Flexography

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MODAFLOW® 2100

Modaflow® 2100 is an acrylic flow modifier, without silicone addition. It improves flow and leveling, reduces pinholes, fish eyes, craters, and orange peels, improves substrate wetting, aids in air release, and facilitates pigment dispersion.

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MODAFLOW® 9200

Modaflow® 9200 is an acrylic flow modifier, without silicone addition. It improves flow and leveling, substrate wetting, or maintains high gloss and substrate and inter-coat adhesion, and facilitates pigment dispersion.

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MODAFLOW® RESIN

MODAFLOW® Resin is an acrylic flow modifier without silicone addition. It is used in non-aqueous industrial coatings and powder coatings to improve flow and leveling, reduce pinholes, fisheyes, craters, and orange peel; and to improve substrate wetting. This product also helps maintain or improve substrate adhesion, to defoam and aid in air release, and to facilitate pigment dispersion.

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EBECRYL® 303

EBECRYL 303 is a polymeric resin diluted 45% with the monomer 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate (HDDA)(1). This material is designed to be used alone or in combination with other UV/EB curable oligomers to provide improved adhesion of inks and coatings on plastic substrates.

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SETAQUA® 6756

SETAQUA 6756 is a self-crosslinking, surfactant free acrylic copolymer emulsion that offers excellent hardness, fast drying and good sandability. The product is highly durable and has exceptional chemical resistance. Film properties of SETAQUA 6756 are further enhanced by the resin’s fine particle size. This serves two functions: 1) it maximizes film clarity and 2) improves film formation for better chemical and solvent resistance. SETAQUA 6756 has excellent flow and leveling properties, approaching a solvent borne product

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Polygloss® 90

Ultrafine, highly pulverized, premium brightness kaolin for extending high gloss solvent and water-based coatings.

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EBECRYL® 350

EBECRYL® 350 is a silicone diacrylate that improves slip, substrate wetting, and coating flow and leveling when used as an additive in formulations cured by ultraviolet light (UV) or electron beam (EB). Cured films containing EBECRYL® 350 will exhibit a smooth, tack free surface, with good blocking resistance. Because of its acrylate functionality, the silicone cures into the polymeric backbone, thus eliminating the migration that free silicones often display in coatings. EBECRYL® 350 is recommended for use in: overprint varnishes, clear coatings on paper, plastics and metal, and release coatings.

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EBECRYL® 7100

EBECRYL® 7100 is an acrylate functional oligomeric amine resin generally used as an additive or diluent for more viscous oligomers. When used in formulations with a photoabstraction type photoinitiator (e.g. Benzophenone), EBECRYL 7100 has an accelerating effect on the UV cure speed. EBECRYL 7100 also promotes adhesion to plastic substrates such as polyester, ABS, polycarbonate and polypropylene oxide. It is recommended for use in: adhesives and coatings for plastics, clear coatings for paper, screen ink vehicles, metal decorating inks and coatings, wood fillers and coatings, lowering viscosities of other resin systems, and accelerating UV cure response.

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EBECRYL® 160

EBECRYL® 160 is a reactive diluent commonly used in ultraviolet light (UV) and electron beam (EB) energy curable coatings and inks. It can be used to impart crosslinking to energy curable coatings and inks while maintaining a degree of flexibility and toughness. Of the common triacrylate diluents used in energy curable formulations, EBECRYL® 160 exhibits the highest reactivity and the greatest viscosity reduction of oligomers. EBECRYL® 160 is a reactive diluent compatible with a wide range of acrylated resins used in UV/EB curing applications. Hardness, abrasion resistance, and high gloss properties make EBECRYL®160 popular for overprint varnishes, inks, coatings and electronic applications such as photoresists.

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ADDITOL® VXW 6394

ADDITOL® VXW 6394 is a wetting and dispersing agent for aqueous resin-free pigment concentrates.

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EBECRYL® P115

EBECRYL® P115 is a copolymerizable amine used as a hydrogen donor, or photoactivator, in ultraviolet light (UV) curable coatings and inks. When used in formulations in combination with a photosensitizer (e.g. ADDITOL® BP), EBECRYL® P115 provides rapid UV cure response in air by mitigating the effects of oxygen inhibition at the coating or ink surface. It has recommended levels are from 5 to 15% based on the total formulation, usually combined with 3-5% photosensitizer.

