Solutions on display will include new products in the graphics and textile space as well as Sun Chemical’s comprehensive portfolio of inks for diverse applications including wide and super wide format inkjet, textile inkjet, screen and industrial. Solutions from SunJet – Sun Chemical’s digital inkjet brand, will also be highlighted.

Wide Format Graphics

For the Wide Format Graphics market, Sun Chemical will introduce Streamline Toccata, a new water-based ink designed for poster printing and corrugated display applications. Based on innovative dispersion and resin chemistry, the Toccata inks are ideally suited for the high demands of display graphics in poster and point of purchase corrugated applications, where image quality alongside high durability requirements are key. Suitable for a range of substrates including clay coated materials, Toccata inks can support a business transformation to aqueous display graphics printing.

Sun Chemical will additionally present a new UV ink technology for low viscosity printheads such as the Epson i3200. Adding to Sun Chemical’s UV technology portfolio, this range will include CMYK, white and varnish and is a low viscosity formula that requires no heating within the printer. Targeting graphics and UV Direct-to-Film markets, Sun Chemical invites customers interested in the technology to discuss options during the exhibition.

Sun Chemical’s Streamline eco-solvent ink series will also be highlighted, offering low-odour inks with GREENGUARD Gold certification. These inks are available in cartridges, pouches, or bulk supply. Updates to the Streamline ESL 2 and Ultima inks will be showcased, enabling compatibility with Epson i3200 and Brother printheads. Complementing this range are the Streamline TVL 2 and TEL2 series, available in 500ml pouches and engineered to support eco-solvent inkjet printers, notably Roland’s TrueVis SG2 and VG2, with new orange and green inks enhancing the color palette.

Textiles

FESPA 2025 marks the official market launch of Xennia Sapphire, a range of pigment inks for textile, designed to deliver bold colours and high resistance across diverse fabrics. Suitable for cotton, polyester and blended fabrics, the Xennia Sapphire ink range spans low, medium and high viscosity digital printhead platforms covering the full range of wider format and industrial printers in the textile decoration space. Based on Sun Chemical dispersions, Xennia Sapphire inks are designed to offer the best in colour performance as well as delivering excellent wash fastness and durability, making them an ideal solution for the ever-growing digital printing market with pigment solutions. Containing binders within the inks, Xennia Sapphire inks are fixed with dry heat only, removing water from the post process compared with alternative dye based digital textile ink technologies.

Xennia Jade, a high-quality Direct-to-Film ink range with vibrant colours and high-opacity white, will also be displayed on the stand. Tailored to meet the rising demands while overcoming traditional challenges, Xennia Jade assures superior quality, stability, and reliability, paving the way for a seamless production environment. Sun Chemical will further present its leading sublimation inks, including ElvaJet Opal and ElvaJet Topaz, as well as Xennia Amethyst reactive inks and Xennia Agate acid inks. The entire textile ink portfolio is developed to meet the highest environmental standards, including key textile certifications and chemicals management initiatives.

Industrial

SunJet, Sun Chemical’s global inkjet brand, will showcase innovative ink and process solutions for applications such as graphics, décor, direct-to-shape, industrial, and packaging. SunJet will also highlight ongoing collaborations with OEM partners, system integrators, and printhead manufacturers.

Sun Chemical’s screen and pad printing team will present an extensive industrial portfolio supporting automotive, aerospace, electronics, packaging, and display sectors.

The SEPAREL degassing module range will also be featured, offering a significant advancement in degassing technology developed by DIC Corporation. These modules facilitate optimal ink performance by ensuring minimal pressure loss and compact size.

Peter Saunders, Global Director, Digital, EM & Screen Businesses at Sun Chemical, commented: “We are delighted to return to FESPA, the flagship event for the wide-format and industrial print industries. FESPA 2025 provides us with the ideal opportunity to engage with both new and existing customers across multiple markets and applications. We’re very excited to showcase our latest technology developments that help customers remain at the forefront of digital print, enhance process efficiencies, and drive sustainable transformation in their businesses.”

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s innovations and solutions on display at FESPA 2025, visit www.sunchemical.com/digital.

SUNCHEMICAL, Elvajet, SUNJET, STREAMLINE and Xennia are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Chemical Corporation or its affiliates in the United States and/or in other countries. DIC and SEPAREL are trademarks or registered trademarks of DIC Corporation or its affiliates in the United States and/or in other countries.

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Color Innovations, Styling Trends and Digital Tools

Showcasing its latest product developments at booth 3C-448, Sun Chemical will present color solutions and trend stylings for motorcycle coatings, as well as new digital pigment tools and extended supply for perylene pigments.

“We are delighted to be exhibiting at this year’s European Coatings Show,” said Brian Panczyk, President of Color Materials, Sun Chemical. “The show offers a chance to highlight our newest colorful solutions and demonstrate how they can help customers deliver high performing coatings in vibrant, innovative shades.”

Also on display will be the newly launched 2-Wheeler Styling Show for motorcycle coatings, showcasing the extended possibilities of color space expansion with pigment innovations. Presented with the three themes Extreme Ambition, Ultimate Lifestyle and True Commitment, these latest color enhancements offer added value for motorcycle aesthetics.

Visitors of Sun Chemical’s booth will get a first look at Paliocrom Premium Orange L 2900, the newest effect pigment from the highly successful Paliocrom brand family, which are recognized for their maximum chroma and brilliant metallic effects for golden-to-red premium colors.

Sun Chemical will present Lumina HD Exterior Sienna S3903V, the next grade in the Lumina high definition mica effects line. Based on fine synthetic mica with the highest performance properties, the Lumina HD line enables exceptional chroma, enhanced distinctness of image and subtle sparkle.

The Pigment Finder digital app grants exclusive access to a growing database of Product Carbon Footprint Statements, as well as other updated digital features including a new document alert function.

Signaling a strong commitment to high performance perylene supply, Sun Chemical has made significant efforts to ensure a reliable output for this class of pigments. To meet high demand, bottlenecks at various stages of the production process have been resolved and capital injections and the implementation of systematic data analysis have successfully stabilized the material flow and increased output. In addition, continuous capital investments have been directed towards elevating the existing asset footprint and enabling Sun Chemical to meet the markets’ needs now and in the future.

Innovative Advanced Materials for Coating Applications

Sun Chemical’s Advanced Materials division will present its latest product innovations at the show, including several new solutions for coatings, polymers and packaging film treatment.

“The European Coatings Show gives us the opportunity to showcase Sun Chemical’s transformative polymer solutions that help meet the needs of our global customers,” said Mehran Yazdani, President of Advanced Materials, Sun Chemical. “We look forward to showing how these solutions can accomplish customer goals to achieve high performance and sustainability.”

Advanced materials solutions on display will include:

• WATERSOL AC: This line of water-based emulsions and dispersions meets the high standards of the automotive industry and is suitable for primer, basecoat, topcoat and single-layer applications.
• BLUEPUR: These water-based polyurethane dispersions exhibit high film hardness, flexibility and adhesion on a variety of substrates, from wood and plastic coatings to flexo and gravure laminating inks for packaging films.
• HYDRAN: This line of innovative, water-based polyurethane dispersions has diverse applications including plastic film coating and artificial leather. The HYDRAN GP line is a range of sustainable polyurethane dispersions (PUD) that contains no amines, helping users to shorten process times, lessen odors, and reduce VOCs. The line’s high resin concentration and low water content can help achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions when compared to solvent-based polyurethane resins.
• HYDRORENE: Sun Chemical’s family of low monomer, hydro-dispersible polyisocyanates is used to enhance waterborne film performance.
• POLURGREEN BT: This PDI aliphatic trimer product line delivers quality performance solutions for green building and other applications and is low monomer and VOC-free.
• POLYASPARTIC SYSTEMS: Based on aminofunctional resins and aliphatic crosslinkers, these systems are low viscosity, low monomer materials with fast curing properties even at low temperatures that deliver excellent lightfastness resistance.
• CERANATE: Suitable for topcoat coating applications, this unique polysiloxane-acrylic hybrid resin comes with high technical performance, extreme durability, superior weatherability and low maintenance costs. It can also be a technical alternative technology to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

To learn more about Sun Chemical´s solutions at European Coatings Show 2025 in Nuremberg, Germany, stop by Sun Chemical’s booth #3C-448 at the show or visit www.sunchemical.com/ecs-2025.

Paliocrom, Lumina, HYDRAN, HYDROENE and POLURGREEN are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Chemical Corporation or its affiliates in the United States and/or in other countries.

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As one of the leading events for the textile industry, GTTES offers a valuable platform for Sun Chemical to demonstrate its commitment to innovation, sustainability, and excellence in the Indian textile market. India is one of the world’s largest and most dynamic textile markets, representing a significant opportunity for Sun Chemical to expand its footprint and engage directly with industry stakeholders.

Displayed on the stand will be Sun Chemical’s range of leading digital inks for textile decoration, including Xennia Amethyst Evo reactive inks, Xennia Sapphire PT pigment inks, Xennia Agate acid inks, ElvaJet Opal SB and ElvaJet Topaz SC sublimation inks and Xennia Jade inks for DTF printing, all of which are certified for ECO-PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®, reflecting adherence to prominent sustainability and environmental standards. Additionally, the Sun Chemical inks on display are featured on the ZDHC Gateway and align with the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero, reinforcing the company’s position as a leader in sustainable chemical management.

Simon Daplyn, Product Marketing Manager, Sun Chemical comments: “We are excited to participate at GTTES India, a key textile event within one of the world’s most significant textile markets. This will also be our first time exhibiting at a key show in India, marking an exciting milestone for Sun Chemical. Our presence at this show highlights our dedication to supporting and contributing to the growth of this dynamic and rapidly evolving sector.

Edri Baggi, Business Lead for Sun Chemical’s Textiles Division adds: “As a company, we are committed to the Indian textile market. This is demonstrated by the fact that we have local sales and technical service representatives to support customers and local stock to ensure rapid reaction with minimised product lead times. We see GTTES as an opportunity to strengthen our relationships with existing customers and establish new partnerships in this exciting market.”

Sun Chemical’s debut at GTTES forms part of Sun Chemical’s broader strategy to continue to develop its presence in India. The company’s continued investment in local resources and sustainable product development ensures it remains a trusted partner for textile manufacturers in the region.

Visit Sun Chemical at stand H3E20 or visit www.sunchemical.com/digital_textiles for more information.

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Printed Electronics

Sun Chemical’s SunTronic expanded product portfolio, set to be showcased, includes a high-resolution silver ink for metal-mesh transparent capacitive switches, a UV-LED curable dielectric ink, and advanced silver and dielectric ink technologies for in-mold electronics (IME) applications. The portfolio also features updated ink solutions for stretchable and wearable electronics, catering to the requirements of emerging technologies.

Biosensors

Sun Chemical will present its SunSens range, featuring customized functional materials specifically developed for screen-printed electrodes used in electrochemical biosensors. These materials support applications in health diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and agricultural sensing, driving innovation in these vital areas.

Graphic Inks

Sun Chemical’s full portfolio of graphic inks for high-tech graphic applications will also be highlighted. Available options include inks for screen, pad and digital printing. Formulated for use in specific markets and applications, these inks perfectly complement any functional printed elements. For example, the range of DecoMold graphic inks for IMD/ FIM can be used with functional inks to make fully-decorated IME parts for HMI and backlighting applications.

Dr. Phil Nicholas, Biosensor Technology Lead at Sun Chemical, will deliver a technical session on “Improving Material Technical Information – an Electrochemist Perspective to Ink Performance Reporting”. His presentation will provide an in-depth exploration of electrochemistry and the analysis of screen-printed electrodes.

Tony Searle, Electronic Materials Business Director at Sun Chemical, emphasized the company’s commitment to innovation and advancement, commenting, “Sun Chemical continues to push the boundaries of innovation in electronic materials, delivering tailored solutions that address the dynamic needs of industries ranging from automotive and healthcare to environmental and agricultural sensing. Our SunTronic and SunSens portfolios exemplify our focus on advanced technologies for printed electronics and biosensors. LOPEC 2025 provides the ideal platform to engage with industry leaders and showcase our latest developments, reinforcing our commitment to shaping the future of electronic materials.”

Sun Chemical extends an invitation to all conference attendees to visit their booth #B0.201, engage in discussions, and explore the future of electronic materials at LOPEC 2025.

SunSens and SunTronic are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Chemical Corporation or its affiliates in the United States and/or in other countries.

ENDS

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Due to the rising costs of raw materials and production driven by inflation, along with ongoing efforts to comply with sustainability regulations, production expenses have significantly risen and necessitated the price increase.

“While this price adjustment is essential to continue delivering innovative and reliable products in a challenging economic environment, Sun Chemical understands the impact of these changes on our customers,” said Brian Panczyk, President of Color Materials, Sun Chemical. “We will monitor these changing industry costs and work to limit further increases while continuing to maintain the highest quality and service standards for our customers.”

Sun Chemical will communicate specific increases directly with its customers. Customers with questions can reach out to their local Sun Chemical sales representative.

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“Sun Chemical releases regulatory newsletters twice a year with the intent to make it easier for our customers to comply with the regulations that affect their businesses,” said Bob Kendrick, Director Corporate Regulatory, Sun Chemical. “Through our sustainable product offerings, global customer support team and informational newsletters, we are consistently committed to helping our industry partners and customers be better prepared to face the industry’s ever-changing regulatory landscape.”

The latest newsletter features updates to global regulations on the usage of bisphenols, carcinogens and other chemicals in food contact materials, cosmetics and packaging inks. The report also highlights updated timelines for bans on potentially harmful substances, including an anticipated delay of the universal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) restriction.

Some of the latest regulatory updates featured in the newsletter include the:

• Proposed update to PCB limit values under the recent amendment of the European Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation
• Classification of acrylonitrile as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
• Updates to Washington State’s Toxic Free Cosmetics Act to include formaldehyde releasing agents and lead at 1ppm or above as prohibited substances in cosmetic products
• Restrictions on chemicals in food contact materials (FCM), including a proposed ban on bisphenol A (BPA) and the introduction of purity criteria for plastics under the 18^th amendment to the Plastics Regulation
• Limiting of mineral oil values to under 0.1 percent in packaging inks in France beginning January 1, 2025
• Delay in universal PFAs restriction due to an unforeseen number of public comments
• Finalization of the REACH restrictions roadmap to outline the timelines for bans on major substances, including bisphenols, lead chromates and carcinogens, among others
• Identification by ACSH of nine chemicals and chemical groups to be considered for binding occupational exposure limits, including titanium dioxide, zinc oxide and poorly soluble low toxicity particulates
• Evaluation of paints and microplastic releasers for possible regulation in California under the Safer Consumer Products program
• Ukraine’s approval of classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) regulation as the country moves toward EU membership
• Addition of 5,000 substances to the Swedish Chemicals Agency’s PRIO searchable database of hazardous substances
• Issuance of a final standard for the classification and labeling of chemicals by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) to enter into effect August 1, 2025

Sun Chemical’s products, tools and technologies are designed to help brand owners and converters comply with evolving industry regulations while meeting consumer demand. In addition to its Regulatory Newsletters, Sun Chemical offers an annual Corporate Sustainability Report to highlight new environmentally friendly products and services. The most recent report can be found at www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.

Visit www.sunchemical.com/regulatory-newsletters to obtain a copy of Sun Chemical’s Autumn 2024 Regulatory Newsletter.

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Now included in the ‘PantoneLIVE Production – Print and Packaging’ subscription, the monobloc libraries give the best possible representation of Pantone colors for producing extruded aluminum aerosol cans. The libraries were developed by capturing the closest achievable match to the core Pantone Matching System colors, using applied ink with either gloss or matte varnish onto monobloc cans, bottles, or containers. Leading consumer brands, packaging converters, and canmakers can rely on PantoneLIVE for confidence in selecting color standards that are achievable in production.

“Providing Pantone-approved colors on a monobloc can is a gamechanger for brands and manufacturers,” said Eduardo Alegria, Global Champion Metal Deco inks, Sun Chemical. “It simplifies the color approval process and removes guesswork, delays with ink laydowns, and reworks during new design production runs. This creates a more sustainable and cost-effective process.”

End-to-End Color Measurement Solutions for Metal Packaging

PantoneLIVE integrates with X-Rite solutions including ColorCert, Color iQC quality control software, Autura Ink Software, Ci64 handheld color measurement device, and NetProfiler performance platform for a truly connected digital color workflow. An end-to-end color management workflow helps brands, packaging printers, and manufacturers streamline color communication, enhancing design and print efficiency.

“Can making is a complex process and the reflective, curved shape of aluminum containers makes producing accurate and consistent color challenging,” said Cindy Cooperman, VP of Global Brand Sales, X-Rite. “The monobloc libraries in PantoneLIVE, combined with X-Rite’s Ci64 spectrophotometer and formulation and quality control software make it easy to select, measure, and produce consistent colors to maintain brand integrity.”

For more information on digital color workflow solutions for metal packaging manufacturers, visit www.xrite.com/industry-solutions/print-packaging/metal-packaging-manufacturers.

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Under the theme, “Experience. Transformation.,” Sun Chemical will feature a wide range of sustainable packaging solutions at booth LU-8720, including biorenewable, compostable and recyclable products from the SunEco portfolio. Sun Chemical’s ‘5Rs’ framework of Reuse, Reduce, Renew, Recycle and Redesign guides its research and development to create eco-efficient, sustainable packaging solutions that contribute to a more circular economy.

“PACK EXPO gives us an exciting opportunity to share our extensive packaging solutions with brand owners and customers who are working to meet their sustainability goals,” said Penny Holland, Vice President, Global Marketing Operations, Sun Chemical. “Sun Chemical is continuously dedicated to promoting its sustainable approach and PACK EXPO provides a unique occasion to engage with our customers across the industry while showcasing our sustainable solutions for the packaging market.”

SunEco Sustainable Portfolio

• SunSpectro SolvaWash FL+ offers increased recyclability for bottles with shrink labels through washable/deinkable flexo-printable solvent-based inks which yield higher quality and quantity of recycled PET from bottle recycling streams. The inks have also been recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) for enabling high quality natural recycled HDPE.

