| Envelope Ink Starting Formulations | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces an ink that is appropriate for envelope printing on paper substrates. It offers excellent resolubility and low paper curl. | |
| Paper and Paperboard Gravure Ink | Mallard Creek Polymers, Inc. | Gravure publication inks require good press runnability and resolubility; with excellent ink transfer at high speeds. Below are two typical starting point ink formulations that impart these characteristics. | |
| Adhesive Lamination Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces adhesive lamination ink. It is suitable for adhesive laminations to polyethylene, oriented polypropylene, and polyester lamination structures. | |
| Fast Dry Packaging Gravure Ink | Mallard Creek Polymers, Inc. | High speed gravure inks require fast drying along with good ink transfer. This formula is well suited for fast drying gravure inks that can be used to print substrates such as gift wrap paper and folding cartons. | |
| Pre-Print Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a pre-print ink. It is appropriate for the pre-printing of corrugated liner prior to the corrugation process. | |
| Packaging Flexo Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a packaging flexo ink. It is appropriate for paper and paperboard printing of folding cartons, multi-wall bags, and food wraps. | |
| Packaging Gravure Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a packaging gravure ink starting formulation. It is appropriate for gravure printing of folding cartons, multi-wall bags, and gift wrap. | |
| Retail Bag Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces an ink for retail bags. It is appropriate for surface printing on high and medium density polyethylene for retail bags, garment bags, and reverse printed towel and tissue overwraps. | |
| Paper and Paperboard High Gloss Ink | Mallard Creek Polymers, Inc. | Rovene® 6107 is used as an ink vehicle for paper and paperboard. It provides excellent transfer, nonblocking properties, and high gloss. This is a starting point ink formulation that imparts these characterisitics. | |
| Economical Corrugated Black Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This is a starting formulation for economical corrugated black ink. Colloidal emulsions/solutions give good carbon black dispersing characteristics and provide viscosity at low solids for economical black inks. | |
| High Hiding Corrugated Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a high-hiding corrugated ink. It is appropriate for product and brand identification on natural kraft and bleached substrates. | |
| Flexo Tag & Label Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a flexo tag/label ink. It is suitable for fine-line, high quality label and tag inks printed on a wide range of substrates for product identification and branding. It may also be overprinted with water or UV overprints. | |
| Detergent & Soap Packaging Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a detergent and soap packaging ink. It is suitable for printing of folding cartons and paper wraps for powdered detergents, soap wrappers, and other packaging requiring alkaline resistance. | |
| Paper and Paperboard Gravure Ink (Low Odor) | Mallard Creek Polymers, Inc. | Gravure publication inks require good press runnability and resolubility with excellent ink transfer at high speeds. | |
| Polycoated Board, Food Container Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a polycoated board/food container ink. It is appropriate for inks used on cold drink cups and other single-serve, polyethylene-coated board food containers. | |
| Fast Dry, High Gloss Packaging Gravure Ink | Mallard Creek Polymers, Inc. | High speed gravure inks require fast drying along with good ink transfer. This formula is well suited for fast drying gravure inks that can be used to print substrates such as gift wrap paper and folding cartons. | |
| Ice Cream & Food Wrap Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces an ink for ice cream and food wrapping. It is suitable for medium and high density polyethylene bags, oriented polypropylene wraps, metalized substrates and foil. | |
| Frozen Food & Bread Bag Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a frozen food and bread bag ink. It is appropriate for surface printing on medium and low density polyethylene substrates for frozen food, bread bags, and other heavy duty bags. | |
| Chocolate & Odor Sensitive Food Packaging Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a food packaging ink. It is appropriate for odor sensitive packaging on medium and high density polyethylene bags, oriented polypropylene wraps, metalized substrates, and foil. | |
| Surface Print, Heavy-Duty Bag Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a heavy-duty bag ink. It is appropriate for surface printing on polyethylene substrates for outdoor bags and heavy-duty shipping sacks requiring alkaline resistance. | |
| Post Print/Display Corrugated, pH-stable Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a post-print/display corrugated, pH-stable ink. It is suitable for process, line, and solid printing on natural kraft, bleached, and coated paper substrates. | |
| Formulations for Digital Ink Applications: Graphic Arts (Inkjet OPV) | BASF Dispersions & Resins | The following formulation provides an OPV for fast cure application using BASF monomers, LAROMER® oligomers, and EFKA® and IRGASTAB® additives. This formulation offers good adhesion, chemical properties, and abrasion properties. | |
| Heat-Resistant Surface Print Snack Food Packaging Ink Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a heat-resistant ink. It is appropriate for selective surface printing on oriented polypropylene and polyester substrates where printing may be subjected to heat sealing. | |
| High Solids White Pigment Dispersion Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a high solids white pigment dispersion. It is appropriate for TiO2 concentrates to be used in ink formulations. | |
| Graphic Arts Inkjet Inks: Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation shows cyan, magenta, and yellow inkjet ink formulations for fast cure response using BASF monomers, LAROMER® oligomers, and EFKA® and IRGASTAB additives. This formulation offers good adhesion, chemical properties and abrasion properties. | |
| Paper and Paperboard Flexographic Inks - General Use | Mallard Creek Polymers, Inc. | Waterbased flexographic inks are used to print a wide variety of substrates and articles made from paper or paperboard. General use flexographic inks can be used to print such articles as gift wrap paper or paper packaging. Below are several starting poin...view more Waterbased flexographic inks are used to print a wide variety of substrates and articles made from paper or paperboard. General use flexographic inks can be used to print such articles as gift wrap paper or paper packaging. Below are several starting point formulations for these general use flexographic inks. view less | |
| Paper and Paperboard Flexographic Inks - General Use (Economical) | Mallard Creek Polymers, Inc. | Waterbased flexographic inks are used to print a wide variety of substrates and articles made from paper or paperboard. General use flexographic inks can be used to print such articles as gift wrap paper or paper packaging. | |
| Paper and Paperboard Flexographic Inks - General Use (Flexible) | Mallard Creek Polymers, Inc. | Waterbased flexographic inks are used to print a wide variety of substrates and articles made from paper or paperboard. General use flexographic inks can be used to print such articles as gift wrap paper or paper packaging. | |
| Paper and Paperboard Flexographic Inks - General Use (Low VOC) | Mallard Creek Polymers, Inc. | Waterbased flexographic inks are used to print a wide variety of substrates and articles made from paper or paperboard. General use flexographic inks can be used to print such articles as gift wrap paper or paper packaging. | |
| Low Maintenance Organic Pigment Dispersion Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a low-maintenance organic pigment dispersion. It is suitable for use as colorants for pH-stable, low maintenance inks. | |
| Heat-Resistant Overprint Varnish Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces an overprint varnish which is suitable for paper packaging inks and overprints that require heat-seal release properties. It can also be used as a pre-print varnish. | |
| Chemical-Resistant Overprint Varnish Starting Formulation | BASF Dispersions & Resins | This formulation produces a chemical-resistant overprint varnish which is suitable for paper packaging applications requiring alkali or detergent-resistant properties. The level of surfactant should be increased to 3% or higher for adequate wetting over wet litho ink...view more This formulation produces a chemical-resistant overprint varnish which is suitable for paper packaging applications requiring alkali or detergent-resistant properties. The level of surfactant should be increased to 3% or higher for adequate wetting over wet litho inks. view less |
