access to coarse

platy feedstocks as well as the finest

high brightness crudes. But our

expertise is not in what is found in the

ground but rather in our innovative

spirit that has pioneered new

techniques for processing and has

consistently delivered new concepts to

the industry on how to use kaolin

products in paper.

For instance, Huber pioneered and

leads the world in the production of

fine glossing, high brightness clays,

namely Hydragloss® 90. These products

are continuing to see steady growth

driven by increased usage of calcium

carbonate in coating formulations and

the demand placed on runnability

from new high speed paper machines.

Huber also pioneered and developed

super conducting magnetic separation

resulting in better separation of

impurities and more importantly

improved energy efficiency of the

overall process. Huber continues to

invest in kaolin-process technology to

ensure that our customers’ needs can

be met cost effectively.

In order to develop the right products

and solutions, Huber draws on decades

of experience and an innovative

spirit. Our engineers, scientists and

mining and exploration experts ensure

our kaolin products match up well

with the other components in the

coating formulation.

ProductsKaMin LLC’s full product line is

anchored by our flagship product,

Hydragloss® 90, a fine particle high

brightness glossing clay used world-wide

to impact gloss and print performance

in high carbonate coatings.

In fact, it’s simply the most widely

used coating clay in high quality

coated freesheet and coated bleached

board grades. Coupled with its

excellent high shear rheology, it’s no

wonder why Hydragloss 90 is the

performance in high carbonate

coatings. Our Lithoprint® and

HuberPrime® coating kaolins can

deliver improved fiber coverage and

roto printability, typically in higher

kaolin formulations. As a full line

supplier we also have products ranging

from standard #1 clays, like

Hydrafine®, to delaminated clays,

Hydraprint®, and of course structured

kaolins, Hubertex® and Hubertex D

calcined clays.

product of choice for the newest paper

machines in the world. This fine

glossing coating clay has allowed

papermakers to formulate coatings to

maximize calcium carbonate levels as

well as coating solids, while ensuring

that the needed gloss, print quality and

runnability are achieved.

Huber has continued to develop

products such as our Covergloss® and

Covergloss XG coating clays that

provide additional optical and print

Value from the ground up.

As the use of carbonate-containing

coatings increased, Huber embraced

this conversion and responded by

making sure that our products could

be used readily and would complement

this conversion delivering the gloss and

printability that was needed. We

termed this process The Coating

ArchitectureSM Approach and this is

still the approach we use today. Thus,

Huber was at the forefront of solving

print problems using these new

coatings. Since then, we‘ve applied this

approach to helping our customers

achieve the highest quality at the

lowest cost.

In the late 1980’s, Huber led the way in

installation of the first high speed

laboratory coater (CLC). In the 1990’s,

Huber was one of three companies and

the only kaolin producer to invest in

Centre International De Couchage Inc.

(CIC), the state-of-the-art pilot coating

facility in Quebec, Canada. Nearly 10

years later we continue to leverage

these assets to develop solutions for our

customers, especially those that involve

improving the printed image.

In the end, the performance of the

paper is judged by the image it leaves

in the mind of the consumer. So while

necessary, it is not enough to produce

kaolin efficiently or even to know how

to apply it effectively on paper, one

must also be able to design, evaluate

and modify the quality of the image

that is produced on the sheet. With

that end result in mind, Huber has

invested in a print lab designed by a

printing and ink expert. These

commitments enable Huber to deliver

the products that allow the image to

convey the emotion (or tell the story)

that 1,000 words cannot.

DistributionHuber delivers kaolin to the paper

industry throughout the globe in slurry

and spray-dried form in the following

packages: dry bulk, supersacks (1 MT)

and small bags (50lb or 25 kg). Over

50% of our production is sold and

shipped outside North America

generally through the port of

Savannah, Georgia. Each year roughly

three million tons of Georgia kaolin

ships through the port of Savannah

where three terminals handle the clay

in a variety of forms. These terminals

have a long history of handling clay

and Huber works closely with the

kaolin shippers to ensure the quality

of the product.