• SunSpectro SolvaWash GR are solvent-based washable gravure inks designed to be printed on crystallizable PET shrink films for recycling post-consumer PET bottles.

• SunVisto AquaGreen water-based inks are formulated with the highest level of bio-renewable resin content in the industry, providing an optimized high-quality finish.

• SunScreen is an innovative and reliable coating monitoring system that is easy to install on a range of press configurations and allows operators to monitor in real time whether the coating is being applied at the proper thickness (weight), cutting down on waste and improving efficiency. 

• SunUno Solimax AP is a highly versatile ink series for application on a wide range of plastic films that has been TÜV Austria-certified as “OK Compost” for compostable packaging. SunUno Solimax inks lead to more environmentally friendly end-of-life scenarios and limit wasteful press startups and shutdowns due to their applicability across a wide range of printing and packaging applications.

Coatings and Adhesives

• SunBar Aeroblocfunctional oxygen barrier coatings reduce excess plastic packaging layers and lamination and enable lightweighting, maximize shelf life and help packaging stand out visually. 

• SunLam compostable solvent-free laminating adhesives are designed based on ultra-low monomer (ULM) technology to prioritize safety and meet the needs of major flexible packaging applications for food packaging.

Additional Packaging Services on Display

SunColorBox is a unique offering of tools and services to manage digital color communication and optimize accuracy and consistency of color data connectivity across production. SunColorBox includes site assessments, full color audits, color matching and validating, digital libraries of spot colors and more.

The SunColorBox suite includes SunDigiGuide, a color management tool suitable for corrugators and paper bag producers that positions converters at the leading edge of the market for ink quality, productivity and customer service.

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s solutions on display at PACK EXPO International 2024, visit www.sunchemical.com/packaging or stop by at booth LU-8720 during the event held on November 3-6 in Chicago.

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SUNFOODS natural colorants

Visitors of Sun Chemical’s booth #3.1L31 can learn how Sun Chemical’s SUNFOODS line of natural colorants are derived from fruits, vegetables and algae to deliver vivid colors with robust performance.

SUNFOODS colorants are naturally derived to help meet industry demand for maintaining color vibrancy in food and beverages with consistent and stable performance while providing the compliance security which comes with the use of natural food products.

Sun Chemical’s booth will also feature its sustainably sourced Spirulina, a nutrient-rich functional superfood for use in dietary supplements and food and beverage applications. Spirulina’s vibrant blue-green hue combined with its natural abundance of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, make it a top choice for consumers who want to bring innovation, function and a shade of earthy green to the product development cycle.

Also on display will also be LINABLUE^® vibrant blue spirulina extract. LINABLUE is sustainably cultivated and free from microcystin, available in both liquid and powder forms. The only globally approved natural blue colorant, LINABLUE provides nutritious and consistent blue hues and offers over 99% solubility in the industry.

“We are excited to showcase our quality natural colorant solutions at this year’s Fi Europe,” said Sophia Jin, Business Manager Americas and EMEA, Food and Nutrition, Sun Chemical. “Sun Chemical is committed to providing premium quality natural colorants that prioritize function as much as performance. For decades, we have been developing new forms of spirulina and other plant-based colorants, leveraging cross-industry collaborations to proactively ensure a consistent and sustainable source of natural colorants that meets the needs of our customers.”

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s solutions on display at Fi Europe 2024, visit www.sunchemical.com/food-ingredients-europe-2024 or stop by at booth 3.1L31 during the event held on November 19-20 in Frankfurt, Germany.

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UV-LED printing offers significant advantages over traditional mercury-based UV (Hg-UV) systems such as enhanced curing efficiency (reduced energy consumption), less environmental impact due to the elimination of mercury, and suitability for use on heat sensitive substrates which include new bio films. Sun Chemical’s SolarWave Integra and SolarWave FSP are both UV-LED curing ink solutions designed to meet diverse printing needs.

SolarWave FSP is specifically tailored for labels and flexible packaging substrates requiring migration-compliance. It uses UV light from either UV-LED or medium pressure mercury lamps for curing, which ensures rapid drying and robust adhesion to various flexible materials. The inks offer flexibility, a high-quality finish, and durability in demanding applications. Additionally, the inks are food-safe and compliant with regulations for food packaging applications, including compostable packaging solutions as they have been independently certified as non-toxic to plants.

SolarWave Integra is a versatile range of high-performance process inks and blending colours designed for printing labels, tags, sleeves, tickets and other non-food applications found in the narrow web market. The product has adhesion characteristics to suit a wider range of plastic substrates as well as high hold-out for highest gloss and cure even on the most absorbent papers.

Sun Chemical and BOBST will also highlight their collaboration in the context of the OneECG project, a partnership of leading companies in the printing industry which aims to digitize the flexo printing process while increasing productivity, improving print quality and extending the color gamut space for a wide range of applications. ECG printing delivers superior colour accuracy and consistency across a broader spectrum, which is essential for today’s demanding packaging and label applications. Sun Chemical’s SolarWave inks are optimised for ECG, ensuring vibrant, high-quality results.

Jonathan Sexton, Marketing Manager Energy Curing products at Sun Chemical comments: “Our longstanding partnership with BOBST based on a common goal of excellence and innovation in narrow web and packaging markets remains strong” says Sexton. “We’ve successfully exhibited together and supported various open houses and exhibitions over the years. The opening of BOBST’s new Competence Centre represents a significant milestone in our ongoing collaboration and we are excited to use this opportunity to showcase our product offering for LED flexo printing.

Looking ahead, we are committed to exploring future joint initiatives to bring valuable insights to the market, including an ambitious Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) project. Our shared goal is to thoroughly assess the carbon footprint of the entire printing process, including both the inks and the machinery. This project aligns with our sustainability objectives and reflects our dedication to reducing environmental impact.”

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The latest sustainability report shows Sun Chemical’s progress toward its goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030, with 2013 as a baseline, and becoming net carbon neutral by 2050. Sun Chemical approaches its three business pillars of operations, products and services, and collaborations using the ‘five Rs’ framework – Reuse, Reduce, Renew, Recycle, and Redesign – to guide its sustainable initiatives and products in an effort to achieve a circular economy.

“As the industry’s spotlight on sustainability grows brighter, brand owners and converters need supplier partners who can help them adhere to regulations and meet their goals,” said Michael Simoni, Director, Global Sustainability, Sun Chemical. “We are proud to announce that Sun Chemical is 86 percent of the way to meeting its own 2030 target to cut carbon emissions in half. Our ‘five Rs’ framework has focused our strategic efforts on reducing waste and improving efficiency, recyclability, and compostability while maintaining the highest standards of performance to best serve our customers.”

The report’s operations section demonstrates Sun Chemical’s progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its use of electricity, steam, and fossil fuels during manufacturing operations. Through the incorporation of energy efficiency projects at manufacturing facilities, reductions in water consumption, significant decreases in landfill waste, and several awards and certifications for sustainable production, the report’s data shows notable improvements for the environmental impact of Sun Chemical’s operations since the last report.

The report’s products and services section highlights recent product improvements and launches designed to enable brand owners and converters to adhere to sustainable regulations and reduce waste, showcasing Sun Chemical’s commitment to sustainable product development. Sun Chemical’s growing portfolio of sustainable solutions has received several certifications for sustainable innovation over the past year.

Some of the featured solutions include:

• SunLam range of laminating adhesives covering a broad spectrum of applications, such as the industry’s first ultra-low monomer solvent-free retortable lamination adhesive
• SunPak® DirectFood Plus bio-renewable direct-food contact inks
• UV and aqueous inkjet inks that comply with the most recent regulatory requirements
• Marking technology expected to increase beverage container recycling
• SunUno Solimax AP ink series, recognized for sustainability excellence by the Flexographic Technical Association

The report’s collaborations section explains the importance of cross-industry partnerships to design and deliver sustainable solutions that contribute to a circular economy. Sun Chemical uses the EcoVadis scoring platform to perform risk assessments and ensure its partners’ performances are aligned with Sun Chemical’s sustainable values and goals. The report notes that more than 85 percent of Sun Chemical’s suppliers that participate in the EcoVadis system have achieved a Corporate Social Responsibility score greater than 45/100, Sun Chemical’s acceptable threshold.

Other collaborations in the report include:

• Partnering with Qualvis to develop fully recyclable food packaging using direct food contact inks and water-based overprint varnishes
• Joining the Science-Based Target Initiative to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals by 2030, which combines existing Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas reductions with new Scope 3 reduction initiatives
• Creating a biodiversity policy which covers Sun Chemical’s commitment to environmental sustainability through compliance with regulations, biodiversity assessments, reporting and transparency, and more

“Sun Chemical is committed to improving our environmental impact by reducing waste, improving efficiency, and sourcing products that enable increased recyclability, compostability, and biorenewability,” said Daniel Grell, Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Sun Chemical. “As we prioritize transparency through industry reporting, we are able to better understand and enhance the true impact of our sustainable initiatives as we work toward achieving a circular economy.”

To download Sun Chemical’s latest sustainability report, visit www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.

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Considered one of the most prestigious honors in the ink manufacturing industry, the Printing Ink Pioneer Award honors those who have given more than 20 years of service to the printing ink industry through their work with one or several printing ink companies or suppliers, in addition to service work with ink associations, production clubs and other committees. NAPIM also considers technical contributions in the areas of laboratory, engineering, production or product development.

When Dr. Farahat joined Sun Chemical in 2004, he initially worked on brand protection solutions, but his technical depth and expertise in material science, optics and chemical sensors made him the natural choice to lead the Novel Device Lab, an innovation initiative which also required understanding of electronics, machine learning and an ability to move concepts from lab to production. He quickly began developing creative solutions to complex problems, gaining several patents in the field.

For example, Dr. Farahat was instrumental in the recent launch of Sun Chemical’s SunScreen technology which accurately measures the thickness of deposited coatings in real time, thus reducing the required coat weights and greatly improving quality and consistency during print jobs.

“Equally important to Mohammad’s unquestionable technical acumen are his outstanding leadership qualities, including empathy, listening skills, a work ethic that allows him to lead by example, and a sense of humor that puts people at ease and creates an inclusive and enjoyable work environment,” said Russ Schwartz, Chief Technology Officer, Sun Chemical. “In fact, his supervisor once told me that he can transform a dysfunctional group into a highly functioning team faster than anyone he has ever known. We’re excited for Mohammad on receiving this well-earned honor.”

Dr. Farahat holds a Ph.D. in photo chemistry from Boston University and both a master’s degree in chemistry and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

The award was presented during NAPIM’s 2024 annual convention/technical conference, which was held on October 1^st at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, Wis. Dr. Farahat joins a long list of Sun Chemical employees over the company’s 200+ year history to be recognized for important industry accomplishments. To learn more about some of those achievements, visit www.sunchemical.com/research-and-development.

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The price increase has been caused by rising key raw material costs coupled with material supply tightness, escalating global freight expenses and inflation.

“The current global market situation necessitates that Sun Chemical pass along a portion of these price increases to offset these challenges,” said Chad Steiner, President of North America Packaging and Graphics, Sun Chemical. “Sun Chemical will continue to monitor dynamic supply realities closely and give every effort to mitigate continued escalations.”

Sun Chemical will communicate specific increases directly with its customers. Customers with questions can reach out to their local Sun Chemical sales representative.

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Mitra Chem is launching the American Production of Lithium Iron Phosphate and Future Innovation (AmPLIFI) project as a linchpin to building a robust domestic electric vehicle battery supply chain that is cleaner, safer, faster, more affordable, and independent of China. The grant, aligned with the goals of the Inflation Reduction Act, marks a significant step towards establishing the United States as a global leader in battery manufacturing for EVs, energy storage systems (ESS), and defense applications.

Mitra Chem will partner with Sun Chemical, which brings 100 years of advanced particle engineering, expertise in manufacturing and production efficiency, existing regulatory permitting, and extensive U.S. manufacturing infrastructure.

“This award selection represents a pivotal moment for the entire U.S. battery industry,” said Mitra Chem CEO Vivas Kumar. “By bringing advanced battery production to American soil we’re securing our energy future and positioning the U.S. at the forefront of the global electric vehicle revolution. The support from the DOE and Michigan, and our collaboration with Sun Chemical, will accelerate Mitra’s mission to revolutionize next generation battery production.”

The Michigan-based facility will focus on developing and manufacturing next-generation materials for electric vehicles and battery storage. Mitra Chem will apply its state-of-the-art acceleration platform that leverages machine learning and automation to unlock high throughput development and materials testing at 10x the speed of current industry practices. This project is expected to create hundreds of high-skilled jobs in the region while significantly advancing the domestic clean energy sector.

“The partnership between Mitra Chem and Sun Chemical brings together expertise in advanced materials and large-scale chemical manufacturing,” said Russell Schwartz, CTO of Sun Chemical. “By combining Mitra Chem’s cutting-edge battery technology with a century of manufacturing experience, we’re setting a new standard for innovation in cathode active materials for electrical storage. This project will demonstrate the power of American ingenuity and industrial might.”

Beyond its economic impact, the project is expected to yield significant national security and environmental benefits. To date 100% of battery grade iron phosphate (FP) and Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) is produced outside of the United States, with 99% coming from China. By localizing material production, the initiative aims to reduce US dependence on fragile global supply chains, alleviating an over reliance on global competitors.

By 2027, Mitra Chem aims to nearly double the U.S.’s LFP production capacity (15,000 tonnes of new LFP per year), with plans to double production again (30,000 tonnes per year) after that. As the facility scales up, it has the potential to supply batteries for millions of electric vehicles annually, marking a significant leap forward in America’s clean energy capabilities.

For media inquiries: press@mitrachem.com

About Mitra Chem:

Mitra Chem is a leading energy innovator building cleaner, more affordable, and safer commercial battery materials to serve as the bedrock for global decarbonization efforts. Mitra offers IRA-compliant lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP). With a state-of-the-art lab, Mitra utilizes an acceleration platform that combines proprietary technology with AI capabilities and automation to shorten the industry’s standard lab-to-market time by 90%. Mitra’s iron-based battery cathode materials avoid the significant environmental and geopolitical supply chain challenges associated with nickel and cobalt. Mitra is establishing scale-up and commercial partnerships in the EV, energy storage, and defense markets.

About DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains:

MESC plays a critical and unique role in catalyzing investments in America’s energy future to support the re-shoring, skilling, and scaling of U.S. manufacturing across energy supply chains. MESC serves as the frontline of clean energy deployment and accelerates America’s transition to a resilient, equitable energy future through data-driven investments in manufacturing capacity and workforce development. Learn more at: www.energy.gov/mesc or LinkedIn.

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PPS Solutions

At Fakuma 2024, Sun Chemical, in collaboration with DIC, will highlight its cutting-edge PPS compounds designed for the automotive industry. As a global leader in PPS compound manufacturing, Sun Chemical offers the broadest portfolio with over 250 grades, supported by a worldwide production network. Focus areas include materials and compounds for automotive E-powertrain components, such as E-engines, power electronics, and lithium-ion cells/batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, as well as pipe extrusion for thermal management in both combustion and electrical engines.

Among the featured products will be:

• DIC.PPS Z-200-XP: An unfilled, impact-modified, extrusion grade PPS designed for pipe and tube applications, particularly automotive coolant lines. This grade offers high viscosity optimal for extrusion processes, flexibility for smooth heat forming, and the inherent chemical and heat resistance of DIC.PPS.

• DIC.PPS Z-240 BLACK: Developed for bus bar applications in hybrid and electric cars, this grade excels in high flowability, temperature and heat shock resistance, very low dimensional tolerances, and high dielectric strength.

Sustainable Masterbatch Innovations

In line with the company’s environmental stewardship, Sun Chemical is also proud to showcase its progress in the masterbatch range, reflecting the latest innovations in eco-friendly solutions.

“Sun Chemical is dedicated to sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint. We are proud to present our progress at Fakuma 2024, emphasising our Cradle-to-Gate approach focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through use of recycled and bio-based materials. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in our development of environmentally friendly products,” comments Kai Sörensen, Managing Director of Colour Materials at Sun Chemical. “We look forward to presenting our innovative solutions at Fakuma 2024 and continuing to make a positive contribution to protecting the environment.”

A critical step in our commitment to sustainability has been recognising that Sun Chemical’s sustainable products have significantly lower CO₂ footprints than traditional petroleum-based products. This reduction is achieved through stringent Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) calculations, adhering to ISO14067, ISO14040, and ISO14044 standards. This initiative is part of parent company DIC’s ambitious goal to reduce CO₂ emissions at all locations by 50% by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Sun Chemical invites all attendees to visit its stand (Hall B4, Stand B4-4102) at Fakuma 2024 to explore its innovative and sustainable product offerings.

Learn more about Sun Chemical’s PPS and masterbatch solutions.

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Visitors of stand #2757 at SuperCorrExpo® can explore Sun Chemical’s comprehensive solutions, including its ranges of water-based inks and coatings, anilox cleaners, color management and digital troubleshooting tools that enable enhanced efficiency, precision and sustainability for corrugated packaging printing.

“Sun Chemical’s solutions for corrugated printing are designed to help drive successful recovery and continued growth of the corrugated packaging market,” said Jeremy Teachman, Product Manager–Paper Packaging and Corrugated, Sun Chemical. “Our full line of transformative, sustainable products, coupled with our digital color management tools available across North America, position Sun Chemical as the supplier of choice to help packaging converters achieve their goals.”

Water-based Inks and Coatings

• Designed to support high value packaging by performing at the cutting edge of the market, Sun Chemical’s SunVisto^® Advantage^® family of water-based flexographic inks enables quality performance and return on investment for high productivity converting press investments. These inks provide ease-of-use and color consistency so operators can focus on productivity and quality instead of ink management.

• Sun Chemical offers coating products to meet any demand in the market, from traditional performance attributes like gloss or slide angle to unique characteristics such as high rub, release, grease and water barrier coatings or wax replacement. SunSys Vallocoat water-based coatings and SunCure UV coatings provide the broadest coating offering in the market for both pre- and post-print corrugated applications.

• Sun Chemical’s SunVisto Anilox Cleaning Program includes a range of solutions to help corrugated printers maintain consistent print quality while extending the life of their equipment. SunVisto Power Scrub 65F can be used for everyday use while SunClean AutoWash 200 works best for automatic cleaning systems. SunVisto Anilox Renew 65F is ideally used for periodic deep cleaning which rejuvenates aniloxes and removes stains to optimize print runs.

