| abstract |
The present invention relates to a coating composition for coating of paper or paperboard, said composition comprising: a pigment, a binder, an optical brightening agent (OBA), a colorant, and a sugar alcohol, and to paper or paperboard coated with at least one layer of the coating composition. The present invention further relates to a method for preparing said coating composition and to an OBA premix useful in the method of preparing the coating composition, said premix comprising an OBA, a sugar alcohol, and optionally a colorant, wherein the OBA and sugar alcohol together make up at least 10 % by weight, preferably at least 20 % by weight, based on the total weight of solids in the premix. |