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CERETAN® ME 0825 WD

CERETAN® ME 0825 WD is a spherical, micronized, surface-modified Polyethylene wax and have uses in Paints and coatings and Printing Inks. This product have very good scratch- and abrasion resistance properties.CERETAN ® micronized waxes are predominantly produced using our highly advanced spraying technology leading to spherical particles. The spherical shape and the particles’ even surface help the dispersing process, reduce wax usage as well as dust formation. We guarantee D99 values to minimize oversized particles in your formulation.

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EBECRYL® 114

EBECRYL® 114 is a monofunctional reactive diluent characterized by low viscosity and relatively low odor. It is used in ultraviolet light (UV) or electron beam (EB) cured coatings and inks to control viscosity and increase adhesion and flexibility. It is recommended as a reactive diluent for: Coatings and screen inks on flexible and semi-rigid plastics including polyolefins, optical fiber coatings, and high refractive index coatings.

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EBECRYL® 117

EBECRYL® 117 is a hydroxyl functional monoacrylate monomer characterized by low odor and good adhesion and high reactivity. It is used in UV/EB cured coatings and adhesives to lower viscosity and increase flexibility. It is also used in intermediates.

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Shamrock Technologies Inc. SPP-25

SPP-25 is a low molecular weight polypropylene texturing agent. The SPP Series consists of polypropylene powders in a controlled range of particle sizes. These products are stir-in powders that can be easily dispersed under high-speed mixing in solvent, UV, or water-based inks & coatings.

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VANCRYL® 68

VANCRYL® 68 is a resin providing outstanding pigment wetting along with the viscosity stability needed for aqueous gravure and flexographic inks. The transfer properties and hold-out characteristics of inks prepared with VANCRYL® 68 resin are excellent. It is effective as a protective colloid in the production of styrene-acrylic copolymer emulsions.

Dynasol Elastomers

Calprene® 401

Calprene 401 is an 80/20 butadiene/styrene thermoplastic copolymer, polymerized in solution and having a radial struc-ture. This product is available in: - Calprene 401 porous crumb. - Calprene 401M powder form dusted with amorphous silica.

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CERETAN® MX 9815

CERETAN® MX 9815 is a Spherical, micronized Polyolefin wax. This Product can be used as a very good scratch- and abrasion resistance, improved gloss, less dusty compared to milled waxes, very good dispersing properties and -compatibility.

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CERETAN® ME 0825

CERETAN® ME 0825 is a spherical, micronized non polar Polyethylene wax and have applications as Paints and coatings, e.g. powder-, can-, car-, industrial-, building-, furniture- and floor coatings, and as Printing inks e.g. gravure-, overprint-, screen-, flexo-, heatset-, sheetfed- and coldset inks.CERETAN ® micronized waxes are predominantly produced using our highly advanced spraying technology leading to spherical particles. The spherical shape and the particles’ even surface help the dispersing process, reduce wax usage as well as dust formation. We guarantee D99 values to minimize oversized particles in your formulation.

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ZINPLEX 15

ZINPLEX 15 contains 13.2% zinc metal ions that can be used to crosslink aqueous carboxylated polymers. This crosslinking or complexing takes place as the coating dries at either room temperature or under forced dry or higher baking conditions.

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Sasol n-Propanol

Sasol n-Propanol is normal propyl alcohol of 99.90 % mass purity. Used as a solvent in antiseptics applications, pharmaceutical preparations, drug synthesis, cosmetic preparations and flexographic inks. Raw material for the manufacture of normal propyl amines, normal propyl paraben, normal propyl phthalate and normal propyl acetate. For documents specific to a region, please contact Sasol using the 'Request Document' button.

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Sasol Butyl Glygol Acetate

Butyl glycol acetate of 98% mass purity. Important use in the coatings industry. Other applications are inks (flexographic, gravure and screen printing), dyes to print, color leather and textiles. Also used in furniture polishes and wood stains. For documents specific to a region, please contact Sasol using the 'Request Document' button.

