products in Paints & Coatings: Flexography Ink

BTC Europe GmbH

Efka® SL 3210

Efka® SL 3210 is a slip and leveling agent, a very effective additive to increase substrate wetting, slip, surface smoothness, and gloss. It has good compatibility with a broad range of printing ink systems and is relatively insensitive to pin-holing, even at high dosage. The chemical nature is organically modified polysiloxane.

BTC Europe GmbH

Efka® PX 4733

Efka® PX 4733 is an advanced polymeric dispersant with a core-shell structure. It is a 100% active, liquid dispersant with high pigment loading at low mill base viscosity. Particularly effective in UV-curable and mild-solvent ink-jet systems, it is suitable for use in UV-curable ink systems, including flexographic, lithographic, and screen inks.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation

DIACRON™ FC-1565

DIACRON™ FC-1565 is a polyester resin with excellent solvent solubility. It is a low molecular weight (Mw)-grade of FC-1494 and is optimal as a binder for paints and inks due to its excellent pigment dispersibility. It improves hardness, heat resistance, toughness, and solvent resistance by using curing agents such as isocyanates and epoxy resins.   Features: Excellent chemical resistance Excellent pigment dispersion Can be used with cross-linking agents   Benefits: Solvent solubility Durability High solid differentiation Use of biomass raw materials   Applications: Solventborne Coating For various types of inks Solventless & High Solids Coating   *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation

DIACRON™ FC-3399

DIACRON™ FC-3399 is a polyester resin under development can be used for powder coating. It works well to keep color for a long time and has excellent mechanical strength by using curing agents such as TGIC and Primid (HAA) and Epoxy resins.   Features: Excellent chemical and weather resistance Excellent pigment dispersion Good mechanical strength Can be used with cross-linking agents   Benefits: Good heat resistance Durability High solid differentiation   Applications: Powder Coating For various types of inks Solventborne adhesive   *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation

DIACRON™ ER-502

DIACRON™ ER-502 is a polyester resin with excellent solvent solubility. It is a high acid value and high molecular weight (Mw)-grade and is optimal as a binder for paints and inks due to its excellent pigment dispersibility. It improves hardness, heat resistance, toughness, and solvent resistance by using curing agents such as isocyanates and epoxy resins.   Features: Low temperature fusion Excellent metal adhesion Excellent pigment dispersion Can be used with cross-linking agents   Benefits: Solvent solubility High solid differentiation Use of biomass raw materials   Applications: PCM coatings For various types of inks Solventless & High Solids Coating   *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation

DIACRON™ FC-1588

DIACRON™ FC-1588 is a polyester resin with excellent solvent solubility. It is a low molecular weight (Mw)-grade of ER-535 and is optimal as a binder for paints and inks. Especially, the use of organic solvents can be reduced because low viscosity high-solid solutions are possible. It improves hardness, heat resistance, toughness, and solvent resistance by using curing agents such as isocyanates and epoxy resins.   Features: Low temperature fusion Excellent metal adhesion Excellent pigment dispersion. Can be used with cross-linking agents   Benefits: Solvent solubility High solid differentiation Use of biomass raw materials   Applications: Solventborne Coating For various types of inks Solventless & High Solids Coating   *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation

DIACRON™ FC-3294

DIACRON™ FC-3294 is a polyester resin with excellent solvent solubility and is optimal as a binder for paints and inks. It exhibits excellent adhesion to plastic films, moldings and metals such as aluminum, copper, and iron. It improves hardness, heat resistance, toughness, and solvent resistance by using curing agents such as isocyanates and epoxy resins.   Features: Excellent pigment dispersion. Can be used with cross-linking agents. Excellent chemical and weather resistance   Benefits: Solvent solubility High solid differentiation Durability   Applications: For various types of inks (Screen printing and inkjet, etc. )               PCM coatings      Solventless & High Solids Coating     *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation

DIACRON™ FC-3288

DIACRON™ FC-3288 is a polyester resin with excellent pigment dispersibility. It is a low Tg grade and is optimal as a binder for paints and adhesives. By blending with a high Tg grade DIACRON, it exhibits excellent adhesion and bendability to plastic films, moldings and metals such as aluminum, copper and iron. It improves hardness, heat resistance and toughness by using additive such as isocyanates.   Features: Low Tg and excellent substrate adhesion Excellent chemical and weather resistance Excellent pigment dispersion   Benefits: Use of biomass raw materials Flexibility  Durability   Applications: PCM coatings Adhesives for films Binder for screen inks Heat seal   *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation

DIACRON™ FC-3278

DIACRON™ FC-3278 is a high Tg grade polyester resin with excellent environmental friendliness using 50wt% or more of recycled material. It improves hardness, heat resistance, toughness, and solvent resistance by using curing agents such as isocyanates and epoxy resins.   Features: Excellent chemical and weather resistance Excellent pigment dispersion. Heat-resistant Contains 50% recycled material   Benefits: Good heat resistance Durability   Applications: Powder Coating  PCM coatings      For various types of inks    *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation

DIACRON™ FC-3352

DIACRON™ FC-3352 is a polyester resin with excellent environmental friendliness using 5wt% of biomass material. It is a high Tg and a low molecular weight (Mw)-grade and is optimal as a binder for paints and inks. Especially, the use of organic solvents can be reduced because low viscosity high-solid solutions are possible. It improves hardness, heat resistance, toughness, and solvent resistance by using curing agents such as isocyanates and epoxy resins.   Features: Excellent chemical resistance Heat-resistant Excellent pigment dispersion. Can be used with cross-linking agents   Benefits: Solvent solubility High solid differentiation Use of biomass raw materials   Applications: PCM coatings For various types of inks Solventless & High Solids Coating   *DIACRON™ is provided by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

Wacker Chemie AG

HDK® N20

HDK® N20 is a synthetic, hydrophilic, amorphous silica produced through flame hydrolysis. It is a standard product widely used in various industrial applications. This white colloidal powder offers high purity and serves multiple purposes. One of the primary applications of HDK® N20 is as a thickening and thixotropic agent in organic systems such as unsaturated polyesters, coatings, printing inks, adhesives, and cosmetics. Additionally, it functions as a reinforcing filler in elastomers, particularly silicone elastomers.

Wacker Chemie AG

HDK® H15

HDK® H15 is a synthetic, hydrophobic, amorphous silica produced via flame hydrolysis. It is a white colloidal powder of high purity. HDK® H15 is commonly utilized as a thickening and thixotropic agent in coatings, printing inks, adhesives, cosmetics, and other applications. Additionally, it serves as a reinforcing filler in elastomers, particularly silicone elastomers. Moreover, HDK® H15 functions as a free flow additive in the production of technical powders.

Wacker Chemie AG

HDK® H13L

HDK® H13L is a synthetic, hydrophobic, amorphous silica produced via flame hydrolysis. It is a white colloidal powder of high purity. HDK® H13L is primarily used as a thickening, thixotropic, and anti-sedimentation agent in various applications such as coatings, printing inks, adhesives, and others. It finds its main application in polar systems. The strong hydrophobicity of HDK® H13L makes it particularly suitable for solvent-free systems, high solids formulations, and waterborne coatings.

Wacker Chemie AG

HDK® T40

HDK® T40 is a standard synthetic, hydrophilic, amorphous silica produced via flame hydrolysis. It is a white colloidal powder of high purity commonly used in various industrial applications. HDK® T40 finds applications in flexographic printing, gravure printing, industrial wood coatings, inkjet paper, offset printing, and printing inks.

CHT Group

ULTRALUBE® GA 1806

ULTRALUBE® GA 1806 is an aqueous HDPE-type wax dispersion used to improve surface qualities. It has the best price-performance ratio, good abrasion resistance, and is suitable for indirect food contact. This milky white liquid is especially recommended for water-based printing inks.

