Products in Industrial Coatings: Waterborne Ink

Dispex® Ultra PX 4290 is a high molecular weight dispersing agent, designed to stabilize inorganic and organic pigments in aqueous formulations.

Hydropalat® WE 3437 serves as a wetting agent and emulsifier, offering excellent substrate wetting, emulsification capabilities, gloss improvement, and pigment wetting. It functions as an anionic surfactant and is presented as a colorless to slightly yellowish liquid. It serves as a surfactant, wetting agent, anionic surfactant, and emulsifier. Notably, it carries labeling claims of being silicone-free, solvent-free, and APEO-free. Hydropalat® WE 3437 proves to be an effective anionic wetting agent and emulsifier specifically tailored for waterborne coatings and inks.

Hydropalat® WE 3650 is a low-foaming wetting agent with key benefits including highly effective wetting for water-based coatings and ink applications, excellent dynamic surface tension reduction in combination with low foam stabilization, and suitability for lacquers or inks experiencing substrate wetting or cratering issues. Due to its excellent wetting properties, the product can also positively affect ink transfer and adhesion.

Acronal® S 728 F is an aqueous dispersion of a polymer based on acrylic ester and styrene, designed as a raw material for industrial use only. In liquid dispersion form, it appears white with a faint odor, and the product is stable.

Hydropalat® WE 3120 is a colorless, low-foaming liquid wetting agent designed for the printing inks and adhesives industry. It serves as an effective low-foaming wetting agent for emulsion paints and fountain solutions, showcasing excellent stability in both alkali and acidic environments, along with good water solubility. Recommended for use in formulating aqueous paints and printing inks, Hydropalat® WE 3120 also demonstrates proficient antifoam properties across various applications.

BTC Europe GmbH Zinc Oxide Solution No.1 that functions as a crosslinking agent, is crafted for applications in the paints and coatings and printing and packaging markets. BTC Europe GmbH Zinc Oxide Solution No.1 has features such as heat resistance, improved hardness, and water resistance, it finds utility in diverse applications, including wood coatings and finishes, industrial coatings, overprint varnishes, film and foil coatings. Specifically compatible with wood substrates, this solution is ideal for creating varnishes and waterborne coatings, while also serving as a crucial component in waterborne ink formulations.

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.

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.

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.

DCL 2316 Dianisidine Orange, PO.16 is a bright yellow shade orange with good opacity and tinting strength mainly for interior applications. This pigment is mainly used in the following applications: Plastics such as PVC and PE Powder and industrial coatings. Solvent flexo, water flexo and UV inks Rubber products

DCL 3136 Phthalocyanine Green, PG.36 is a strong, yellow-shaded, fully brominated phthalocyanine green pigment of excellent value, tinting strength, and color purity. 3136 has excellent overall properties. It is recommended to be used in a wide range of plastic, ink, and coating applications.

DCL 1372 DPP Flame Red, PR.272 is a bright, opaque, slightly yellow shade red pigment that stands out as an offset to the industry standard. It boasts excellent overall properties. This pigment finds major applications in the following: Plastics such as PVC, PE and PP Automotive/aerospace, industrial, powder coatings Water flexo, solvent flexo and inkjet inks

DCL 3017-A Phthalocyanine Green, PG.7 is a strong, medium-shade phthalocyanine green pigment that is FDA-approved (Section 178.3297). 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, plastics, and coating applications.

DCL RC-800-PG Rutile Titanium, PW.6 (Chloride) is a low oil absorption, chloride-process rutile titanium dioxide pigment, surface-treated with alumina and silica. It offers excellent tint strength and dispersibility, providing a bluish/white high dispersion product, and is approved for use under 21 CFR 178.3297 by the FDA.

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.

DCL 1354 DPP Red, PR.254 (2030 type) is a very opaque, bright medium shade red pigment, coloristically yellower and cleaner than the 1254 grade. 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 plastics, inks, rubber and coating applications.

DCL 1166 Disazo Scarlet, PR.166 is a transparent, yellow-shaded red with excellent heat stability and very good fastness properties. It is recommended for auto refinishes, solvent industrial coatings, and powder coating applications. It is also recommended for all ink and plastic applications.

DCL 1403B 2B Red, PR.48:3 is a yellow-shaded red pigment 48:3. This product is a good alternative to barium lithol pigments with good wax bleed resistance. DCL 1403B 2B Red is yellower than Red 48:2. It is recommended to be used in plastic, ink, and coating applications.

