The present invention relates to the technical mineral matter suspension
sector, and, before and/or after drying, their applications in the fields
of paper, paint and, after drying, plastics. It also relates to the use
of a copolymer having at least one alkoxy or hydroxy polyalkylene glycol
function grafted onto at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, as
agent whose role is to enhance the gloss of the final product and, in
particular, the gloss of the sheet of paper, irrespective of the viewing
angle.