CHT Group

SPACTIVE® GA 1020

SPACTIVE® GA 1020 is a dispersion of high molecular weight polysiloxanes in polyalkylene glycol. This defoamer compound has the best price-performance ratio. Its preferred fields of application include: Printing inks: gravure printing inks and flexographic printing inks Overprint varnishes (OPV): high gloss or semi-gloss Let-down

CHT Group

ULTRALUBE® GA 1803

ULTRALUBE® GA 1803 is an HDPE-type wax dispersion used to improve surface qualities. This product is amine-free, provides maximum abrasion resistance, and is suitable for indirect and direct food contact. It is especially recommended for water-based printing inks with direct food contact.

CHT Group

SPACTIVE® GA 1010

SPACTIVE® GA 1010 is a siloxane defoamer compound for water-based coating systems and pigment grinding. Due to its chemical structure, it is particularly recommended for use in mill base. This product has the benefit of the best price-performance ratio and due to its higher activity it is recommended as an alternative defoamer to SPACTIVE® GA 1020. Its preferred fields of application include: Printing inks: gravure printing inks and flexographic printing inks Overprint varnishes (OPV): high gloss or semi-gloss Pigment grinding

Sasol

SASOLWAX SPRAY 30-G EF

Extra fine Micronized FT Hardwax, Congealing point 100°C, Particle size D50: 5µm D90: 10µm, provide slip and scratch resistance and good overprintability in flexographic and gravure inks, paste inks, hydrophobicity as well as surface protection in Wood coatings, degasing and pin hole reduction in powder coatings.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL A3RJ Indanthrone Blue, PB.60

DCL A3RJ Indanthrone Blue, PB.60 is a strong red shade and highly saturated blue pigment that combines very good tinctorial properties with excellent fastness properties. It exhibits good overall resistance properties, lightfastness, weather fastness, and heat stability. This makes it a reliable and versatile choice for a wide range of inks and coating applications.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 1222 Quinacridone Magenta, PR.122 (Yellow shade)

DCL 1222 Quinacridone Magenta, PR.122 (Yellow shade), is a high-performance pigment that retains all the typical properties of quinacridone pigments, while offering a more yellowish and brighter masstone and a noticeably yellower, brighter, and stronger tint compared to the 1229 grade.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 2217 Diarylide Yellow, PY.17

DCL 2217 Diarylide Yellow, PY.17 is a strong, transparent green shade of Diarylide Yellow that offers excellent value for use in various printing ink applications, such as water-based, nitrocellulose-based, and polyamide-based inks and metal deco printing, as well as in some plastics applications, including polyolefins, printing on PVC film, and polyurethane foams, and in some air-dry industrial coatings and textile printing.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL AG401A Luster Black, 10 - 60 m

DCL AG401A Luster Black, 10 - 60 m is a silver gray translucent pearlescent pigment that boasts a brilliant finish, and it is approved by the FDA under Section 178-3297. The mixture that comprises this pigment is made up of mica, titanium dioxide, and carbon black, resulting in a silver gray powder as its appearance.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 1812 Naphthol Red, PR.112

DCL 1812 Naphthol Red, PR.112 is a deep shade red naphthol with very good lightfastness even in medium shades. 1812 is somewhat sensitive to blooming at very low concentrations. It also exhibits good overall resistance properties, weather fastness, and heat stability. This makes it a reliable and versatile choice for a wide range of inks and coating applications.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL AG6331 Pure Gold, 10 - 60 m

DCL AG6331 Pure Gold, 10 - 60 m is a gold pearlescent pigment with a bright finish. It is FDA approved (Section 178-3297). This product is mainly used in the following applications Plastics such as PVC, PP, PS, PE and PET. Powder and industrial coatings. UV and offset inks. Rubber

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 7019 Quinacridone Red Violet, PV.19