• SunJet, the preferred ink partner for transformational digital printing, uses innovative water-based inks to meet the complex needs of corrugated packaging with DigiVisto inkjet inks. Specializing in water-based, UV and mineral oil-free solutions, SunJet supports a range of packaging applications and ensures successful digital integration and compliance across the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Color Management Tools

In response to the challenges of a competitive market, Sun Chemical’s SunColorBox offers a unique suite of digital tools and services designed to ensure consistent and accurate color communication for corrugated printers. By leveraging cutting-edge tools like SunDigiGuide, SunConnect and SunDigiProof, Sun Chemical provides easy-to-use, digital quality control solutions that pave the way for enhanced performance, quality and productivity.

Laser Marking Coatings

Designed to meet the demands of modern packaging applications, SunLase advanced laser marking coatings offer a sophisticated solution for variable code marking, optimizing packaging processes with precision, efficiency and sustainability.

Digital Process Automation

Sun Chemical will also introduce its Digital Process Automation solution, a suite of new tools that can utilize technical customer service expertise to quickly and efficiently solve problems and troubleshoot from afar, minimizing errors and downtime. To access the online and dedicated guide, visit our website, Paper Packaging Ink Troubleshooting Guide.

To explore these transformative solutions and more, visit Sun Chemical at booth #2757 during SuperCorrExpo^® 2024 from September 8-12 in Orlando, Fla. or visit www.sunchemical.com/packaging_corrugated.

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“Labelexpo is a tremendous venue for Sun Chemical to not only showcase the sustainable solutions we have created for the label and flexible packaging sectors, but also to underscore our dedication to fostering a circular economy,” said Dennis Sweet, Vice President – NWTL, Sun Chemical. “Our commitment to recyclability has recently been recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). Two of our innovative products were recently recognized for meeting or exceeding the voluntary requirements for APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition. It is another example showing our commitment to bring impactful and meaningful sustainable solutions to the market that benefit the whole packaging industry and our planet.”

Visitors of booth #831 will discover a wide array of biorenewable, compostable, and recyclable offerings under the SunEco portfolio.

Inks, Adhesives and Coatings

• Recognized by the APR for meeting or exceeding the voluntary requirements for APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition, SolarFlex CRCL innovative UV flexo inks for shrink and non-shrink applications facilitate easier PET film recycling by enabling ink removal without a primer.

• SolarFlex high adhesion ink technology offers excellent adhesion on challenging substrates without requiring the use of a primer.

• SunVisto AquaGreen water-based inks deliver unparalleled levels of biorenewable resin content and bring a premium finish.

• SolarWave UV-LED curable inks are compatible with both UV and LED lamps and promote energy efficiency and environmental improvement in industrial processes.

• The cutting-edge technology of the MX12 ink dispenser allows precise mixing that limits waste and reduces costs.

• SunCure mono-web coatings are UV flexo coatings that eliminate the lamination process and contribute to a reduced carbon footprint and material savings.

Additional Solutions on Display

Alongside its main offerings, Sun Chemical will also present a range of complementary products designed to add depth and tactile qualities to label applications:

• SunScreen enables online, real-time coating monitoring during printing to help reduce unnecessary waste from errors and reprints.

• SunInspire specialty inks and coatings use unique visual and tactile effects to enhance labels.

• SunJet inkjet inks for labels and packaging applications use proven technology developed over many years through manufacturing for OEM and global integration partners and meet the latest and most demanding application and regulatory compliance requirements for all printhead and press configurations.

• SunEvo primers, overprint varnishes and lamination adhesives enable digital enhancement for digital printing applications.

• SunColorBox provides a comprehensive digital color management tool with consistent, accurate color communication and data connectivity across the packaging supply chain.

• Consumables like SunVisto Anilox Renew and Power Scrub, SunVisto AutoWash and SunClean cleaners work effectively across various narrow web tag and label applications.

• Digital Process Automation solution introduces a suite of new tools that utilize technical customer service expertise to efficiently solve problems and troubleshoot from afar, minimizing errors and downtime.

Presentations

During the show, Sun Chemical will demonstrate how sustainability drives its product development with a variety of presentations. The presentations will highlight aspects of Sun Chemical’s ‘5R’ framework (Reuse, Reduce, Renew, Recycle, and Redesign) and show how it guides research and development efforts that lead to eco-friendly ink, coating and adhesive solutions for the packaging market.

Sun Chemical’s Global Sustainability Director, Dr. Nikola Juhasz, will present on the Eco Stage in Hall B at Booth #3005 on September 10 at 1:00 p.m. The Eco Stage, hosted by the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI), is designed to support a better performing, more environmentally conscious, label industry.

Also on September 10, Sun Chemical’s Derrick Hemmings, Product Manager – Screen, Energy Curable Flexo, will present during the Label Academy Master Class: Flexible Packaging at 2:45 p.m.

On Wednesday, September 11, Dr. Nikola Juhasz will present on evolving industry legislation at the Innovation Stage at 10:30 a.m.

For a deeper dive into how Sun Chemical is driving sustainability in the labels sector, visit www.sunchemical.com/labels-transform.

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Embracing the theme ‘Experience. Transformation,’ Sun Chemical will present pioneering digital solutions designed to elevate business innovation across the industry. Visitors of booth #C3031 can explore the multitude of Sun Chemical’s products and services designed to transform printing capabilities, including offerings for direct-to-film, wide and super wide format, digital printing and more.

“We are thrilled to showcase our solutions at this year’s PRINTING United Expo,” said Christine Medordi, Sales Manager – North America, Sun Chemical. “A premier exhibition for North America’s printing industry, this show gives us an opportunity to display how our printing technologies meet current market demands and offers us a chance to engage with both new and existing customers. We look forward to demonstrating how our products can drive transformative outcomes for their businesses.”

Direct-to-Film Innovations

Key among the products on display will be Xennia Jade, Sun Chemical’s groundbreaking pigment ink solution optimized for the direct-to-film (DTF) market. Tailored to meet rising demands while overcoming traditional challenges, Xennia Jade assures superior quality, stability and reliability, paving the way for a seamless production environment.

Advancements in Wide Format Printing

Sun Chemical will also shine the spotlight on its Streamline series, an ensemble of inkjet inks developed for wide format printers, featuring low-odor chemistry and boasting GREENGUARD Gold certification. Complementing this range are the Streamline TVL 2 and TEL2 ink series, available in 500ml pouches and engineered to support eco-solvent inkjet printers, notably Roland’s TrueVis SG2 and VG2, with new orange and green inks enhancing the color palette.

Expanding Capabilities in Super Wide Format Printing

To cater to the industrial 3.2m-solvent inkjet presses market, Sun Chemical will present tailored Streamline ink solutions compatible with an array of printheads, including Konica Minolta, Spectra Starfire and Epson i3200, with the Streamline SGR series for Ricoh Gen 5 printheads marking the latest innovation.

Aqueous Inks for Digital Printing

Sun Chemical’s commitment extends to super wide format printing with the Streamline aqueous ink technology. The Streamline APY and Streamline APR series, tailored for Kyocera and Ricoh Gen 5 printheads respectively, exemplify high-color strength, efficient drying and significant ink consumption reduction.

Solutions for Digital Textile Printing

Sun Chemical will also introduce a variety of digital inks for textile decoration, encompassing sign and display, sportswear, fashion and home textiles with inks suitable for a full range of digital printer and printhead models. Highlights include the market-leading sublimation inks ElvaJet Opal SB and ElvaJet Topaz SC, alongside new pigment solution Xennia Sapphire, which provides exceptional color and application performance.

Degassing Modules for Digital Presses

The showcase will feature SEPAREL^® for inkjet applications, a significant advancement in degassing technology developed by DIC Corporation. These modules facilitate optimal ink performance by ensuring minimal pressure loss and compact size.

Additional Innovative Solutions

Sun Chemical will display an array of additional printing solutions including edible inks for direct food printing which enable customization and enhanced consumer experience. SunJet, the global inkjet brand of Sun Chemical and DIC, will exhibit its latest inkjet chemistry advancements.

Compatible with a range of applications, SunTronic^® ECLIPSE technologies offer customized solutions for conductive inks, resists, dielectrics and insulators that are compatible with a range of applications.

Sun Chemical’s SunEvo digital coatings, ranging from specific primers for a variety of substrates and printing applications to overprint varnishes, adhesion promoters and lamination adhesives, are all optimized for use in combination with digital inks.

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s solutions on display at PRINTING United Expo, visit www.sunchemical.com/digital or stop by at booth #C3031 during the event.

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Developed by United Kingdom–based global index provider FTSE Russell, part of the London Stock Exchange Group plc, the FTSE4Good Index Series measures the performance of companies demonstrating outstanding ESG practices using a model comprising multiple themes categorized into three pillars: Environmental, Social and Governance. DIC was given high marks for its initiatives implemented in line with themes such as Pollution & Resources (Environmental pillar), Health & Safety and Labour Standards (Social pillar) and Tax Transparency (Governance pillar).

In addition to the FTSE Blossom Japan Index and the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, DIC has been selected for inclusion in several other major ESG investment indices used by the GPIF. These include MSCI’s MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index and the Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index.

Guided by its basic sustainability policy, the DIC Group will continue working toward achieving sustainability for society by strengthening ESG initiatives linked to its business activities and promoting appropriate disclosure.

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Visitors of booth #W131 will be introduced to Sun Chemical’s COMPAL WS, a range of highly concentrated, VOC-free aluminum preparations for dipped latex applications, such as gloves, balloons, finger cots, swimming caps and more.

Compatible in water-based systems, COMPAL WS preparations provide maximum formulation flexibility and are highly concentrated with (88-90 percent metal). Each grade of COMPAL WS preparations is delivered in an easily dispersible granular form for safe and easy handling, improved shelf stability and multiple benefits in transport.

“Sun Chemical offers unmatched innovative solutions for dipped latex applications that deliver superior quality, consistent color values and performance,” said Shirley Shen, Global Segment Manager–Consumer Products, Color Materials, Sun Chemical. “We’re excited to use IRGCE as a platform to show customers the broad range of concentrated pigment dispersions and colors that we can bring them for whatever dipped latex application they produce.”

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s solutions for the dipped latex market, visit www.sunchemical.com/consumer-products or stop at booth #W131 from September 3-5 at IRGCE 2024 located in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Malaysia.

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The supply chains of colour and white pigments have severely been impacted by diverse challenges in recent months, including cases of disruption, shortage, insolvency, anti-dumping import tax, as well as further increasing sea freight rates from Asia. These factors have been driving up the cost of Sun Chemical’s ink products, encompassing both colour and white inks.

“The pressure across the supply chain is causing significant rise in inks raw material costs and unfortunately requires us to increase prices,” said Mehran Yazdani, President, Global Packaging and Advanced Materials, Sun Chemical. “We will continue to work with our sourcing partners to manage and minimise the impact on our customers.”

As a leading ink supplier, Sun Chemical is working hard to mitigate rising costs by implementing internal improvement programs and by maintaining very close communication with its suppliers and industry associations to ensure it is fully aligned to the latest procurement situation. Sun Chemical will communicate specific increases directly with its customers.

Customers with questions can reach out to their local Sun Chemical sales representative.

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The SunVisto AquaHeat inks represent a significant advancement in the field of high-temperature, ovenable applications. These water-based flexographic inks are designed for use in industrial ovens, withstanding temperatures up to 220°C for 120 minutes and are compliant with stringent European food safety regulations. Notably, AquaHeat inks have over 60% biobased raw materials, offering an eco-friendly solution without compromising on performance or colour vibrancy. This innovative product allows for high-quality printing on various substrates, including plastic films and papers, ensuring safety and durability for food packaging applications. Additionally, the inks boast a wide colour gamut, providing vibrant and stable colours even under extreme heat conditions, making them a versatile and reliable choice for manufacturers​

Eric Dejean, Product Manager, Water based Products, Europe, Sun Chemical, comments, “Winning this award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team at Sun Chemical. AquaHeat inks are not only a technical achievement but also a step forward in our sustainability journey. We are proud to provide a product that meets the rigorous demands of food packaging and supports our customers’ environmental goals.”

In addition to this remarkable achievement, Sun Chemical celebrated another milestone at the FIA Awards 2024. Ian Low, a stalwart in the print industry and a veteran of Sun Chemical, was honoured with the “Outstanding Contribution to the Industry” award. Ian’s career, spanning four decades, has been marked by his relentless pursuit of innovation and excellence in flexographic printing. His contributions have been instrumental in advancing the technology and establishing flexo as a dominant process in flexible packaging.

Nick Crandon, Technical Director of Sun Chemical UK and Nordic, praised Ian’s achievements, “Ian Low has always been very passionate about our customers, their processes, and their challenges. With the in-depth knowledge gained by spending time close to and sometimes literally on/in the press, he has been able to guide the formulators in Sun Chemical to provide fact based winning solutions for our customers, many times. Many successes and lessons learned over the decades, Ian’s passion for the process remains undiminished. He continues to pursue perfection with unwavering tenacity. His commitment to our industry is truly remarkable. This award is a well-deserved recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership.”

For more information on SunVisto AquaHeat inks and other innovative solutions from Sun Chemical, please visit www.sunchemical.com/packaging-graphic-solutions.

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“FuturePrint is a key flagship show for the wide format industry and the perfect place to present our extensive portfolio of solutions for digital printing,” said Renato Rossi, Business Manager Latin America, Sun Chemical. “The event’s importance to the industry underscores its significance to Sun Chemical. As the largest producer of inks and coatings, we´re excited to exhibit at the show once again while connecting with customers to demonstrate ways they can experience transformation.”

Solutions on display will include Sun Chemical’s wide format and super wide format inkjet inks, textile inkjet inks, screen inks and industrial inks, and solutions from Sun Chemical’s digital inkjet brand, SunJet.

Wide Format

Sun Chemical will promote its Streamline range of eco-solvent inkjet inks for wide format printers. Formulated with low odor chemistry, the Streamline ink series is GREENGUARD Gold certified for low indoor emissions.

The Streamline portfolio highlighted will include wide format product solutions, offered in industry standard cartridges and pouches and designed for easy installation with printers widely used in the sign, display, and graphics markets. New for 2024, the Streamline ESL 2 and Ultima inks have been updated to add compatibility with the Epson i3200 and Brother printheads used with the latest generation of eco-solvent printers.

Streamline offers a team of fully trained, experienced engineers, offering on-site and remote support for ink conversions, color profiling, and perfecting press setup to ensure customers can optimize use of Streamline inks.

Super Wide Format

With the increasing popularity of new industrial 3.2m solvent inkjet presses, Streamline offers tailored ink solutions to support presses with Konica Minolta, Spectra Starfire, and Epson i3200 printheads. Optimized for the inkjet droplet specification and the end-user print application requirements, the latest addition to the range is Sun Chemical’s Streamline SGR, a solvent ink series for presses using Ricoh Gen 5 printheads.

Aqueous Inks

Sun Chemical will promote its patented Streamline aqueous ink technology for printing on paper substrates such as billboard poster, corrugated, and décor. These aqueous inks help meet increased demand for sustainable developments in ink technology.

Available for Kyocera and Ricoh Gen 5 printheads, Streamline aqueous inks offer high color strength which dries faster and reduces ink consumption. The inks also offer improved print finish, color vibrancy, and lower energy consumption costs.

Digital Textile Inks

Sun Chemical will highlight its full range of digital inks for textile decoration across several applications such as sign and display, sportswear, fashion, and home textiles. Its recently launched Xennia Jade inks for direct to film (DTF) printing will also be on display. This range includes CMYK and white inks plus the required resin powder for outstanding application performance and print reliability.

Other products at the stand will include ElvaJet Opal SB, the market-leading sublimation transfer inks for Epson printheads, ElvaJet Topaz SC hybrid sublimation inks for Kyocera printheads with unparalleled performance when printed direct to fabric or when using a transfer print process, and ElvaJet SR342 sublimation inks for higher viscosity printheads.

Solutions for pigment, reactive and acid inks offering the best in color and application performance will also be showcased. Xennia Sapphire is an innovative range of pigment inks for mid and high viscosity printheads which offers a more sustainable printing process through simple dry head fixation and highly vibrant and resistant prints across a range of substrates. Xennia Amethyst Evo RC and Xennia Agate are reactive acid inks for Kyocera. Xennia Amethyst Evo offers unparallelled print and application performance with increased dye fixation, which enables the potential to increase color gamut and reduce the amount of dye washed from the fabric after fixation.

SunJet

The global inkjet brand of Sun Chemical and DIC, SunJet, will demonstrate its most recent developments in inkjet chemistry, including collaborations with OEM partners, system integrators, and printhead manufacturers across a number of market sectors, including graphics, décor, textile, industrial, and packaging.

Screen and Pad Printing

 Sun Chemical will showcase its extensive range of conventional and UV curing screen and pad printing inks to support both industrial and graphic screen/pad applications in many markets such as automotive, aerospace, printed electronics, packaging, and displays, across a range of substrates from paper to plastics and glass.

Advanced Materials

SEPAREL^® is another product Sun Chemical will display at its stand. These degassing modules prevent gas from passing through a hollow-fiber membrane and allow only liquid to pass through, resulting in minimal pressure loss and compact size. The range offers a variety of products suitable for various ink types and applications including aqueous, solvent and UV.

“At Sun Chemical, we are committed to impacting industry transformation through sustainability,” said Peter Saunders, Global Director, Digital Businesses, Sun Chemical. “As we continue to make sustainable advancements in ink technology, we enable our customers to operate more sustainably themselves.”

To learn more about the products and services Sun Chemical is exhibiting at FuturePrint, visit: www.sunchemical.com/digital.

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“We’re looking forward to meeting with our customers across Latin America during this important show and demonstrating what we’ve been doing to meet their printing and sustainability needs,” said Mike Wouters, General Manager, Sun Chemical Brazil. “We’re excited to talk about how our wide selection of inks, coatings and adhesives, along with our color management services and in-plant excellence, can meet each customer’s individualized packaging requirements, improve productivity, and present them with new ideas.”

