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"Founded in 1972 by Dr. Tom Smoot, Kor-Chem was first established as a water treatment and cleaning chemical manufacturing company. Kor-Chem quickly gained a strong reputation for quality products and service, being recognized several times by U.S. Defense Supply Center (DSCR) as a Gold Medal supplier. Building upon these successes, Kor-Chem then began to grow into other market segments such as foodservice and automotive aftermarket products.

In 2001, Kor-Chem was acquired by John Fitzwater and family. With many years of corporate specialty chemical experience, Mr. Fitzwater brought a passion and focus on product innovation and technology development. This is especially true in the area of coating chemistry where Kor-Chem greatly increased its’ presence with many successful specialty coating product lines.

Kor-Chem acquired the PneumaSeal products business from Pneumateck Industries in 2005. PneumaSeal, the original tire sealant, uses patented technology that prevents and fixes flats in any pneumatic (air-filled) tire. PneumaSeal has international distribution and served to further expand and diversify Kor-Chem’s customer base and product offerings.

Turning its’ focus to the graphic arts industry in 2006, Kor-Chem acquired LCM, Inc. a distributor of screen printing chemicals and supplies and again in 2008 when it acquired Sundry Tech Inc. a wholesale distributor of screen printing chemistry. These acquisitions served as base for Kor-Chem’s rapid expansion of environmentally preferred screen printing chemistry products.

To continue the trend expansion in graphic arts, Kor-Chem acquired Brewers Printing Ink of Georgia in 2012 and TW Graphics Florida/J&S Inks in 2015. Both companies had been successfully serving their markets for over 30 years. These acquisitions fully integrated Kor-Chem as a graphic arts resource, created additional manufacturing facilities and expanded the capabilities to ink, adhesive and pigment dispersion manufacturing for flexographic and screen printing applications.

Today, Kor-Chem, Inc. continues to innovate as a growing leader in formulating and manufacturing specialty chemical solutions. The already impressive portfolio includes over 2000 products in institutional cleaners, industrial products, printing inks and cleaners, coatings, adhesives and pigment dispersions. Kor-Chem moves forward with a relentless commitment to delivering customers innovation, dedicated service and customized solutions."

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The DuraCoat OPV line offers an extensive list of choices to meet the needs of even the most demanding applications. These solvent borne overprint varnishes have outstanding performance and yield stunning visual enhancement to the printed substrate.

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DURACOAT P SOLVENT COATING SC-0027 (#09007) is an excellent choice for overprint applications that require high gloss and superior rub resistance. Excellent adhesion to a variety of substrate materials.

DURACOAT P SOLVENT COATING SC-0027 (#09007)

Kor-Chem NPHO Series High Opacity Direct Print Plastisol Ink is formulated with our chemically advanced Easy Print technology that allows for simplicity and optimal performance on press. The economical line of press ready plastisol inks are designed for direct printing on 100% cotton and cotton/poly blends. The inks are formulated for maximum print speed with minimal ink build-up on the back of the screens when printing wet-on-wet.

Kor-Chem NPHO Series High Opacity Direct Print Plastisol Ink

Kor-Chem SOHT Series Super Opaque Transfer Ink is a very opaque ink that is formulated to give the appearance of a direct print. These inks exhibit outstanding opacity even when printed on dark fabrics without a white underlay. SOHT inks are excellent on press and have been formulated to provide major improvements on printability over competitive inks.

Kor-Chem SOHT Series Super Opaque Transfer Ink

The DURACOAT BLISTER COATING SP-105 (#09162) is ideal for blister pack applications that require an overprint varnish.

DURACOAT BLISTER COATING SP-105 (#09162)

The DURACOAT VINYL OPV ALCOHOL RESISTANT V-0162 (#09139) is a product. This overprint varnish is ideal for applications requiring alcohol resistance. The vinyl copolymer system has excellent toughness and permanent flexibility, as well as high abrasion and stain resistance.

DURACOAT VINYL OPV ALCOHOL RESISTANT V-0162 (#09139)

DURACOAT MICROWAVE OPV RD-22-A (#09003) is a microwave safe overprint varnish with excellent adhesion to a variety of flexible packaging substrates. The high gloss coating offers excellent print and surface protection, as well as scuff resistance and water and stain resistance.

DURACOAT MICROWAVE OPV RD-22-A (#09003)

DURAFLEX LAM is a high performance series of adhesive and extrusion lamination inks. DuraFlex LAM inks consistently deliver dependable results with strong color strength, superior adhesion properties, and fast press runs. The LAM series inks are engineered to have high bond values and excellent solvent release.

DURAFLEX LAM

DURAFLEX FF is a premium solvent-borne flexo ink that achieves outstanding results on film and foil substrates. These inks are created with the most recent resin and pigment technology, resulting in high press speeds and a wide adhesion latitude. The FF series is designed for medium heat resistance applications, with a high gloss and scuff resistance.

DURAFLEX FF

DURACOAT HR OVERPRINT VARNISH HR-269 (#09002) is a high heat resistant flexible packaging OPV that dries quickly. DuraCoat HR OPV has excellent rub, scuff, and abrasion resistance, as well as a high gloss finish.

DURACOAT HR OVERPRINT VARNISH HR-269 (#09002)

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"Founded in 1972 by Dr. Tom Smoot, Kor-Chem was first established as a water treatment and cleaning chemical manufacturing company. Kor-Chem quickly gained a strong reputation for quality products and

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