DCL 1144 Disazo Red, PR.144 is a medium to slightly blue-shade red pigment with high purity, tinting strength, and excellent heat stability. It is primarily used in the coloration of plastics such as PVC, ABS, polystyrene, polyolefins, and polyester spin dyeing, and is also used in some specialty coatings and inks, though it can cause warpage in HDPE.

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.

DCL CARMINE B Naphthol Red, PR.5 is a bright blue-shaded red pigment used primarily in offset and water based inks. It also finds use in decorative and industrial paints. It also exhibits good overall resistance properties, lightfastness, weather fastness, and heat stability.

DCL 2114 Diarylide Yellow, PY.14 is a semi-opaque AAOT diarylide yellow offering excellent value and having good overall resistance properties. It is specifically recommended to be used in water flexo inks, industrial coatings, and plastics such as PVC, PE, PP, etc.

DCL 1370 Naphthol Red, PR.170 is a very bright, yellow-shaded naphthol red with very good lightfastness, opacity, flow properties, and chemical resistance. The shade of 1370 is yellower and more opaque compared to that of 1970A. It is a reliable and versatile choice for various plastic, ink and coating applications.

DCL 2583 Diarylide Yellow, PY.83 is a very strong, bright, and transparent red shade of diarylide yellow with good lightfastness and bleed properties. 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, plastics, and coating applications.

DCL 032-185 Toluidine Red, PR.3 (Yellowest) is an opaque, yellow shade of toluidine red, offering very good lightfastness in masstone shades. It is the yellowest shade toluidine red by DCL. It is mainly used in water flexo inks, decorative and industrial coatings.

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.

DCL 1070 Naphthol Red, PR.170 is a very brilliant, opaque, strong, bright yellow shade of naphthol red pigment. It exhibits very good lightfastness, chemical resistance and flow properties. This makes it a highly reliable and versatile choice for a wide range of inks and coating applications.

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.

DCL 2194 Benzimidazolone Yellow, PY.194 is a bright, green-shaded yellow with very good light and weather fastness, especially in deep shades. This product has relatively high opacity, good flow properties, good overall resistance properties, and good bleed characteristics. It is mainly used in plastics, high-end coatings, and inks.

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.

DCL 2870 Naphthol Red, PR.170 is a blue-shaded red pigment for use where good overall fastness properties are required. It exhibits good overall resistance properties, including lightfastness, weather fastness, and heat stability. This makes it a reliable and versatile choice for a wide range of paint, plastic, and ink applications.

DCL 3777 Phthalocyanine Green, PG.7 (blue shade) is a bright, blue-shaded phthalocyanine with excellent overall properties. The product is FDA-approved (Section 178.3297) and recommended for various applications in inks, coatings, and plastics. It can be easily dispersed in plastics, coatings, and water-based flexo inks.

DCL 1419 Quinacridone Violet, PV.19 is a bright, blue-shaded quinacridone with a similar shade to thioindigo red, and it has excellent overall properties. This pigment is FDA-approved (Section 178.3297) and is recommended for use in inks, high-grade industrial paints, implement enamels, agricultural equipment, and powder coating applications.

DCL 1319 Quinacridone Red Violet, PV.19 (E3B type) is an opaque, yellow-shaded quinacridone with excellent fastness properties. It is slightly yellower and more opaque than our 1219 Quinacridone Red Violet 19, and is widely used for high-grade industrial and automotive coatings as well as water- and solvent-based inks.

DCL 1229 Quinacridone Magenta, PR.122 (Blue shade) is a standard magenta shade PR 122 that exhibits all the typical properties of quinacridone pigments. It is a low-warpage pigment, recommended for plastics, coatings, and inks, and finds a wide range of applications in coatings, such as trade sales, automotive, agricultural equipment, architectural paints, and industrial finishes. Its excellent heat stability and exterior durability make it suitable for use in various polymeric resin systems, such as polyolefins, polystyrene, polycarbonate, and ABS.

DCL 1242L Disazo Scarlet, PR.242 is a yellowish shade, red pigment with excellent fastness properties. It shows excellent resistance against ethanol and water. It is mainly applicable in Plastics such as PVC, PE, PP, PS and fiber. Automotive/aerospace, industrial and powder coatings. Solvent flexo and water flexo inks etc.