A leader in driving sustainability through research and development, Sun Chemical will unveil breakthrough products at its booth located at Street A-2, stand number 3 that align with the company’s 2030 Sustainability Agenda and are part of its SunEco portfolio of offerings. Product solutions on display that enable sustainability will include:

• Ink solutions that meet the performance protocols of the Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR), such as SolarFlex CRCL and SolarWave CRCL de-inkable UV and UV LED flexo ink systems, and Solvawash de-inking solvent-based inks for crystallizable PET sleeves.

• Retention primer, ink and coating systems, including SolarWave UV LED flexo inks, which also meet industry design requirements for recycling protocols. Presentations of SolarWave UV LED inks will be on display three times a day at Nilpeter’s Stand #16 using its FB-14 Model D flexo printing press.

• SolarWave FSP UV LED food compliant inks that have been independently tested and certified as non-ecotoxic, making them suitable for compostable packaging. Samples on the stand will be printed on a compostable pouch created in partnership with Flexprinter based in Belgium.

• Innovative UV coatings based on recycled polyester with high bio-sourced raw material content.

• A complete range of coatings and adhesives for flexographic, offset, electron beam and screen UV LED printing.

Specialty products displayed on the stand will include:

• A full range of screen inks and coatings for specialty labels, ranging from opaque whites, tactile and full matte solutions to food compliant options.

• A new range of high-performance SolarWave Panther flexo UV LED black inks.

• The SunInspire portfolio of special effect products, including MirrorTech, a printable foil replacement solution.

• Ranges of metallics for flexo and offset printing, suitable for curing under UV LED and mercury UV for standard and migration-compliant applications.

• Inks for printed electronics / antennas for smart labels and RFID. 

• High-quality security solutions designed to help protect high-value narrow web applications from counterfeiters through Sun Chemical’s global security solutions business unit, Luminescence.

Digital Inkjet Solutions

Sun Chemical’s booth will also highlight SunJet inkjet inks for labels and packaging applications. Using proven technology gained over many years of developing and manufacturing inkjet inks for OEM and integration partners around the world, the latest and most demanding application and regulatory compliance requirements can now be met for all printhead and press configurations. SunJet UV, LED and aqueous inkjet inks can be supplied with maximum shelf life, lower costs and a reduced environmental footprint.

As the supplier of choice for most OEMs and integrators in the labels sector, SunJet inkjet technology is increasingly adopted for packaging applications. Sun Chemical’s breadth and depth of expertise in the wider packaging market helps drive the implementation of SunJet inkjet inks in this rapidly growing sector.

Also on display will be Sun Chemical’s SunEvo digital coatings, ranging from specific primers for a variety of substrates and printing applications to overprint varnishes, adhesion promoters and lamination adhesives — all optimized for use in combination with digital inks.

Tools to Ensure Accurate Color Management

Sun Chemical’s SunColorBox offers a unique set of tools and services — from site assessments and full color audits to matching and validating colors to hosting digital libraries of spot colors — that enables consistent, accurate digital color communication and provides color data connectivity across the entire packaging supply chain.

With a menu of added-value services, SunColorBox offers every customer — whether printing spot color, CMYK or extended color gamut — a tool to manage colors with efficiency and ensure their consistency across substrates and geographies. It allows each customer to select the most suitable services based on the size of their business and the investment required.

Booth visitors will learn about Sun Chemical’s color centers located across Latin America and can learn more by downloading Sun Chemical’s SunColorBox guide located at www.sunchemical.com/color_consistency.

Strong Commitment to the Latin American Region

Sun Chemical continues to invest in the region to support customers and initiatives. With 1,300 dedicated employees, Sun Chemical operates nine manufacturing plants, eight blending facilities and seven color centers strategically positioned to supports its customers throughout the Latin America region.

Drawing from access to labs across the globe and dedicated R&D budgets to advance sustainability-enabling innovations, Sun Chemical can design new offerings for customers in the Latin American region with individualized packaging requirements to allow them to reach their sustainability and package performance goals.

For more information on Sun Chemical’s product portfolio, visit www.sunchemical.com/labels-transform or visit Sun Chemical’s booth located at Street A-2, stand number 3.

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Highlighted events and sessions include:

Sustainable Packaging Showroom

Join Jonathan Sexton, Marketing Director, Narrow Web and Screen at Sun Chemical at the Sustainable Packaging Showroom on June 3rd from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. in Hall 1, Room 16 B. Held in partnership with Comexi Group, COIM Group, Energy Sciences Inc., and Wikoff Color Corporation, the event promises to be an invaluable opportunity to explore the latest advancements in sustainable packaging. Attendees will learn how the integration of offset and flexo printing technologies with electron beam curable inks can significantly reduce solvent usage and enhance the environmental friendliness and recyclability of packaging materials.

#oneBARRIER PrimeCycle Discussion

On June 3rd at 16:30 CET, experts from BOBST, Dow, and Sun Chemical will discuss #oneBARRIER PrimeCycle at the BOBST Booth (Hall 10 / B-30). This session will delve into maximising the mono-material content of alternative polymer-based flexible packaging solutions with high and ultra-high barrier properties to support recyclability and meet new packaging requirements. The discussion will include a 20-minute three-way presentation, live Q&A, and an on-booth aperitif and networking session with the experts.

Live Demonstrations with SOMA

Michel Vanhems, Functional Coatings Product Manager EMEA at Sun Chemical, will be part of live demonstrations with SOMA, showcasing the latest in functional coatings and innovations in packaging. These live demos will highlight state-of-the-art technologies, including the ten-color Optima² Flexo Press, renowned for its advanced automation and built-in intelligence.

FTA Europe Diamond Awards 2024

Sun Chemical is also sponsoring the FTA Europe Diamond Awards 2024, taking place during drupa on May 30, 2024. This prestigious event will celebrate the best in flexographic printing across Europe.

Nicolas Bétin, Product Strategy Director and Business Sustainability Leader, Sun Chemical comments: “Though there is no Sun Chemical booth at drupa this year, we recognise that it is a hugely important event and we’re delighted to demonstrate our commitment to sustainability and innovation through numerous seminars and demonstrations.”

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s sustainability expertise, visit www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.

About Sun Chemical

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Instagram.

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“Sun Chemical is fully committed to the development of sustainable printing solutions and SunUno Solimax AP is an example of one of our unique offerings that promotes the environmental objectives of packaging printers and their brand owner customers,” said Nikola Juhasz, Ph.D., Global Technical Director of Sustainability, Sun Chemical. “This FTA award is a deeply appreciated recognition of the work we are doing to improve sustainability across all aspects of our business and further inspires us on our journey towards developing the next innovation.”

A highly versatile ink series, SunUno Solimax AP provides a single platform that can cover multiple end-use applications and is TÜV Austria-certified as “OK Compost” for compostable packaging. The multipurpose solvent-based inks are designed for printing on a wide range of plastic films intended for both external surface/reverse printing and lamination with adhesives.

The inks’ applicability across a wide range of printing and packaging applications minimizes or avoids costly and waste-generating press startups and shutdowns, leading to more efficient and sustainable converter operations. Ink inventory is minimized and press returns can be handled readily, both of which avoid additional waste. Because SunUno Solimax inks enable compostable packaging, less waste ends up in landfills, demonstrating how the ink technology leads to more sustainable end-of-life scenarios.

At the core of SunUno Solimax AP’s development is Sun Chemical’s commitment to enhancing the eco-efficiency of printing processes and packaging structures. This latest offering exemplifies how Sun Chemical continues to align its goals with the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by delivering products that offer tangible sustainability benefits.

“This year’s Sustainability Excellence Award Competition had more entries than ever before, owing to the fact that sustainability is no longer just a trend—it is an essential component of the packaging supply chain,” said Brad Pareso, President, Flexographic Technical Association. “FTA is happy to recognize Sun Chemical’s commitment to sustainable flexographic printing.”

As the packaging industry evolves towards more environmentally responsible solutions, SunUno Solimax AP stands as a testament to Sun Chemical’s ongoing dedication to innovation, sustainability, and efficiency. This pioneering ink system is poised to transform package printing, making it more adaptable to the demands of a rapidly changing industry.

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s efforts to promote sustainable solutions, download the company’s latest sustainability report at www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.

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The partnership aims to support increasing industry demands for more sustainable products, including the elimination of virgin PVC substrates for banking cards by instead using recycled PVC, PLA or other bio-based plastics and alternative materials that do not harm the environment.

“We’re seeing customers already making the switch to recycled or bio-based plastic solutions for their plastic cards, but when you switch substrates, the bonding requirements for tapes change and the old solutions that worked for virgin PVC are no longer as effective on these alternate substrates,” said Mike Jackson, International Sales Manager, Product Manager Tape Solutions, Sun Chemical. “Lohmann offers a solution to that challenge, ensuring that tapes on plastic cards bond properly and effectively. Our partnership with Lohmann will allow us to deliver more sustainable solutions to our customers while maintaining the highest standard of quality for the plastic card industry.”

Lohmann offers an extensive selection of low-emission, double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes and reactive adhesive films that contain age-resistant and chemical-resistant properties for various substrates. For the financial card market, Lohmann has developed new chip bonding tape suitable for the next generation of banking cards.

“Lohmann is dedicated to helping our customers achieve their sustainability goals by creating responsible bonding solutions that maintain performance when fused to a range of recyclable or bio-based substrates,” said Christoph Krämer, Senior Market Manager Cards & Security, Lohmann. “Sun Chemical’s similar commitment to sustainability and existing network in the plastic and laminated card market is the perfect complement to Lohmann’s expertise in bonding engineering. Together, we can lead the industry toward more sustainable innovations and enable our customers to meet their goals.”

Highlights at Sun Chemical’s Booth

During ICMA EXPO, Sun Chemical’s Security Solutions division will display its full range of products for credit and laminated cards at booth #514, including: pre-laid overlays, pre-patched holograms, magnetic tapes, standard finishes and engraved lamination plates, screen and offset inks, security applications and electronic materials.

Visitors to the booth will learn about Sun Chemical’s standard, color and printed magnetic tapes that have been supplied to the global financial sector for over four decades. Durable, reliable and of the highest quality, Sun Chemical’s magnetic tapes have high resolution and low noise with exact wave form.

“ICMA EXPO 2024 provides a unique opportunity to connect the value chain and will be the best place to highlight this new partnership with Lohmann and demonstrate the solutions we can offer for plastic cards,” said Renato Rossi, Business Manager Latin America, Sun Chemical. “We look forward to connecting with customers and showcasing our sustainable solutions that will help card producers to achieve their goals.”

Sun Chemical’s SunCarte^® screen and offset inks, adhesives and varnishes will also be highlighted at the booth. Included in this portfolio are UV screen inks for plastic cards and offset UV plastic card inks which are designed with high bond strength, superior printability and heat-resistant colors, exclusively for plastic cards. These inks adhere well to lamination, have consistent color reproduction and can be customized to provide a wide range of metallic finishes.

For more information, attend Lohmann’s presentation about Reliable Bonding on Eco-Friendly Card Materials on Wednesday May 15^th at 2pm or visit Sun Chemical’s booth #514 at ICMA EXPO 2024 (May 13-16) at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld or visit www.sunchemical.com/security_plasticcards.

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“At Sun Chemical, we are committed to creating products that make it easy for our customers to understand and comply with industry regulations,” said Bob Kendrick, Director Corporate Regulatory, Sun Chemical. “Our bi-annual regulatory newsletters provide the latest relevant information on global regulation amendments and updates so our customers can stay updated and ahead of the industry rules and guidelines that can affect their businesses.”

The latest newsletter features new draft regulations and proposed amendments to regulations on what many legislative bodies and nongovernmental organizations consider potentially hazardous chemicals, carcinogens, and other substances in countries across the globe. The report also provides updates about food-contact materials, including nanomaterials and other unevaluated substances for packaging inks, paints and coatings.

Here’s a list of some of the latest regulatory updates featured in the newsletter:

• Proposed updates to the European Commission’s definition of “engineered nanomaterials” for the food sector
• Australia’s ban of several persistent organic pollutants (POP) that are likely to cause irreversible environmental harm
• The removal of unevaluated substances from the Swiss Printing Inks Ordinance
• Release of the Assessment of Regulatory Needs Report (ARN) for Resin and Rosin Derivatives by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
• Repeated delay of the EU REACH revision
• Launch of a new chemicals database from ECHA
• Mandate of chromium (VI) restriction proposal by the European Commission
• Provisional agreement to amend the CLP regulation
• Introduction of anti-dumping proceedings by the European Commission
• Turkey’s adoption of its KKDIK law amendments
• California’s listing of bisphenol S (BPS) as a reproductive toxicant
• Draft chemical regulation published in Pakistan to control transport, licensing and labeling of hazardous substances under the Hazardous Substance Rules

Sun Chemical’s leadership in sustainable business helps prepare its customers to comply with evolving industry regulations while achieving their business goals. In addition to its Regulatory Newsletters, Sun Chemical offers an annual Corporate Sustainability Report to highlight new eco-friendly products and services. The most recent report can be found at www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.

Visit www.sunchemical.com/regulatory-newsletters to obtain a copy of Sun Chemical’s Spring 2024 Regulatory Newsletter.

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As DIC’s newest light-colored sulfurized triglyceride mixtures are now in the testing phase, the algae oil-based DAILUBE^TM  KS-519 sulfurized EP additives are well-positioned to deliver outstanding performances while also helping lubricant oil manufacturers and automotive and EV makers reduce carbon emissions, waste, and water use, paving the way for improving their overall environmental footprints and contributing to even greater sustainability scores.

Hironobu Matsueda, a chemical industry expert on EP additives and DIC KS-519 product development team leader will attend the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) 78th STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition, May 19 – 23, 2024, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

There, DIC looks forward to meeting with representatives of global lubricant suppliers producing automotive lubricants, industrial lubricants, lubricating greases, and metal processing lubricants, seeking KS-519 samples for testing in their lubricant oil formulations, or on machine parts, gears, or bearings.

Matsueda notes, “With the rise of EVs, we expect higher demand for larger automobile parts, increasing press processing and creating more demand for sulfurized oils. Here, we believe KS-519 offers higher performance than conventional sulfurized oils and provides greater sustainability than vegetable-based oils.”

“KS-519 also benefits cutting oil processes by reducing energy usage. Manufacturers prefer using low-viscosity lubricating oils for cutting processes, as lubricants must spread to each corner during machining. Neither sulfurized lard nor other high-viscosity types are suitable. Manufacturers often use products with medium viscosity or lower (40°C dynamic viscosity: 400 mm2/s or lower), making KS-519 an ideal solution.”

Leveraging Checkerspot Biotechnology for Commercial Algae Oil Production

A key collaborator in DIC’s movement toward using more renewables and promoting circular economy solutions, the rapidly rising biotechnology pioneer Checkerspot is using its proprietary WING® Platform to supply 100% biobased, algae-derived lubrication inputs that surpass the performance properties of other EP additives on the market, once again demonstrating that sacrificing performance for sustainability is a false choice.

Checkerspot CEO and Co-founder Charles Dimmler says, “We’re excited to work with DIC to commercialize the world’s first algae oil-based high-performance sulfurized EP additive. DAILUBE KS-519 demonstrates performance needn’t be compromised by sustainability. It’s inspiring to witness a leader in the lubricant market so committed to both innovation and sustainability.”

Checkerspot CSO and Co-founder Scott Franklin added, “The scale of this opportunity and the potential volumes of oil associated with it once again underscores microalgae’s incredible potential to deliver high-performance, cost-effective, market-ready solutions. These new algae oil-based EP additives also present another opportunity to show the world that algae fermentation, utilizing Brazilian sugarcane co-located with the plant, delivers a more sustainable method for producing triglyceride oils. This collaboration with DIC will showcase these performance benefits to a broader audience hungry for sustainable, high-performance lubricants with reduced carbon footprints.”

Algae Oil-Based EP Additives Poised to Promote Sustainability

 KS-519 is projected to deliver higher performance than all vegetable oil-based alternatives—a solution in high demand, notably in the European Union and North America, where environmental regulations already impact major industry player operations. Initial testing performed by DIC customers is delivering very promising results, where KS-519 demonstrates very high lubricity scores, on par with darker, lard-based oils, yet possessing the light color and lower viscosity and odor common to vegetable oil-based formulations.

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During the show, Sun Chemical will feature three shades with distinct two-tone effects of its recently launched INTENZA^® Hana line, a new generation of INTENZA pigments based on patented technology.  These unique absorption effects combine the intensity of FDA-certified colors with the pearlescence of natural mica-based effect pigments sourced from 100% USA mica.

The saturated colors and shimmering effects of INTENZA Hana allow formulators to simplify their manufacturing processes by adding bold colors and lustrous effects to finished products in easy-to-use pre-dispersed pigments. INTENZA Hana effect pigments provide formulation benefits, such as enhanced bleed resistance and minimized skin staining, compared to traditional blends of organic colorants and effect pigments.

As the beauty industry’s demands for natural colors and products increase, Sun Chemical has extended its product offering to provide more natural ingredients for its customers. Sun Chemical will showcase its new SunPURO^® Natural Carotenes and SACRANEX products.

SunPURO Natural Carotene O N70-2317 and SunPURO Natural Carotene BTO N70-2527 are both globally approved, orange-red natural colorants derived from algae and fermented mushrooms. SACRANEX, an active skincare ingredient, is the first Suizenji Nori extract to be cultivated indoors on a large scale. SACRANEX offers superior skincare benefits ranging from moisturization and pollution defense to reducing the appearance of redness, fine lines, and wrinkles.

Sun Chemical’s booth will also highlight the wide range of color travel pigments in its cosmetics portfolio to inspire formulators with transformative, color-changing pigments. Formulations will feature key effect pigments that highlight Sun Chemical’s patented innovations and technical expertise to maximize color travel effects across a variety of applications. Digital color blends will also be on display to inspire new product development for the beauty industry.

“We are looking forward to returning to NYC at the biggest industry event for cosmetics and personal care in North America,” said Ed Webb, Global Director of Cosmetics, Sun Chemical. “We’re excited to share our latest market solutions that meet our customer’s demands for quality and sustainability. Sun Chemical continues to innovate and provide colorful and sustainable solutions to the beauty industry by building on the broadest, most comprehensive color portfolio. Our expertise in pigment chemistry, combined with our customers’ formulation prowess, makes for endless colorful possibilities.”