DCL 7019 Quinacridone Red Violet, PV.19 is a high-performance pigment developed for use in industrial coatings, automotive refinishing, and coil coatings. This reddish-violet shade is also suitable for plastic and ink applications, and is a close match to Clariant Red E5B. It is used in various high-end paint and plastic applications where excellent fastness properties are required, and is also FDA-approved.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 410 Carbon Black, PBk.6 (Granular)

DCL 410 Carbon Black, PBk.6 (Granular) is a smaller particle size, low cost granular carbon black pigment. It is the most jet of our low-cost carbon blacks however, it has the highest viscosity. 410 is particularly suitable for coatings, plastics requiring excellent UV properties, and solvent-based inks.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 2188 Naphthol Red, PR.188

DCL 2188 Naphthol Red, PR.188 is a bright, yellow-shaded naphthol red with good flow properties, bleed resistance, lightfastness, and weather fastness. It is recommended for higher-grade exterior industrial paints, exterior trade sales coatings, colorant systems for in-plant tinting or machine colorants, printing inks, mass coloration of paper, paper surface coating, paper pulp coloration, wax crayons, and inks for wallpaper use. It is also recommended for use in plastics.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 7354 DPP Red, PR.254

DCL 7354 DPP Red, PR.254 is a yellow-shaded DPP that offers excellent opacity, high color saturation, weather resistance, heat stability, acid, alkali, and solvent resistance. It is recommended for high-end coatings and high-end plastics applications, and is FDA compliant for indirect food contact plastic applications.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 1274 Hansa Yellow, PY.74

DCL 1274 Hansa Yellow, PY.74 is a medium-shade Hansa Yellow with good lightfastness and opacity. It has various applications, including decorative and industrial coatings, as well as water flexo, solvent flexo, and UV inks. It features good overall resistance properties, weather fastness, and heat stability.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 1319 Quinacridone Red Violet, PV.19 (E3B-70 type)

DCL 1319 Quinacridone Red Violet, PV.19 (E3B-70 type), is a high-quality pigment known for its outstanding fastness, heat stability, and resistance properties. This opaque, yellow-shaded quinacridone is slightly more opaque and yellower than the 1219 Quinacridone Red Violet 19 grade.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 2538 Quinophthalone Yellow, PY.138

DCL 2538 Quinophthalone Yellow, PY.138 is an opaque, green shade yellow with low viscosity in liquid systems and excellent light and weather fastness. It is greener than 2338 and exhibits high hiding power and good dispersibility. 2538 is FDA-approved (21 CFR Part 178.3297).

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 5154 Phthalocyanine Blue, PB.15:4

DCL 5154 Phthalocyanine Blue, PB.15:4 is a beta-type, non-crystallizing, non-flocculating green-shade phthalocyanine blue, recommended for various coatings and printing ink applications. It is FDA-approved (Section 178.3297) and is recommended for use in various industrial paint applications, such as air-dry and baking alkyds, as well as nitrocellulose and polyamide inks.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 7254 DPP Red, PR.254 (BO type)

DCL 7254 DPP Red, PR.254 (BO type) is a medium red shade DPP pigment that offers excellent masstone weather fastness, heat stability, acid, alkali and solvent resistance. It is recommended for high-end coatings and high-end plastics applications, especially exterior uses where excellent fastness properties are required. Moreover, this pigment is FDA-approved.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL 490-P Extra Strong Jet Black, PBk.6 (Powder, Stir in dispersible)

DCL 490-P Extra Strong Jet Black, PBk.6 (Powder, Stir in dispersible) is a highly dispersible black powder composed of carbon black. It is recommended for use in decorative coatings, water-flexo inks, and water-based systems, especially in concrete and roofing granules.

Dar-Tech Inc.

DCL AG6351 Shimmer Gold, 10 - 100 m

DCL AG6351 Shimmer Gold, 10 - 100 m is a gold pearlescent pigment with a bright finish. It is FDA approved (Section 178-3297). This product is mainly used in the following applications Plastics such as PVC, PP, PS, PE and PET. Powder and industrial coatings. UV and offset inks. Rubber