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Texicryl® 13-812

Texicryl® 13-812 is an alkali swellable emulsion designed for water-based printing ink formulations. It has excellent rub resistance and transfer properties. It is designed for use in flexographic inks for corrugated board. It is also suitable as a pigment grinding medium and let down vehicle.

The International Group Inc

Aquaban® 9001A

Aquaban® 9001A is a concentrated general purpose water-based treatment for paper and corrugated board. It imparts a high level of water repellence. This product should be diluted with water before use, depending upon the protection required. Typical dilution is 1:1 with water.

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MODAFLOW® AQ 3025

Modaflow® AQ 3025 is an acrylic flow additive for aqueous coatings, without silicone addition. It has been developed for use in water-reducible, latex, and dispersion systems and is compatible with a broad range of chemistries.

Shamrock Technologies Inc.

HYDROCER 257

Hydrocer 257 is a stable, non-ionic aqueous synthetic wax dispersion.

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EBECRYL® 741

EBECRYL® 741 is an adhesion-promoting resin with excellent pigment dispersion properties for radiation curable screen inks.

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AGITAN® A203E

only available in Asia! A highly effective all purpose defoamer for printing ink formulations, such as corrugated, film & foil, and screen ink formulations. Also provides excellent initial foam knockdown when used as a press-side defoamer.

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Calprene® 501

Calprene 501 is a 69/31 butadiene/styrene thermoplastic copolymer, polymerized in solution and having a linear structure.This product is available in: - Calprene 501 porous crumb. - Calprene 501C porous pellet. - Calprene 501M powder form dusted with amorphous silica.

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Filtrez™ 531A

Filtrez™ 531 A is an alcohol soluble fumaric acid modified rosin ester with a high softening point and moderately high acid value. Filtrez™ 531 A can be used in solvent and water-based flexographic and in gravure inks. This resin can also be used as a leveling and gloss-promoting agent in floor polishes.

Dynasol Elastomers

Calprene® 701

Calprene 701 is a new 69/31 butadiene/styrene Thermoplastic copolymer, polymerized in solution and having a linear structure.This product is stabilized with a non-staining antioxidant system, essentially gel free with a very clear color. Calprene 701 is a BHT* and nonylphenol free SBS, especially suitable for food contact applications.Calprene 701 offers good mechanical properties and shows a very good yellow index behavior.Calprene 701 is supplied in porous crumb.*(BHT content in pure polymer less than 30ppm).

Polyols and Polymers

POLYTONE® K94

POLYTONE™ K-94 is practically acidless, unsaponifiable Ketone Formaldehyde Resin which is very light in color, has excellent light resistance and show but very slight tendency to solvent retention. Addition of this resin in general improves gloss, hardness, filling, adhesive strength and durability

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SASOLWAX H1N4-G

SASOLWAX H1N4-G is a Micronized FT Hardwax has Particle size D50: 8µm D90: 18µm, provide slip and enhanced scratch/rub 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.

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EBECRYL® 812

EBECRYL® 812 is an ultraviolet light (UV) or electron beam (EB) curable polyester acrylate. Its low viscosity and outstanding color development properties make this product ideal for high pigment content, low viscosity flexo inks. Inks made using this vehicle have excellent adhesion to a variety of substrates common to flexo printing.

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EBECRYL® 3701

EBECRYL® 3701 is a modified bisphenol A epoxy diacrylate. It imparts flexibility and toughness to ultraviolet light (UV) or electron beam (EB) cured coatings and inks while maintaining such desirable properties as fast cure response and superior chemical resistance that are typical of standard epoxy acrylates. It is recommended for use in: clear coatings for paper, wood, and rigid plastic, adhesives for paper and film lamination, and lithographic, screen and flexographic ink vehicles.

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EBECRYL® LEO 10501

EBECRYL® LEO 10501 is a trifunctional diluting oligomer that provides low extractables, low odor and low migration after UV or EB curing. It is compatible with a wide range of acrylated resins. It can be used to produce low odor and low migrating UV overprint varnishes (OPV’s) and inks for indirect food contact applications. EBECRYL® LEO 10501 is specially recommended to formulate low extractable and low odor UV/EB curable OPV’s and inks for flexography, lithography and screen applications.