For more information, visit Sun Chemical’s booth 343 at NY Suppliers’ Day 2024 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center (May 1-2, 2024) or visit https://pgo.sunchemical.com/suppliersday2024.

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“Sun Chemical is a leader in developing new sustainable solutions for our customers and works closely across the entire supply chain to help the markets we serve achieve their sustainability initiatives,” said Penny Holland, Vice President, Global Marketing Operations, Sun Chemical. “Our goal of this marketing campaign was to show our commitment to helping our customers transform toward sustainability. The ‘Experience. Transformation.’ campaign has become the new philosophy for Sun Chemical and a beacon for how we position our product offering and comprehensive approach to sustainability. The campaign has been highly successful and well received in the markets we serve, and we look forward to utilizing and further expanding this campaign over the next few years.”

The recognition awarded to Sun Chemical at the AAF Advertising Awards demonstrates the effectiveness of Sun Chemical’s marketing efforts to promote messages of sustainable transformation. The ‘Experience. Transformation.’ campaign won ADDY awards in the following categories:

• Gold – Sun Chemical, OOH Poster Campaign
• Gold – Sun Chemical, Advertising Campaign
• Gold – Sun Chemical, Illustration Single
• Gold – Sun Chemical, Illustration Series
• Silver – Sun Chemical, Magazine Campaign
• Silver – Sun Chemical, Magazine Full Page
• Silver – Sun Chemical, OOH Single Poster
• Silver – Sun Chemical, Promotional Banner
• Silver – Sun Chemical, Integrated Advertising Campaign

These marketing achievements point to Sun Chemical’s long-standing environmental initiatives which provide the framework for its operations, products and services, and industry collaborations. Sun Chemical uses the ‘five Rs’ of Reuse, Reduce, Renew, Recycle, and Redesign as practices for sustainable growth across its market segments to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, comply with tightening industry regulations, and meet the growing demands of customers for more environmentally friendly products.

Sun Chemical’s focus on sustainability has prompted acquisitions like Sensient, to introduce a range of eco-friendly, water-based pigments and inks, and SAPICI, to introduce adhesives that help lightweight packaging, among others.

Sun Chemical also complies with its parent company DIC Corporation’s Sustainability Index by formulating its products with sustainability at top of mind, from development through end-use. The ‘Experience. Transformation.’ campaign provides an opportunity to publicize these measures and to invite other market leaders and customers to engage in the industry more sustainably.

“A global campaign that can be used across all of Sun Chemical’s platforms has been a powerful way to promote our environmental values,” said Heather Buchholz, Global Marketing Manager, Sun Chemical. “‘Experience. Transformation.’ is truly a company-wide campaign, adaptable to various audiences and customized to each business segment for the continued development of Sun Chemical’s leadership in transformative sustainable initiatives for the industry and for our customers.”

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s sustainability solutions and see the campaign in action, visit www.sunchemical.com/sustainability-products.

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In 2023, Cardbox became the first printer worldwide to install the Heidelberg XL106 packaging printing machine that runs at 21,000 sheets per hour, and it is on this machine they now employ the inks. The ongoing collaboration enables Cardbox to validate new products with Sun Chemical before they go to market, while Cardbox may be amongst the first folding carton packaging converters in the world to showcase and produce solutions for high productivity and sustainable packaging printing powered by the new technologies.

Meeting the challenges to further increase productivity means trouble-free printing at the highest possible printing speeds, even on the more problematic carton boards. Sun Chemical worked with Cardbox during the development stage of the new ink range to understand the print demands of high quality, high productivity, high speed printing, as well as to verify the effectiveness of the products across different substrates and job design formats before they went to market.

Using SunPak FSP, Sun Chemical’s flagship sheetfed offset low migration ink for food packaging, as the benchmark, the collaboration with Sun Chemical’s additional beta test partners resulted in the introduction of SunPak® FSP EcoPace – Sun Chemical’s first ink to transition to the new, groundbreaking ‘Pace’ technology platform for sheetfed offset inks. The innovation is the result of extensive research and development into new materials needed to meet the demand for a highly versatile and reliable printing ink that delivers consistent high quality, high productivity printing even on problematic boards and papers where picking and delamination usually occur.

The inks have been designed, tested and proven to guarantee excellent results on high volume long run printing, and equally short run lengths, due to the fast responsive nature on both closed loop and manually adjusted colour control systems.

Similar to all of Sun Chemical’s new sheetfed ink developments, the inks are based on materials from renewable sources resulting in an average BRC (bio renewable content) across the process inks of 77%. This can be further increased by introducing an optional process black whereby the pigment is derived from a non-fossil fuel carbon source, which elevates the BRC of the black to 89%, increasing the average to 84%.

Additionally the formulation is PTFE wax free and carries Cradle to Cradle Material Health Bronze certification, which can be increased to Platinum by introducing an optional process yellow.

More recently, Sun Chemical also provided its SunHub compact ink dispenser to enable Cardbox to become self-sufficient and mix and dispense low volume, high frequency spot colours. The dispenser is cost effective and easy to use, with a small and compact footprint that can manage high frequency, small batch spot colour production on demand. This helps reduce waiting times, the likelihood of over ordering, and the required frequency of deliveries, boosting efficiency and ultimately reducing their carbon footprint. SunHub is currently only available within the EU.

Chris Düringer, Director Technology and Material at Cardbox Packaging comments: “The implementation of SunPak FSP EcoPace proceeded smoothly, ensuring a seamless transition. The switch from FSP to FSP EcoPace has proven to be highly successful both in terms of quality and performance. Additionally, the transition in the colour mixing kitchen went off without a hitch. Even at 21,000b/h, the new FSP EcoPace delivers excellent performance levels. Migration concerns were effectively addressed with no issues or discussions with end customers.

Under production conditions and during long runs, the colour mist is remarkably well-controlled without any anomalies. Our specialists are highly satisfied with the colour performance. There have been no restrictions or problems with the protective coatings used. We have further developments in the pipeline and anticipate additional optimisations in the future.”

Jim Buchanan, Product Director – Sheetfed Systems at Sun Chemical comments: “We have a strong, ongoing collaboration with Cardbox. We support them to ensure they have the products they need to meet their goals, and they work with us to aid the development of our solutions. Their values of sustainability, customer service and efficiency are fully in line with our own, and by working together in collaboration, we’re helping each other to stay true to those values, and work towards shared goals.”

For more information about SunPak, visit: www.sunchemical.com/packaging_product_sunpak.

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SUNFOODS natural colorants

• Supply Side East in Secaucus, N.J. (April16–17, 2024)
• North California IFT Suppliers Night in Pleasanton, Calif. (April 25, 2024)
• Pet Food Forum in Kansas City, Mo. (April 29–May 1, 2024)
• Sweets and Snack Expo in Indianapolis, Ind. (May 14–16, 2024)

Derived from vegetables, fruit, and algae, SUNFOODS natural colorants are designed to meet demands for cleaner, healthier consumable ingredients while delivering bright, vivid color.

Visitors of Sun Chemical’s tabletops and booths at these shows will learn how its SUNFOODS product line can be a natural colorant alternative to Red Dye No. 3 for food applications. With the proposal in California, New York and Illinois to ban Red 3 in the near future, many companies are looking for more naturally derived color alternatives. SUNFOODS offers botanical-derived colorants that maintain vibrant red hues and stable performance while helping brands comply with updated regulations.

Sun Chemical will also feature its nutrient-rich, sustainably cultivated algae Spirulina, which is mainly used as a functional ingredient in dietary supplement and food and beverage applications. Together with the Earthrise farm and DIC Corporation, Sun Chemical has more than 50 years of experience cultivating and distributing California-grown spirulina.

The tabletops will also feature LINABLUE^® vibrant blue spirulina extract that comes in both liquid and powder forms and is currently the only globally approved blue natural colorant. Free from microcystin, sustainably manufactured LINABLUE offers high consistency in color variation and over 99% solubility in the industry.

Also on display will be SUNFOODS Iron Oxides which have excellent color stability and purity and feature key color palettes for the pet and feed industry.

“Our Food and Nutrition team looks forward to showcasing our naturally derived colorant offerings for the food industry through the first half of 2024,” said Sophia Jin, Business Manager Americas and EMEA, Food and Nutrition, Sun Chemical. “We are excited to connect with existing customers, forge new relationships and discover more opportunities to create value for our stakeholders through our cleaner, healthier product lines.”

For more information, visit Sun Chemical during Supply Side East, North California IFT Suppliers Night, Pet Food Forum, or at booth #3233 during the Sweets and Snack Expo, or visit www.sunchemical.com/food-and-beverage.

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“Inks, coatings and adhesives play a crucial role in sustainable packaging, offering not just vibrant aesthetics but also environmentally responsible solutions that align with our commitment to a more sustainable future,” said Diego Vial, General Manager, Packaging & Graphics, Sun Chemical. “We’re excited to show how our packaging solutions can help converters achieve their sustainability objectives.”

A Strong Focus on Sustainability

Visitors of booth #C6 will learn about Sun Chemical’s approach to sustainability — the “Five Rs” (Reuse, Reduce, Renew, Recycle, Redesign) — and how it leads to the development of inks, coatings and adhesives that help achieve biorenewable, recyclable and compostable packaging.

Sustainability solutions under Sun Chemical’s SunEco portfolio that will be on display includes:

• SunSpectro^® SolvaWash FL+, a washable/de-inkable, flexo-printable, solvent-based ink series that enables brand owners to increase the recyclability of shrink sleeve labels by allowing higher quality and yield of recycled PET from bottle recycling streams.

• SunUno^® Solimax, a multi-purpose ink system that maximizes pressroom efficiency and simplifies the overall print production process by providing a single platform that can cover multiple end-use applications. SunUno Solimax AP inks are certified as Vinçotte-TÜV for use on “OK Compost” packaging and are suitable for printing on various plastic films for external printing and lamination with adhesives, as well as pasteurization with heat treatment.

• SunVisto® AquaGreen, a water-based ink and coatings series formulated with significantly higher levels of biorenewable sourced resin content that also delivers the performance attributes needed across a range of paper packaging applications.

• SunBar^® Aerobloc oxygen barrier coatings which enable lightweighting, extend shelf life, make packaging pop, and are part of a family of functional barrier and energy-curable adhesives and coatings that allow for the redesign of packaging by reducing and eliminating plastic layers and lamination. Other products in the family include: SunBar^® Vaporbloc, SunSys Vallotemp, SunFuse Theramseal, SunSys Vallogo, SunCure, and SunBeam.

• SolarWave UV LED curing flexographic process inks. This class-leading ink range, including SolarWave Integra and SolarWave FSP, is complemented by the highly versatile SolarVerse blending system which offers significant pressroom efficiencies by allowing the production of multiple ink profiles from one system, including standard and food packaging offers and UV LED. SolarWave FSP, one of Sun Chemical’s leading UV LED curing UV flexo systems for food compliant packaging and labels, is now independently certified for plant toxicity and thus suitability for compostable structures.

• SunColorBox, a suite of color management tools and services—from site assessments and full color audits to matching and validating colors to hosting digital libraries of spot colors, all of which enable consistent, accurate digital color communication and provides color data connectivity across the entire packaging supply chain—offers multiple sustainable benefits, such as reduced ink waste, substrate waste and energy consumption. A menu of added-value services, SunColorBox offers every customer – whether printing spot color, CMYK or extended color gamut – a tool to manage colors with best efficiency and ensure consistency across substrates and geographies. It also allows each customer to select the most suitable services based on the size of their business and the investment required.

• SunSpec SunStar, water and grease resistant heat seal adhesives that are now available as certified home and industrial compostable for paper-based packaging. Visitors of Sun Chemical’s booth can prepare for future changes in compostability standards with its resistant and barrier varnishes and adhesives range.

• SunLam, a family of compostable lamination adhesives that consist of water-based and solvent-free adhesives. Designed to meet the needs of all the major flexible packaging applications for food packaging, these adhesives are based on the ultra-low monomer technology to enhance safety in use for operators and consumers.

• SunInspire, special effect coatings for shelf appeal. Standout on shelf remains a top target for packaging designers while the paradigm change toward sustainable packaging structures challenges it. Sun Chemical is continuously innovating special effects for shelf appeal that not only to differentiate on shelf, but also transform with the changes of substrates while also maintaining safety and compliance for sensitive packaging.

• SunScreen, a real-time coating monitoring system. Ensuring the proper application of coatings is crucial for both performance and sustainability. Traditionally, the lack of real-time monitoring methods leads to inefficiencies, increased costs, waste, and subpar packaging quality.

• SunPak^® DirectFood Plus series of sheetfed offset inks and SunSpec SunStar overprint varnishes. Comprised of ingredients that are suitable for direct food contact, these solutions are ideal for folding carton converters to print on the inside of food packaging where direct food contact is an option. By using SunPak DirectFood Plus and SunSpec SunStar, plastic liners/layers, trays, and inserts can be removed from inside a box of chocolates or biscuits, for example, or from food service devices such as paper plates, thus enhancing recyclability. This also allows for exciting new designs that offer marketing messages printed on the inside of a package. Designed to deliver high quality print and high productivity, these inks seamlessly integrate into a typical production environment. Similar technology is available for water-based flexo printing with SunVisto AquaSafe inks.

For more information about Sun Chemical’s solutions on display at Circlepack 2024, visit Sun Chemical’s booth #C6 on April 16-18 at the Espacio Riesco Convention and Exhibition Center in Santiago, Chile, or visit www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.

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Sun Chemical will debut a new generation of INTENZA^® Hana effect pigments at this year’s show. These unique absorption effects combine the boldness of FDA-certified colors with the pearlescence of 100% USA sourced natural mica-based effect pigments. The strong chroma and shimmering effects of INTENZA Hana allow formulators to simplify their manufacturing processes by adding bright colors and effects to finished products. Available in three shades with unique two-tone effects, the new INTENZA Hana line will be featured at the in-cosmetics Innovation Zone.

To meet the beauty industry’s growing demand for sustainably sourced ingredients, Sun Chemical will further extend its natural product line with the newly launched SunPURO^® Natural Carotenes and SACRANEX. SunPURO Natural Carotene O N70-2317 and SunPURO Natural Carotene BTO N70-2527 are globally approved natural colorants with orange-red hues derived from algae and fermented mushrooms.

SACRANEX, an active skincare ingredient, is the first Suizenji Nori extract to be cultivated indoors on a large scale. SACRANEX offers superior skincare benefits ranging from moisturization and pollution defense to reducing the appearance of redness, fine lines, and wrinkles. It comes in two grades—SACRANEX B and SACRANEX F—allowing formulators to customize their products.

To inspire formulators with new colors and textures influenced by up-and-coming trends in the beauty industry, Sun Chemical will showcase formulas from its 2025 THRIVE color trends program at the in-cosmetics Makeup Bar. The applications will feature pigments highlighting key innovations from the wide range of Sun Chemical’s color portfolio.

“We are looking forward to returning to the leading global event for cosmetics and personal care to share our new market solutions that meet consumer demands for quality and sustainability,” said Ed Webb, Global Director of Cosmetics, Sun Chemical. “Sun Chemical continues to emphasize its ability to provide colorful and environmentally friendly solutions to the beauty industry by drawing on the broadest, most comprehensive color portfolio. Our expertise in pigment chemistry, combined with our customers’ formulation prowess, makes for endless colorful possibilities.”

For more information, visit Sun Chemical at booth #1G39 during in-cosmetics 2024 in Paris, France (April 16-18) or visit https://pgo.sunchemical.com/in-cosmetics2024.

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Under the theme “Experience. Transformation.,” Sun Chemical will demonstrate its commitment to sustainability by showcasing a comprehensive portfolio of inks, coatings, and adhesives designed to meet the evolving needs of its customers.

“Converters and brand owners have expressed a desire for more sustainable packaging solutions, and Sun Chemical is dedicated to addressing these needs,” said Jim Felsberg, Director of Packaging Inks, North America, Sun Chemical. “Our solutions not only prioritize sustainability, but also offer efficiency and optimal performance.”

Sustainability Solutions

Visitors of booth #219 will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of Sun Chemical’s sustainability offerings, including SunLam, a family of laminating adhesives that enhance working and food safety and have been certified as home compostable.

Also highlighted at the booth will be ink solutions that combine sustainability with pressroom efficiency. SunUno^® Solimax is a multi-purpose ink system that maximizes pressroom efficiency and simplifies the print production process. SunUno^® Solimax AP inks are suitable for high-speed printing on various plastic films and certified for use on “OK Compost” packaging.

Two other sustainable ink series will be showcased — SunVisto® AquaGreen and SunSpectro^® SolvaWash FL+. SunVisto AquaGreen is a water-based ink and coatings series formulated with significantly higher levels of bio-renewable sourced resin content. SunSpectro SolvaWash FL+ features washable/de-inkable, flexo-printable, solvent-based inks that enhance the recyclability of shrink sleeve labels.

Sustainable coatings will also be on display. SunSys Vallochem is a water-based coating developed to render paper cups and foodservice packaging recyclable, and SunBar® Aerobloc is an oxygen barrier coating that enables lightweighting and extends product shelf life.

To gain further knowledge about Sun Chemical’s sustainable solutions for flexible packaging, Jay Downey, Business Development Manager-Coatings Group at Sun Chemical, and Buddy Graves, Solvent Product Manager at Sun Chemical, will discuss “The Evolution and Commercial Breakthroughs of Inks, Coatings, and Adhesives in Sustainable Packaging” at the INFOFLEX Theater on Monday, May 6^th from 2:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.

 Solutions Designed to Enhance Packaging Performance and Quality

Visitors of Sun Chemical’s booth will be introduced to a wide range of coating solutions designed to enhance packaging durability and quality, including its SunSys Vallotemp, SunSys Vallochem, and SunFuse family product lines.

Also featured at the booth will be SunScreen, a real-time coating monitoring system which ensures the proper application of coatings — crucial for both performance and sustainability. SunScreen helps mitigate the issues that come when real-time monitoring methods are not utilized, including inefficiencies, increased costs, product waste, and subpar packaging quality.

