Inks

HEUCO^® Pigments for offset inks exhibit very good tinting strength and brilliance. A high degree of fineness in combination with optimal flow properties are prerequisites for use in this application field. Easy dispersability and good fastness properties complete the application profile.

Water based inks are used primarily for packaging printing by either the flexo or gravure process. These low viscosity inks are printed on different kinds of substrates including plastics, paper, board and corrugated board. For the manufacture of packaging inks organic pigments as well as water based pigment preparations are used as colorant options. Our organic HEUCO^® pigment line as well as our HEUCOSPERSE and MICROSPERSE Plus pigment preparations are the ideal choices for this kind of ink application.

The HEUCO^® pigments which, in general, have been specially designed for packaging inks exhibit very low abrasion properties, have very high levels of transparency and gloss together with outstanding dispersibilty. Optimized stability against flocculation allows for highest tinting strength and very good processability in all kinds of packaging inks.

Organic pigments for decorative laminated inks need to possess outstanding fastness properties, in particular very good migration resistance properties combined with high heat stability, transparency, brilliance and optimized dispersability. Our product portfolio offers certain specially designed organic pigments, marketed under the tradename HEUCO^®, which are designed to fullfil all these requirements.