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Finding The Right Product For Your Ink Formulation Needs

Ink formulations are complex mixtures, consisting of pigments, polymeric binder resins, solvents or aqueous dispersants, and additives that enhance print quality. The resin binder stabilizes pigments and additives, ensuring proper ink transfer, setting, and drying. Gantrade’s urethane intermediates improve gloss, flexibility, strength, and resistance, while MPO diol serves as a versatile plasticizer and co-solvent. Gantrade supplies these products to businesses in the U.S., Asia, and Europe.

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Gantrade offers urethane intermediates and MPO solvent to ink formulators.

The properties of the PUDs are determined by the polyol and diisocyanate selected. Our polyether polyols in PUDs offer hydrolysis resistance, flexibility, and adhesion, while polyester polyols enhance solvent resistance, toughness, and stiffness. Diisocyanates influence UV resistance, hardness, and durability. Our MPO diol serves as a highly versatile plasticizer and co-solvent. Gantrade technical personnel can assist in the design and selection of urethane intermediates for polyurethane and hybrid urethane acrylic ink binder resins.

Offering a wide range of industrial ink products for various applications. A few of these products include:

Aliphatic Polyester Polyols
Epoxy Intermediates
Polyvinyl Butyral
Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol (PTMEG)
Water Soluble Polymer
Monomers
Solvents

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Applications for Inks

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Polyurethane Ink Resin Binders

Gravure and Flexography Inks

Laminating Packaging Inks

Packaging Printing Inks

Water-Based PU Inks

Benefits of Working with Gantrade

FOR YOUR INK NEEDS

Gantrade serves as a dependable source of raw materials used for inks. Businesses in many industries can rely on us for the specific chemicals needed, depending on application. We serve several industries and provide materials for many applications, including polyurethane resin (PUR) composites, wash primer, textile coating, and thickeners.

How Gantrade Serves

THE INKS MARKET

Since 1975, Gantrade has gained a reputation as an industry leader due to our commitment to sustainability and ability to help businesses navigate the global supply chain. Companies that need resins and intermediates for sealant and adhesive products can benefit from our expertise. We can help businesses consistently obtain the necessary materials to minimize disruptions to operations.