Sun Chemical will also introduce its Digital Process Automation solution, a suite of new tools that can utilize technical customer service expertise to quickly and efficiently solve problems and troubleshoot from afar, minimizing errors and downtime. Moe Rahmeh, Technical Customer Service Functional Excellence Director at Sun Chemical, will be on hand to discuss the Digital Process Automation solution at the INFOFLEX Theater on Tuesday, May 7^th from 3:15 p.m.-3:35 p.m.

Jim Felsberg will contribute to the full forum session on flexographic packaging performance with a presentation entitled, “Nuts and Bolts of Your Flexographic Workflow.” This session will explore how the flexographic printing process is a complex interplay of various components—plates, inks, tapes, anilox rolls—and how each component contributes impactfully to the final print outcome. The session will take place on Wednesday, May 8^th from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Loews Kansas City Hotel’s City Beautiful Ballroom.

For more information about Sun Chemical’s sustainable solutions on display at INFOFLEX 2024, visit booth #219 on May 6-7 at the Kansas City Convention Center or visit www.sunchemical.com/flexpackaging-transform.

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Reason for Withdrawal from the Business

DIC commenced the production and sale of LCs in 1973. Since then, the Company has worked to grow this business, operating primarily as a supplier of LCs for use in displays. However, the business environment has deteriorated in recent years as a consequence of multiple factors, including intensifying competition with overseas manufacturers. In the DIC Vision 2030 long-term management plan, announced in February 2022, the Company identified thin-film transistor (TFT) LCs, its core LC materials product, as being in need of structural reform and has explored drastic measures to improve the value of the LC materials business.

Despite careful deliberation, the persistently challenging business environment has led the Company to determine that continuing the business would not be feasible, prompting the decision to withdraw. Going forward, DIC will strive to enhance its corporate value by prioritizing the optimal allocation of management resources and ensuring such resources are concentrated in growth businesses with the potential for both swift viability and outstanding profitability.

Overview of Withdrawal

• Products: LC materials, including TFT LCs and LCs for passive displays
• Locations: Part of DIC’s Saitama Plant (Saitama, Japan) and part of two subsidiaries in the PRC (Qingdao DIC Finechemicals Co., Ltd., and Qingdao DIC Liquid Crystal Co., Ltd.)
• Date of completion: By the end of December, 2024 (scheduled)

Information on the Transfer of Intellectual Property

Negotiations are ongoing for the transfer of certain components and assets of the LC materials business from which the Company will withdraw to third parties, on the understanding that operations will be maintained. On March 24, 2024, an agreement was reached to transfer the intellectual property of this business to Slichem. As a result of this transfer, DIC expects to record capital gains, as well as to incur expenses related to the closure of facilities, among others, once transfer procedures are completed. Details are currently being finalized. Should any matters arise that require disclosure, the Company will promptly issue notification.

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Together with its parent company, DIC Corporation, Sun Chemical extends its business footprint to the Asia-Pacific with an elaborate portfolio of pigments that address the dynamic trends of the plastics industry. Visitors of booth #8.2F41 will learn about Sun Chemical’s sustainable coloration solutions for plastics applications with a focus on food safety, plastics recycling, vivid designs and lightweighting for electric vehicles, as well as fine fibers with lasting optimized quality.

“At Sun Chemical, we are dedicated to create advanced solutions that deliver outstanding and reliable solutions to our customers while supporting the sustainable transformation of the plastics industry to contribute to a healthier planet,” said Marc Dumont, Global Business Director, High Performance Pigments, Dyes, and Plastics Preparations, Color Materials, Sun Chemical. “Chinaplas 2024 gives us an opportunity to demonstrate the quality of our pigment products to customers from around the world and to work together to deliver solutions that can achieve goals they have set for their businesses.”

Sun Chemical’s solutions on display will feature pigments for plastics recycling, including Sicopal Black K 0098 FK which exhibits exceptional heat stability with global food contact compliance (including China GB 9685) and has been adopted in food packaging in place of carbon black to enable a thorough waste-sorting process. Also on display will be Microlen^® Blue 7460 ECO, which is certified by EN 13432 and designed for bio-compostable plastics, enriching the often-limited coloring options between PCN green and blue.

As post-consumer recycled materials are increasingly used for consumer goods in the plastics industry, minimizing color imperfections, standardizing color tone, and enhancing the texture of plastics parts have become common challenges. Sun Chemical has launched four new premium Benda-Lutz^® Compal K aluminum effect pigments to enable greater formulation flexibility from silky to sparkling metallic effects, without the need of carbon black.

For China’s evolving EV market, Sun Chemical will display its comprehensive coloring solutions for common engineering compounds like polyamides (PA), polybutylene terephthalates (PBT), and polyphenylene sulfides (PPS). These pigments are designed for heat and chemical resistance and exhibit both light and weather fastness as well as low migration. A series of orange pigment formulations for high voltage components will be on display that are adaptable to different scenarios and preferences for automotive wrap films and other engineering applications while also meeting standards for heat aging and heat shock stability.

Sun Chemical will also display its complete colorants portfolio – including pigments and dyes – to support industry transformation from bath dyeing to spin dyeing for a more sustainable planet. Sun Chemical offers quality-controlled pigments for spin dyeing that are designed with higher chroma, excellent processing properties and specified filter pressure values. Sun Chemical is also the only company in the world that offers a selected portfolio of colorants that have received OEKO-TEX^® ECO PASSPORT certification and meet the standard of ZDHC Level 3.

For more information, visit Sun Chemical at booth #8.2F41 during Chinaplas 2024 or visit www.sunchemical.com/plastics.

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Visitors of booth #746 during the show will be introduced to new pigments from Sun Chemical’s Paliocrom^® aluminum effects line, newly launched waterborne resins, efficient driers and additives, and high-performance polyurethanes—all compatible with an extensive range of coatings and designed to meet customers’ needs while furthering sustainable initiatives.

Pigments

Under the theme Experience. Transformation. on the road to a bright tomorrow, Sun Chemical will present new effect pigments. In addition to color space expansion and digital styling inspirations, Sun Chemical will also present the latest carbon footprint calculations for the established Paliocrom product family and for its USA-sourced natural mica.

Recognized as the ideal choice for golden to red premium colors in modern automotive and high-performance industrial coatings, Sun Chemical’s Paliocrom aluminum effects will feature the new launch grades, Paliocrom Brilliant Ruby EH 5050 (L 3558) and Paliocrom Satin Gold EH 3607 (L 2138).

Sun Chemical’s most intense bluish-red aluminum effect pigment, Paliocrom Brilliant Ruby EH 5050 (L 3558), is formulated based on iron-oxide-coated aluminum flakes of the silver-dollar type for modern automotive and high-performance industrial coatings. This new grade comes in the form of a propylene glycol slurry and is suitable both for solventborne and waterborne systems and combines extraordinary hiding power with high brilliance and lightness.

Paliocrom Satin Gold EH 3607 (L 2138) is a mid-shade golden aluminum-based effect pigment with distinct satin character, high chroma, and extremely smooth appearance. It delivers unique color travel and excellent gloss levels and allows for thin film applications of automotive basecoats due to its small particle size. With the launch of this new grade, the universal satin effect is now available in the form of a propylene glycol slurry.

Sun Chemical sources natural mica for its high-quality pearl pigment brands using fully ethical, traceable, and environmentally friendly processes. During the show, Sun Chemical will present the latest product carbon footprint calculations, ethical working practices and sourcing method from its exclusively owned mica mine in Hartwell, Ga.

Sun Chemical will provide presentations to demonstrate the benefits of its full digital product portfolio, which includes technical data sheets, guiding formulations, product carbon footprints, realistic color representations, and inspiring trend formulations.

Polymers & Additives

Sun Chemical offers an elaborate portfolio of polymers and additives for a wide range of coatings and adhesives applications. This includes a broad range of polymer technologies which cover state-of-the-art needs for the automotive, transport, aerospace, and construction sectors.

Sun Chemical’s polymer offering includes a new set of bio-based polyurethane dispersions for artificial leather. Sun Chemical provides solutions for skin, adhesive, and coagulation layers, and has developed a new polyester which can improve flexibility and gloss in multiple coatings applications.

Also highlighted at the booth will be DIC Corporation’s recently launched HYDRAN GP series of environment-friendly waterborne polyurethane resins. These new resins have a higher solid content than conventional water-based polyurethane resins and contain no amines, helping customers to shorten process times and reduce odors, in addition to limiting greenhouse gas emissions and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The HYDRAN GP series is available globally and is suitable for a range of applications including artificial leather, coatings, and adhesives.

In terms of additives, Sun Chemical offers a new cobalt-free and VOC-free drier, DICNATE MV-130A. It shows efficient drying at very low dosages, exhibits low dark yellowing, and has excellent compatibility with secondary driers, as well as matting agents and pigments.

High-Performance Polyurethanes

Through its acquisition of SAPICI, Sun Chemical offers a complete portfolio of extra low free monomer (aromatic, mixed aromatic-aliphatic and aliphatic) polyisocyanates and prepolymers for a broad range of applications including: coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, casting, inks, and more.

Sun Chemical also offers a very wide range of water-based polyurethane and acrylic dispersions for every application, together with a complete range of water dispersible low free monomer polyisocyanates to formulate 2K systems. Sun Chemical offers solutions for wood, metal, plastic, leather, water-proofing membranes, textiles, and more.

Sun Chemical’s newest development in this space focuses on bio-based polyisocyanates for a safer and more sustainable future.

For more information, visit Sun Chemical at booth #746 during ACS 2024 or visit https://pgo.sunchemical.com/ACS2024.

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The concept enabled Whitakers to transform an existing truffle carton that featured 55 percent plastic into a highly recyclable lightweight fibre-based solution without plastic layer of the same dimensions. The package uses Sun Chemical’s SunPak^® DirectFood Plus highly bio-renewable direct-food contact inks and SunSpec SunStar direct-food contact aqueous varnish on the inside of the carton.

SunPak^® FSP EcoPace low migration inks and SunCoat aqueous varnish were employed on the front of the carton, also contributing to the reduced carbon footprint achievement due to a very high bio-renewable content made possible by employing a new fossil fuel-free carbon black derived process ink. All inks are also cradle-to-cradle certified.

The project’s success lies in its multifaceted approach:

1. Removal of Plastic: Through meticulous redesign and collaboration between Qualvis and Sun Chemical, the packaging underwent a comprehensive reengineering process. The use of Sun Chemical’s inks and varnishes resulted in the elimination of non-recyclable elements, specifically the outer shrink film and inner greaseproof cushion pad, which could be replaced with a fibre-based holding structure, while ensuring both a direct food contact safe environment for the truffles complimented by functional resistance and barrier properties to maintain the protection and integrity of the carton structure and its contents. This, in combination with the highly bio-renewable properties of the inks drastically decreases the overall carbon footprint of the product.

2. Certification Standards: Leveraging Qualvis’ World Land Trust scheme and adhering to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification standards, the collaborative effort ensured that the packaging exceeded environmental benchmarks. By offsetting carbon emissions through the World Land Trust scheme and sourcing materials responsibly with FSC certification, the resulting packaging achieved a net-zero carbon footprint. This landmark achievement not only underscores the commitment of Qualvis and Sun Chemical to environmental stewardship, but also resonates with Whitakers’ dedication to sustainability.

Rick Hulme, Business Director Packaging and Publications, Sun Chemical comments, “We are delighted to have won the prestigious PrintWeek 2024 Packaging Innovation Award. This achievement recognises our collaborative commitment to sustainability and customers, in line with all three company’s values. The development of SunPak DirectFood Plus inks and coatings marks a significant advancement in food packaging safety and sustainability. We’re proud to be driving positive change within the industry with Qualvis.”

Richard Pacey, Sales Director, Qualvis added: “Our collaboration with Sun Chemical represents a significant milestone in sustainable packaging innovation and this win recognises that. By leveraging DFC inks and optimising packaging design, we’ve not only reduced environmental impact but also enhanced brand value for Whitakers.”

This award-winning project sets a new standard for environmentally conscious packaging design, offering a blueprint for future initiatives across the industry.

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These price adjustments are implemented in response to rising labor costs, global inflation, and continuously elevated energy expenses over the past 18 months. Despite certain mitigating factors in raw material costs, there have not been sufficient price reductions to offset the overall financial pressures. Primarily impacting products produced in Europe, North America, and Japan, the price increase will impact most of Sun Chemical’s pigments portfolio.

“As a leading global supplier of pigments and pigment dispersions, Sun Chemical is committed to limiting rising costs wherever possible,” said Stefan Sütterlin, President of Color Materials, Sun Chemical. “However, the current magnitude of inflationary impacts necessitates new price adjustments. Sun Chemical will communicate specific price changes directly to its customers. These increases supplement previously communicated measures.”

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The ink series is used to print high-quality laminated packaging on Stratum’s newly installed Uteco ONYX XS press, combined with state-of-the-art printing plates from Compress using Miraclon’s PureFlexo printing technology and advanced anilox from Sandon Global, enabling them to print on a wide range of OPP and PET substrates. Significant investment has been made by the company, including a water distillation unit aiding them with their water returns and proving their focus on making this solvent-free technology work.

An outstanding water-based solution for printing laminated and retortable flexible packaging, the SunStrato AquaLam Gen2 ink series reinforces Sun Chemical’s position of leadership in flexible packaging. AquaLam Gen2 is the second generation of inks within the established AquaLam range. Offering enhanced quality, printability, and bond strength, the inks can help to significantly reduce CO₂ and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.

Being in the industry for over 30 years and running heavy graphic designs for the food industry, such as meat and beverages, on a large range of film substrates, water-based inks when combined with solvent-free adhesives, have been the perfect choice for Stratum. Water-based inks have enabled them to print flexible packaging in high definition and with vivid colours to attract the attention of consumers at retail outlets.

Andrej Mesojedec, Owner and CEO, Stratum Plastika Mesojedec comments: “Our decision to transition into water-based inks reflects our commitment to the well-being of our employees, to our local community and to the environment. The elimination of solvents from our production process aligns perfectly with our vision for 2040 as we are determined to reduce our CO₂ footprint and contribute to a more sustainable future. This transformation not only benefits our employees but also makes handling inks more manageable, simplifying our operations and enhancing efficiency. By adopting water-based inks, we’ve not only prioritised the health and safety of our workforce but have also taken significant steps towards reducing our environmental impact, fostering a more eco-conscious production process.”

Jure Celarc, Production Manager, Stratum Plastika Mesojedec adds: “I recognise that there are no major changes in the water-based handling inks compared to solvent-based and that it will not be necessary to change anything significantly for, at least, comparable product quality. With the right approach and the support of external partners, we managed to achieve a successful transition.”

Richard Seymour, Technical Support Manager, Water-based Liquid Inks, Europe at Sun Chemical comments: “The comments from Stratum Plastika Mesojedec come as no surprise as, with the correct printing conditions, water-based products can equal other technologies in terms of resistance and prove to be very easy to handle on press. Water-based inks give great stability during print runs, which has been proven through excellent feedback from operators, even with a lifetime of experience with other ink technologies.

The Sun Chemical technical teams work very closely with the customer to ensure that the technology runs as seamlessly as possible, and all aspects are covered, such as differences in drying on and off press, and ink handling to maximise output. Full training is provided to the teams and backed up by their wealth of experience in the flexible packaging market.”

For more information on Sun Chemical’s SunStrato product range, please visit: www.sunchemical.com/packaging_product_sunstrato.

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Xennia Jade will be showcased at FESPA (Stand G41, Hall 5) in the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in Netherlands, from March 19-22, 2024, allowing industry professionals to experience first-hand the features that make it an ideal choice for the evolving needs of the DTF market.

The DTF market has experienced unprecedented growth over the past two years, underscoring the need for innovative solutions to address the evolving demands of the industry. Existing industry solutions present some challenges with reliability and performance. Recognising the importance of consistent performance, Sun Chemical has dedicated considerable time and resources to develop a comprehensive solution tailored to meet the specific needs of the market.

Sun Chemical’s commitment to enhance print quality and user experience is underlined with Xennia Jade white, a product advancement offering high opacity ink with reduced maintenance requirements. When combined with the high colour strength CMYK set, users can benefit from the best in application performance, enabling the ability to print across a full range of coloured substrates, including black shirts. Xennia Jade can be used with commercially available resin powders, however the Xennia Jade range also incorporates a powder adhesive for optimal application and abrasion resistance. Xennia Jade can also be used across a range of non-textile substrates, showcasing its potential to be used in various industries.

Edri Baggi, Business Manager for Sun Chemical’s Textile Inks Business comments: “With the launch of Xennia Jade, we have taken a meticulous approach, dedicating time to ensure a high-quality and reliable ink. Our interaction with customers played a pivotal role in assisting us to create the new pigment ink. We engaged in meaningful conversations, understanding their specific needs and pain points with the technology, as well as sustainability and safety considerations. The result is a solution crafted to address as many of these concerns as possible, to elevate the application space to new heights.”

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SACRANEX,

SACRANEX offers superior skincare benefits ranging from moisturization and pollution defense to reducing the appearance of redness, fine lines and wrinkles. The first Suizenji Nori extract cultivated indoors on a large scale, SACRANEX comes with two grades—SACRANEX B and SACRANEX F—allowing formulators to customize products.

“Sun Chemical has always been the expert in bringing vibrant colors to life,” said Ed Webb, Global Director of Cosmetics, Sun Chemical. “Now we’re extending our expertise beyond pigments to introduce an active ingredient derived from Suizenji Nori algae. Just as we’ve mastered the art of color in beauty, we’re bringing skincare solutions that enhance natural formulations from the inside out.”

SACRANEX is a result of a joint venture announced in August 2022 between DIC Corporation and Green Science Materials, Inc., a biotech venture that endeavors to achieve the sustainable future of the Suizenji Nori blue-green algae. The joint venture was created to develop the indoor mass cultivation technology needed to deliver the stable production of SACRANEX for global scale. Farming Suizenji Nori indoors also prevents the depletion of natural resources in a rare species of algae.

