Tag: Ink
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Agfa sells part of its ink business to Siegwerk
Agfa Graphics, which has a significant portfolio of wide format and industrial inkjet inks, has agreed a strategic alliance with Siegwerk Druckfarben, which mainly supplies inks for packaging and labels. The arrangement covers the production of digital packaging inks.
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Flint introduces EkoCure XS ink
Flint Group has launched a new narrow web flexo ink, EkoCure XS, designed for shrink sleeves.
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Sun Chemical announces price rises amidst spending spree
Sun Chemical will push up the prices of all of its offset inks and coatings worldwide, effective from 1st March 2018, amidst warnings of further increases later this year.
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Nazdar upgrades dye sub inks
Quality Print Services (QPS) has reported some success with a new series of high density dye sublimation inks from Nazdar, the NDT600 Series, which are designed for use with any printers using Epson printheads.
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T&K Toka acquires Van Son Printing inks
The Japanese ink manufacturer T&K Toka has acquired the Dutch firm Van Son Printing Inks. This gives T&K Toka access to the European, Middle East, African and American markets, marking a significant expansion.
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Flint and Sun Chemical to increase prices for packaging inks
Flint Group is to increase the prices of its packaging inks from the 1st January 2018, which the company blames on increased raw material costs.
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Flint acquires Eston Chimica
Flint Group has acquired Eston Chimica SRL, based in Padova, northern Italy, which manufactures and sells water-based inks for flexo and gravure applications.
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Siegwerk acquires Van Son liquids
Ink manufacturer Siegwork has acquired the Dutch company Van Son Liquids, which produces flexographic inks. Siegwerk is looking to improve its water-based ink offerings for packaging printing through this move.
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Huber Group launches new food inks
The Huber Group has launched a new range of sheetfed offset inks and coatings under the brand Huber Group Eco-Offset Inks Premium Plus, which are said to be low-migration and low-odour for conventional offset food packaging printing and for the manufacture of toys.
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Epson gains Eco certification for textile inks
Epson has picked up Eco Passport certification from Oeko-Tex for its Genesta range of textile inks, which were developed in collaboration with its subsidiary For.Tex.
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Flint launches Xcura Evo sheetfed inks
Flint has announced a new version of its Xcura sheetfed ink, with the launch of the Xcura Evo range of UV LED ink, which is based on Flint’s energy curing platform technology that was launched earlier this year.
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GSE develops Ink manager
Ink manufacturer GSE has developed a new Ink Manager software solution to help converters reduce ink waste and optimise ink yields through recycling press returns, which is due to be officially launched at this September’s Label Expo show.