In its ongoing effort to offer cosmetic makers an opportunity to ethically enhance the sustainability of skincare products and meet the increasing consumer demand for natural, sustainable cosmetic solutions, Sun Chemical’s SACRANEX is the latest product launch to encompass responsibly sourced plant-derived ingredients and colorants that improve the naturality and function of beauty formulas.

To learn more, visit www.sunchemical.com/sacranex.

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Exterior of the Application Lab and scenes from the lab’s opening ceremony

DIC sees India’s coating resins market, currently growing at an annual rate of approximately 9 percent, as particularly promising and is working to expand its presence in the country by building a second production site at IDEAL CHEMI PLAST, an acquisition which was completed in 2019. Production at the new site commenced in February 2024.

DIC Corporation made the decision to establish the Application Lab with the goal of enabling it to respond swiftly to the needs of local customers and to propose comprehensive solutions that include not only recommending and supplying resins, but also providing compounding formulations and processed samples.

The Application Lab, run as an open laboratory, is jointly managed by DIC South Asia, which has provided equipment, and IDEAL CHEMI PLAST, which administers the part of the industrial area in which the facility is located. DIC expects that its coating resins customers in India will make active use of this new open laboratory going forward and that the laboratory will help it to further improve the services it provides in the Indian market.

Overview of laboratory

Name:                       DIC South Asia Private Limited Application Lab

Address:                   Plot No. W96 (A), MIDC Mankivali, Badlapur E District, Thane, Maharashtra 421503, India

Start of operations:   February 5, 2024

Equipment:               Spray booth, sand mill, salt mist test device, other coating resins equipment for evaluating coating resins

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This new offering achieves excellent antifoaming properties, thermal stability and durability (shear stability),^† all of which had previously been difficult with PFAS-free products. Going forward, the Company will seek to broaden its product lineup and will promote the expansion of sales to manufacturers of lubricating oils for EVs in Japan, the United States and Europe. DIC has set a goal for annual sales of these products of ¥2.0 billion by fiscal year 2030.

Background to Development
Concerns regarding latent environmental risks associated with PFASs have prompted debate, particularly in Europe and the United States, over the need to further regulate these substances. In a proactive response to the rising global need for sustainable alternatives to fluorosurfactants, DIC began developing a PFAS-free surfactant.

In August 2023, the Company announced the development of the MEGAFACE^® EFS series of PFAS-free surfactants that deliver a performance rivaling that of fluorosurfactants. MEGAFACE^® EFS surfactants are viable alternatives to conventional products for diverse applications, including displays, semiconductors, EVs and coatings.

For the second product in the MEGAFACE^® EFS series, DIC turned its attention to a PFAS-free antifoaming agent for use in lubricating oils for EVs.

Product Overview
The combination of environment-friendly raw materials and DIC’S unique molecular design technologies facilitated the development of a PFAS-free antifoaming agent that achieves antifoaming properties, thermal stability and durability (shear stability) equivalent to or better than antifoaming agents containing PFASs.

Such conventional antifoaming agents are added to lubricating oils in small amounts to lower surface tension and rupture foam lamellas, with applications ranging from lubricating oils for metal processing to automotive and industrial gear oils.

However, developing silicone-based alternatives with a performance comparable to that of antifoaming agents containing PFASs has proven particularly challenging. In contrast, DIC’s new product features superior antifoaming properties in high temperature ranges (see Figure 1), which is difficult with ordinary silicone-based PFAS-free agents, as well as superb durability when exposed to heat and mechanical stress (shear) as a lubricating oil ingredient (see Figure 2).

Superior Antifoaming Properties in High Temperature Ranges

DIC’S new PFAS-free antifoaming agent offers antifoaming properties that are on par with those of conventional antifoaming agents containing PFASs.

Figure 1: Results of tests to measure lubricating oil foaming

Superb Durability (Shear Stability)

DIC’S new PFAS-free antifoaming agent demonstrates an antifoaming performance at 100ºC that is equivalent to antifoaming agents containing PFASs, while its shear stability exceeds that of such agents.

Figure 2: Results of tests to measure durability when exposed to heat and mechanical stress (shear) as a lubricating oil ingredient

Outlook for the Future

In the DIC Vision 2030 long-term management plan, DIC sets forth a basic strategy of expanding its operations with a core focus on sustainable products. The Company will continue to augment its selection of PFAS-free products that help address social imperatives, thereby helping promote the sustainability of industry and the reduction of environmental risks.

*    PFASs are a group of synthetic organofluorine compounds.
^†   Shear stability is a measure of a lubricating oil’s resistance to rheological changes caused by mechanical stress from components coming into contact and rotating during machine operation.

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S&P Global conducts an annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), which it uses to rank companies from around the world on their sustainability in the Governance & Economic, Environmental and Social dimensions. Of the more than 9,400 companies in 62 industries assessed in 2023, only 759 achieved a score in the top 15% of their industry and within 30% of that industry’s best-performing companies, earning inclusion in the Sustainability Yearbook 2024. Of these, 30 companies were from the chemicals industry, including five headquartered in Japan.

DIC has traditionally earned high marks in the Governance & Economic Dimension for its innovation management efforts, as well as in the Environmental Dimension for its climate strategy. In 2023, the Company received a particularly glowing evaluation in the Social dimension for its labor practice indicators and human rights initiatives.

DIC has also been selected for inclusion in major global ESG investment indices such as the DJSI Asia Pacific Index and the FTSE4Good Index Series. In addition, the company is a constituent of ESG indices used by Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), namely MSCI’s MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index and the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index.

 Guided by its DIC Vision 2030 long-term management plan, the DIC Group aims to contribute to sustainability for the global environment and for society. The Group will continue to promote effective disclosure while placing a priority on communication with its stakeholders as it strives to bolster its corporate value over the long term.

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During the exhibition at booth #Hall 1 C-7, Sun Chemical and DIC will present a wide range of global and regional standard paint-related products, focusing on polymers (synthetic resins) and pigments for architectural, automotive, protective, and other industrial applications.

Polymer solutions on display will include environmentally friendly waterborne resins in addition to acrylic, epoxy, and polyester resins which are essential for paints. Products featured include:

• Acrylic resins
• Epoxy resins
• Waterborne resins
• Polyester resins
• Alkyd resins
• Epoxyether resins
• ACRYDIC, Idecryl
• EPICLON, Idepoxy
• EPICLON
• BECKOLITE, Idester
• ALUKIDIR, Idekyd
• Idepoxyether
• Digital Tools
• Product Finder

Organic and inorganic pigments will also be exhibited, including aluminum and mica-based effect pigments and preparations. Products from Sun Chemical’s pigment portfolio include:

• Effect Pigments
• Functional Pigments
• Preparations
• Lead-free
• Paliocrom
• Lumina HD
• Benda-Lutz
• Spectrasenes
• Sicopal
• Xfast Biocide-free
• Paliotan VIU
• Pigment Finder
• Pigment Viewer

Held every other year in Mumbai since 1993, PAINTINDIA is recognized as a place to disseminate and exchange information on India’s largest class of paints and their raw materials.

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Against the backdrop of geopolitical instabilities, maritime transportation through the Suez Canal and Red Sea has been especially severely impacted since November. With around 30% of the world’s container trade shipped via this route, many shipments are facing delays and some are being rerouted via the Cape of Good Hope, significantly increasing the distance travelled and adding further costs and time. Cargo air freight is also seeing a spike in demand to avoid such longer diversions.

Vessels departing from China, India, and the rest of the Far East are being affected by safety measures, shipments delays, rotation of containers, as well as ports’ congestion, causing journey extensions of at least 20 days on the outward and 20 days on their return. Several forces majeures have been invoked already, while the situation is also causing significant cost increases and could soon start to impact the availability of raw materials.

As a proactive response to these challenges, Sun Chemical is actively monitoring the evolving situation through its extensive global network of partners. The primary objective remains ensuring the continued supply of high-quality products and services to customers. In light of the dynamic nature of the crisis, Sun Chemical is taking necessary steps to secure raw materials and minimise transportation delays.

Sun Chemical is committed to mitigating rising costs whenever possible, however, the rapid escalation in freight cost pressures has made the introduction of some freight surcharges unavoidable. Sun Chemical will communicate specific adjustments directly with its customers, underscoring its dedication to transparency and collaboration in navigating the challenges posed by the Red Sea crisis. This strategic approach ensures that Sun Chemical continues to provide reliable and innovative solutions to its valued customers in the face of unprecedented global disruptions.

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The ECO PASSPORT certification tests textile and leather chemicals for harmful substances and evaluates the ecological integrity of the chemical manufacturer. The process includes a CAS number screening, an analytical laboratory text, a self-assessment and an on-site visit.

“Sun Chemical is the first pigment manufacturer world-wide to achieve the ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX^® with ZDHC Level 3 conformance and it means that our chemical formulation would always conform with ZDHC latest standards for safer products,” said Dr. Christof Kujat, Global Head Industry Segment Plastics, Color Materials, Sun Chemical. “This important certification process began in 2020, demonstrating Sun Chemical’s dedication to environmental progress and representing the first of many future certifications to advance the sustainability of our products and the markets we service.”

The ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX^® certification indicates a significant step for Sun Chemical toward achieving sustainability within the pigments for plastics industry. The certification further benefits the entire value chain by making strong advances to meet the requirements set by the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, to achieve the separate collection of textile waste by the start of 2025.

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s ECO PASSPORT certified colorants, visit www.sunchemical.com/colorants-for-fibers.

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Solutions on display will include Sun Chemical’s wide format and super wide format inkjet inks, textile inkjet inks, screen inks and industrial inks, including solutions from SunJet – Sun Chemical’s digital inkjet brand.

Wide Format

Sun Chemical will promote its Streamline range of eco-solvent inkjet inks for wide format printers. Formulated with low odour chemistry, the Streamline ink series is GREENGUARD Gold certified for low indoor emissions.

Streamline will be highlighting its portfolio of wide format product solutions, offered in ‘industry standard’ cartridges and pouches, designed for easy installation with printers widely used in the sign, display and graphics market.

Sun Chemical is committed to continuously improving its products to respond to changes in the market. New for 2024, the Streamline ESL 2 and Ultima inks have been updated to add compatibility with the Epson i3200 and Brother printheads used with the latest generation of eco-solvent printers.

To complement Sun Chemical product solutions, Streamline can offer a team of fully trained, experienced engineers, ensuring customers get the best from Streamline inks, offering on-site and remote support for ink conversions, color profiling and perfecting press setup.

Advanced Materials

SEPAREL^® will be highlighted on the stand. These degassing modules prevent gas from passing through a hollow-fibre membrane, allowing only liquid to pass through, resulting in minimal pressure loss and compact size. The range offers a variety of products suitable for various ink types and applications including aqueous, solvent and UV.

Aqueous Inks

With the continued drive for sustainability, the print industry is transforming. One major trend is towards aqueous ink technologies and Sun Chemical will promote its patented Streamline aqueous ink technology for printing onto paper substrate including billboard poster, corrugated, décor and wall covering markets.

Streamline aqueous inks are available for Kyocera and Ricoh Gen 5 printheads, offering high colour strength to deliver significant reductions in ink consumption and faster drying. The inks also offer improved print finish, color vibrancy and reduced energy consumption costs.

Super Wide Format

With the increasing popularity of new industrial 3.2m solvent inkjet presses, Streamline offers tailored ink solutions to support presses with Konica Minolta, Spectra Starfire and Epson i3200 printheads, optimised for the inkjet droplet specification and the end user print application requirements. The latest addition to the range is Sun Chemical’s Streamline SGR – a solvent ink series for presses using Ricoh Gen 5 printheads.

Digital Textile Inks

Sun Chemical will highlight its full range of digital inks for textile decoration across a range of applications such as sign & display, sportswear, fashion and home textiles. Sun Chemical will highlight its recently launched Xennia Jade inks for direct to film (DTF) printing. The range includes CMYK and white inks plus the required resin powder, delivering outstanding application performance and print reliability.

Other products presented will include the market leading sublimation transfer inks, ElvaJet Opal SB for Epson printheads as well as the hybrid sublimation ink, ElvaJet Topaz SC for Kyocera printheads, which offers unparalleled performance when printed direct to fabric or using a transfer print process. In addition, Sun Chemical will highlight the ElvaJet SR342 sublimation ink for higher viscosity printheads.

Solutions for pigment, reactive and acid inks offering the best in color and application performance will be showcased. Xennia Sapphire is an innovative range of pigment inks for mid and high viscosity printheads offering a more sustainable printing process with simple dry head fixation with highly vibrant and resistant prints on to a range of substrates.

Sun Chemical’s market leading reactive inks Xennia Amethyst Evo RC will be presented as well as the Xennia Agate acid inks for Kyocera. Xennia Amethyst Evo offers unparallelled print and application performance with increased dye fixation enabling the potential to increase color gamut and reduce the amount of dye washed from the fabric after fixation.

SunJet

The global inkjet brand of Sun Chemical and DIC, SunJet will demonstrate its most recent developments in inkjet chemistry, including collaborations with OEM partners, system integrators and printhead manufacturers across a number of market sectors, including graphics, décor, textile, industrial and packaging.

Screen and Pad Printing

Finally, Sun Chemical will also highlight its extensive range of conventional and UV curing screen and pad printing inks to support both industrial and graphic screen/pad applications, in many markets such as automotive, aerospace, printed electronics, packaging and displays, across a range number of substrates from paper to plastics and glass.

Pete Saunders, Global Director, Digital Businesses at Sun Chemical, comments: “FESPA Global Print Expo has remained the ultimate flagship show for the wide format industry for decades. The continued significance of the event means that as the largest producer of inks and coatings, we’re delighted to be exhibiting once again and we look forward to connecting with existing and new customers and showcase how they can experience transformation.”

“Sustainability remains a key focus for us and our customers. We are dedicated to experiencing transformation, and part of that is becoming more sustainable, as we continue to enable our customers to enhance their businesses while remaining as eco-conscious as possible.”

To learn more about the products and services Sun Chemical is exhibiting at FESPA, visit: www.sunchemical.com/textiles-transform/.

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As a corporate member of OE-A, part of the VDMA organisation in Germany, Sun Chemical is proud to be associated with LOPEC, a distinguished conference focusing on the organic and printed electronics industry.

Sun Chemical offers a comprehensive material portfolio for diverse printed electronics and biosensor applications. The product range spans a variety of functional inks, such as conductive and dielectric ink technologies tailored to meet the evolving needs of industrial sectors including automotive, home appliances, healthcare, wellness, and biomedical sensors and devices. The company’s participation at LOPEC 2024 reflects its continuous commitment to innovation within electronic materials.

Printed Electronics

Sun Chemical’s SunTronic extended product portfolio, which will be on display, features a high-resolution-capable silver ink for metal-mesh-based transparent capacitive switches, a UV-LED curable dielectric ink, and silver and dielectric ink technologies for in-mold electronics applications. Additionally, the portfolio includes revised ink offerings for stretchable and wearable electronics, addressing the demands of emerging applications.

Biosensors

Sun Chemical will showcase its range of SunSens solutions, which include tailor-made functional materials designed specifically for printed electro-chemical sensors. These materials are used for applications within health diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and agricultural sensing, contributing to advancements in critical fields.

Dr. Phil Nicholas, Biosensor Technology Lead at Sun Chemical, is scheduled to deliver a thought-provoking talk on “Beyond Cyclic Voltammetry – An Electrochemist Perspective to Ink Performance Perspective” during the technical sessions at LOPEC. His presentation promises valuable insights into the exciting world of electrochemistry and biosensor design.

Adding to the expertise, Dr. Erika Rebrosova, Global Technology Manager for Electronic Materials at Sun Chemical, will actively contribute to the discussion panel on “Sustainability Consideration for Printed Electronics” scheduled for 6^th March during the technical conference. Her participation underscores Sun Chemical’s commitment to incorporating sustainable practices in electronic materials.

Tony Searle, Electronic Materials Business Director at Sun Chemical, emphasised the company’s commitment to innovation and advancement, commenting, “Sun Chemical’s expertise in electronic materials is exemplified through our diverse product lines, with a focus on SunTronic for printed electronics and SunSens for biosensors. These cutting-edge solutions underscore our dedication to providing industry-leading technologies that cater to the evolving needs of printed electronics and biosensor applications. We look forward to engaging with industry experts and sharing the latest developments in electronic materials at LOPEC 2024.”

Sun Chemical extends an invitation to all conference attendees to visit their booth #B0.201, engage in discussions, and explore the future of electronic materials at LOPEC 2024. For more information, visit: https://pgo.sunchemical.com/l/62722/2024-01-18/3vqfnwp

*SunSens and SunTronic are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Chemical Corporation or its affiliates in the United States and/or in other countries.

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AquaLam Gen2 is the second generation of inks within the established AquaLam range. Offering enhanced quality, printability, and bond strength, the range can help reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and CO2 emissions by 18-20% versus comparable solvent-based inks typically used in similar applications. Results may vary based on factors such as solvent recycling, energy sources and drying efficiency.

Impressive results are already being achieved with AquaLam Gen2 by some flexible packaging producers with 7 colour extended colour gamut (ECG) to produce high-quality laminated packaging, combining newly installed press with state-of-the-art printing plates and advanced anilox sets.

In addition to their vision of a more sustainable future, other considerations to transition to the AquaLam Gen2 inks included employee health concerns, ink handling efficiency improvements, and safety, including fire safety.

Richard Seymour, Technical Support Manager, Water-based Liquid Inks, Europe, at Sun Chemical says: “The launch of this new range once again showcases Sun Chemical’s commitment to R&D as well as sustainable products and processes solutions. Truly outstanding high-quality laminated packaging with enhanced bond-strength is being achieved by several early adopters, and we look forward to helping more packaging producers and brand owners to experience the same.”

 For more information on SunStrato, please visit: www.sunchemical.com/product/sunstrato.

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Featuring excellent stability, fast setting, low misting, and low tack, SunLit ProPace is designed to run on a wide array of substrates including problematic paper and board. It is suitable for both high speed perfecting and straight presses running multiple shift patters, up to twenty-four hours.

SunLit ProPace is based on Sun Chemical’s revolutionary new Pace varnish technology platform – the result of extensive research and development into new materials that enable highly versatile and reliable printing inks that deliver consistent high-quality results in fast-moving production environments, especially on the more challenging papers and boards.

The inks provide excellent results on the very latest modern high-speed printing machines. At high speeds, SunLit ProPace’s low misting performance was a vital goal within the development process. SunLit ProPace does not use environmentally problematic PTFE wax and contains higher levels of bio-renewable materials.

Jim Buchanan, Product Director Sheetfed Systems at Sun Chemical comments: “We are very excited about the latest product from our Pace technology line. The feedback from our test partners has been overwhelmingly positive and we see this as a solution that enables a step change in performance especially for printers who are pushing the boundaries of productivity, be that high volume production or shorter run lengths where the highly stable and fast responsive nature of the inks ensures quick and efficient make readies. We believe SunLit ProPace can help drive those extra gains that can help make the difference in what is a very challenging environment for our clients. What’s more, the range is another example of Sun Chemical’s continued commitment to sustainability as we reduce the carbon footprint of our own products and processes, as well as our customers.”

To learn more, visit: www.sunchemical.com/product/sunlit.

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SunPURO^® Natural Carotene O N70-2317 is a farmed beta carotene, derived from dunaliella salina algae. A globally approved natural colorant that imparts a warm orange hue, SunPURO^® Natural Carotene O N70-2317 delivers vivid color from yellow to orange and antioxidant properties which can be used in both color cosmetics and skincare products.

SunPURO^® Natural Carotene BTO N70-2527 is a natural, orange-red colorant made through the bio-fermentation of beta carotene. The bio-fermentation process allows for enhanced yield while minimizing the product’s environmental impact.

“We’re excited to add these two new products to our SunPURO^® Naturals family” said Edward Webb, Global Director, Cosmetics at Sun Chemical. “With sustainability as a pillar in Sun Chemical’s strategy, we strive to provide natural solutions with less impact on the environment. Providing ingredients made through bio-fermentation allows for sustainable innovation in the naturals space. We look forward to introducing more colorful and natural solutions to the beauty industry.”

For the full offering of SunPURO^® Naturals products, visit www.sunchemical.com/sunpuro-naturals.

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Sun Chemical offers an extensive range of screen printing, pad printing, electronic materials and specialty chemicals tailored specifically for the automotive industry. This marks Sun Chemical’s inaugural participation at this influential trade show, reaffirming its commitment to serving the automotive industry.

Decomold

Sun Chemical will be using the show as an opportunity to introduce its Decomold range of inks. Specifically designed for in-mold decoration and film insert molding, these innovative inks complement Sun Chemical’s existing range of functional inks. These inks enable automotive manufacturers to achieve a seamless and visually appealing integration of decoration and functionality into their components.

SunHytek

With a commitment to quality, innovation, and reliability, SunHytek, provides an ideal solution for automotive applications. SunHytek’s versatile line of inks is designed to meet the diverse demands of the automotive sector, whether for screen, pad, or digital printing. Sun Chemical inks can empower automotive projects with unparalleled quality and performance. The solutions can be tailored for all automotive applications.

SunTronic Electronic Materials

Sun Chemical will showcase its comprehensive portfolio of SunTronic electronic materials, with solutions specifically tailored to stretchable and In-Mold Electronics (IME) applications. This includes the latest generation of SunTronic IME inks, featuring top-quality dielectric and silver conductive inks, as well as thermoformable materials.

SunTronic’s extensive range of electronic materials empowers users to seamlessly integrate touch switches and lighting into IMD/FIM applications. These materials are built to withstand the most rigorous conditions of the injection molding process.

SunPad

Sun Chemical will also demonstrate its SunPad range of inks for pad printing. This product range offers a comprehensive selection of inks tailored for various automotive applications, including engine room decorative panels, alloy wheels, operation buttons, gear shifts, door trims, and smart keys.

The SunPad range is distinguished by its optimised formulations, ensuring peak machine performance, while also providing customised solutions to meet specific requirements. With a commitment to environmental responsibility, these inks are part of Sun Chemical’s eco-friendly systems, further emphasising the company’s dedication to delivering sustainable solutions.

Pigments

Sun Chemical will highlight its functional black pigments, which provide solutions for solar heat management. While dark surfaces with standard carbon black pigments intensively absorb solar energy and convert it to heat, Sicopal®, Xfast®, Microlith® and Spectrasense® functional black pigments and pigment preparations reflect solar radiation to keep dark surfaces cool.

For the most demanding polymers and processes Sun Chemical offers a broad range of coloring solutions (Sicopal®, Oracet®, Paliogen®, Cinquasia®, Cromophtal®) for engineering plastics and high heat polymers providing excellent processing, durability and heat resistance (e.g. for Orange for e-mobility). Our new portfolio of plastics colorants, certified with the ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®, provides high purity and performance for demanding fiber applications.

In addition, pigment preparations that allow compounders to run the “Xtra Mile” will be presented. With Microlen® Piano Black, customers can expect unmatched jetness in plastics and outstanding dispersion quality that maintain the mechanical properties of the polymer.

Specialty Chemicals

Sun Chemical also offers a wide range of specialty materials for automotive interiors, including its latest range of water-based polyurethane resins, HYDRAN GP. These resins have a higher solid content and do not contain amines. They help reduce process times, odors, and emissions, making them a more environmentally-friendly option. Other highlights within this portfolio include acrylic emulsions featuring excellent adhesion, chemical resistance, gloss properties, and metallic pigment orientation; and a range of aromatic and aliphatic polyisocyanates and prepolymers suitable for various automotive applications.

Sun Chemical’s strong environmental and regulatory responsibility aligns with its focus on product excellence. The company is dedicated to sustainable and eco-friendly practices that align with industry regulations, emphasizing its commitment to environmentally responsible solutions.

Robin McMillan, Business Development Manager – Screen and Industrial Europe at Sun Chemical comments: “We’re proud to offer a comprehensive range of products to cater to all applications within the automotive industry, demonstrating our commitment to R&D within this area. Equally important to us is our strong environmental and regulatory stance. We are dedicated to sustainability and ensuring that our products align with the most stringent industry regulations. The Automotive Interiors Expo 2023 is a great opportunity for us to share our knowledge and technology, and we look forward to debuting at the show.”

For more information visit: http://pgo.sunchemical.com/automotiveinteriorsexpo2023 or visit Sun Chemical at Automotive Interiors Expo 2023 at booth 3658.

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The DIC Group recognizes that the responsible management of biodiversity is crucial not only for the environment, but also for its own success over the long term. Guided by its new policy, which demonstrates its dedication to ensuring a sustainable future, the Group will work tirelessly to achieve its goals and help realize a healthier planet for generations to come.

For more information on the DIC Group Biodiversity Policy, please visit the DIC global website. https://www.dic-global.com/en/csr/environment/biodiversity.html or https://www.sunchemical.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DIC-Group-Biodiversity-Policy.-sun-logo.pdf

The DIC Group works to provide both social value and economic value, which contributes to sustainable corporate growth. We aim to become a unique global company that enjoys social trust via our positive contributions to global biodiversity. Looking ahead, the Group will continue to promote effective disclosure regarding biodiversity issues, in line with its commitment to communicating with its stakeholders and enhancing corporate value.

For more information, please contact the Corporate Communications Department of DIC Corporation at +81-3-6733-3033 or dic-press@ma.dic.co.jp.

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In order to implement its forward-looking sustainability initiatives, in fiscal year 2018 DIC formulated the DIC Group Human Rights Policy in accordance with prevailing international codes and rules, in line with which it has promoted a variety of related initiatives. With the recent revision of this policy, we will further raise awareness of human rights across the global DIC Group and reinforce our efforts to respect and protect the human rights of all stakeholders.

For more information on the DIC Group Human Rights Policy, please visit the DIC global website. https://www.dic-global.com/en/csr/human_rights.html or https://www.sunchemical.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DIC-Group-Human-Rights-Policy.pdf.

To realize our vision, “We improve the human condition by safely delivering color and comfort for sustainable profitability—Color & Comfort,” the DIC Group will continue working to boost human rights awareness in all Group executives and employees to ensure Group operations worldwide are carried out in a manner that respects human rights.

For more information, please contact the Corporate Communications Department of DIC Corporation at +81-3-6733-3033 or dic-press@ma.dic.co.jp.

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Ceremonial groundbreaking held in early November 2023.

TOKYO–November 30, 2023–DIC Corporation announced that wholly owned subsidiary Nantong DIC Color Co., Ltd., based in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), has commenced construction of a new printing inks production facility in the southern area of the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area (NETDA). The new facility is scheduled to begin production in 2025, after which Nantong DIC Color will shutter its existing production facility in NETDA’s northern area.

Background

Since its establishment in 2002, Nantong DIC Color has manufactured printing inks, focusing on offset and gravure inks, at its existing production facility, functioning as one of the DIC Group’s principal printing inks production centers in the PRC. In 2021, the company received a request from the city of Nantong to relocate this facility, citing its proximity to the Yangtze River, in line with its environmental protection efforts for the river. After internal discussions, the decision was made to move to a site provided by the city in the southern area of NETDA. Construction began in November 2023.

Design Concept and Positioning of New Facility

The design concept incorporated throughout DIC Nantong Color’s new production facility emphasizes the streamlining of production processes and ancillary equipment. On the production floor for the facility’s core liquid inks, for example, plans are to incorporate cutting-edge design for raw materials preparation and filling processes, as well as to automate production lines. Utility systems will employ the latest motors, air conditioners, and lighting and other equipment to boost energy savings across the entire facility and to increase production efficiency, thereby strengthening cost competitiveness.

With the aim of establishing a robust foundation as the PRC’s leading comprehensive printing inks manufacturer, the DIC Group is building a three-pronged production network comprising bases in the eastern, southern and north/northeastern parts of the country. Nantong DIC Color’s new production facility will serve as the production hub of the eastern base. For certain products, the facility will also serve as the mother plant for the entire country.

Profile of New Facility

Location: Southern area, Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, PRC

Site area: 86,668 m²

Principal products: Offset inks, gravure inks, flexo inks, others

Start of construction: November 2023

Start of operations: First half of 2025 (scheduled)

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Due to the stringent compliance requirements Sun Chemical adheres to for direct food contact (DFC) printing, there is a rigorous pigment selection process used by Sun Chemical for its DFC product range which considers pigment chemistry and potential non-intentionally added substances (NIAS). Currently, there are no suitable green pigments available on the market. The commercial green pigments that are available contain residual NIAS of regulatory concern, which could potentially migrate into the food.  This has restricted the colour palette available for direct food contact inks. The addition of this new base to the SunPak DirectFood Plus range means that 1801 colours can now be achieved at a tolerance of Delta E <2 (dE2000) to Digital Master Pantone.

In line with this, as part of SunColorBox, Sun Chemical has developed GamutViewer software to enable brand owners, designers, and converters to predict if their desired colour is within the gamut of the SunPak DFP ink range. This will result in less rework and waste throughout the entire packaging development workflow.

Sun Chemical has also produced physical swatch books (SunDigiGuides), available to designers and brand owners, that illustrate which Master Pantone references are achievable within an acceptable tolerance when using the SunPak DFP ink range, setting expectation for colour upfront that results in speed to market for new product launches.

Patrice Aurenty, Global Business Leader, Sun Chemical Color Management comments: “This exciting launch demonstrates Sun Chemical’s commitment to R&D. We’re delighted to be able to not only extend the colour gamut available with the new SunPak pigment, but also enable designers and brand owners to achieve their visions clearly with our GamutViewer software and SunDigiGuides. We’re confident that our solutions will enable brand owners and designers to take direct food contact packaging solutions to new heights.”

In addition, Sun Chemical has further expanded its footprint of dedicated DFC mixing centres with investments in plants in the UK and Germany to support the growing demand for bespoke spot colours of these specialist inks.

For more information visit: https://www.sunchemical.com/insideoutside.

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The Cradle-to-Cradle Products Innovation Institute sets a global standard for products that are safe, circular, and responsibly made. To earn Cradle to Cradle Certified certification, products, materials, and systems need to meet the requirements set by the Cradle-to-Cradle Certified Product Standard and undergo an independent third-party assessment of their safety, circularity, and responsibility criteria across five categories of sustainability performance: Material Health, Product Circularity, Clean Air & Climate Protection, Water & Soil Stewardship; Social Fairness. The product is then assigned an achievement level for each category (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum).

C2C Certified Material Health Certificate at the Platinum level for Sheetfed Inks

SunLit Intense Platinum process inks have achieved a C2C Certified Material Health Certificate at the Platinum level. SunLit Intense Platinum is a premium, intense ink series that provides excellent ink mileage, runs trouble free on high speed straight and perfecting presses and also features low tack properties that prove valuable when printing on low grammage papers and challenging board materials.

Additionally, Sun Chemical’s commitment to innovation and sustainability is further exemplified by the SunPak FSP EcoPace Process Colours ink range, featuring the FEP29 Process Yellow ink, which also acquired the Platinum level certification – a world first for sheetfed conventional low migration inks. The inks are meticulously designed to enhance productivity on high-speed modern printing machines while maintaining strong sustainability credentials.

C2C Certified Material Health Certificate at the Bronze level

SunLit Diamond inks have garnered a C2C Certified Material Health Certificate at the Bronze level, underlining its commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. SunLit Diamond remains one of the most universally accepted process ink series globally, providing robust lithographic performance in varied lithographic conditions. It is a very robust every – day standard ink series giving excellent cost per impression value to both the large and small volume end user.

Sun Chemical’s commitment to innovation and sustainability also extends to its SunPak FSP EcoPace standard process inks and bases, which also received Bronze level certification. This cutting-edge technology offers stable, high-quality performance, particularly on challenging substrates, ensuring optimal productivity for the printing industry. What sets SunPak FSP EcoPace apart is its significant bio-renewable content, making it an eco-friendly choice that aligns with various environmental certifications and eco-labels.

Nicolas Bétin, Director of Product Strategy EMEA, Packaging Inks & Materials & Global Sustainability Business Leader comments: “These C2C Material Health certifications are vital acknowledgments of our unyielding dedication to a circular economy, signifying our commitment to environmental and social progress. They not only demonstrate our pledge to sustainability but also bolster customers’, brand-owners’ and retailers’ sustainability endeavours, reflecting our shared commitment to a greener future.”

Nikola M. Juhasz, Ph.D., Global Technical Director, Sustainability adds: “We are extremely proud to have achieved Cradle-to-Cradle Products Innovation Institute Material Health certifications for several of our offset ink families, including the coveted Platinum tier for two of our product lines. These C2C certifications, which are the outcomes of a rigorous and thorough ingredient-level assessment process, are further recognitions of the priority that Sun Chemical places on sustainable product development, including from a safety and circular chemistry perspective that maximises protection of human health and the environment.”

To find out more visit: www.sunchemical.com.

About The Cradle-to-Cradle Products Innovation Institute

The Cradle-to-Cradle Products Innovation Institute is dedicated to powering the circular economy through products, materials, systems, and business models that have a positive impact on people and planet.

Through the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Products Program, the Institute sets the global standard for products that are safe, circular, and responsibly made.

For more than a decade, leading brands, designers, retailers, and manufacturers across the value chain have relied on the Cradle-to-Cradle Certified Product Standard to innovate and optimise materials, products, and systems for immediate and long-term positive impacts.

Cradle to Cradle Certified has long been regarded as the world’s most trusted and advanced science-based standard for designing and manufacturing products that maximise health and wellbeing for people and our planet, supplying a comprehensive and holistic assessment framework across different sustainability performance categories.

The Institute also powers the global shift to a circular economy through partnerships and collaborative initiatives that equip businesses, governments and other stakeholders with the technical frameworks and knowledge they need to transform the way products are designed and made.

OUR VISION is a world where safe materials and products are designed and manufactured in a prosperous, circular economy to maximise health and wellbeing for people and planet.

OUR MISSION is to lead, inspire and enable all stakeholders across the global economy to create and use innovative products and materials that positively impact people and the planet.

The Institute was founded in 2010 and is operating globally as a non-profit organisation with a core team of 25 employees. It is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and San Francisco, California.

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Sun Chemical is dedicated to offering innovative solutions tailored to the specific needs of the textile industry in Asia and beyond. Following the acquisition of Sensient Imaging Technologies in 2020, Sun Chemical has diligently developed a variety of inks, including significant reactive ink innovations, aimed at enhancing performance, sustainability, and productivity. Sun Chemical has made significant investments in a state-of-the-art ink manufacturing site in Shanghai and has been manufacturing and supplying digital reactive inks from this facility since May 2023. The investment enables Sun Chemical’s Swiss quality inks to be supplied locally to key markets such as China, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, allowing reduced shipment time and costs, while customers in Asia benefit from fast and responsive customer service.

At ITMA Asia, the following product ranges will be showcased:

Xennia Amethyst Evo RC ink

The recently launched Xennia Amethyst Eco RC ink is a reactive printing ink for industrial textile printers and will be a key focus at the show. This high-quality ink is an evolution of the successful Xennia Amethyst series. The ink is specially formulated to enhance production and enable customers to achieve high-volume targets in the fashion and home textile industry, without compromising quality. The innovative formula is designed to improve colour efficiency and strength while optimising properties to enhance colour balance for advanced colour management and sample matching. The ink has received Eco-Passport (from OEKO TEX) and Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certification while also being listed as ZDHC Level 3.

ElvaJet Sublimation Inks

Sun Chemical’s portfolio of ElvaJet sublimation inks is world renowned for high quality, precision colour performance and production reliability. The latest technologies supporting Kyocera printheads, ElvaJet Topaz SC and for Epson technology, ElvaJet Opal SB will be highlighted. These ink ranges offer the user unrivalled transfer paper compatibility, colour purity and on printer performance as well as being certified for ECO PASSPORT form OEKO-TEX and being listed as ZDHC Level 3.

Introducing ElvaJet SR342

Earlier this year, Sun Chemical launched its latest sublimation ink, ElvaJet SR342, which will be on display at ITMA Asia. The ink addresses higher viscosity printheads such as Ricoh and Dimatix technologies. Based on in house disperse dye dispersions, ElvaJet SR342 delivers the purest colour shades, allowing an extended colour gamut combined with the best on printer performance with optimised drying and minimal maintenance requirements.

Next Generation Pigment Inks

Sun Chemical will also showcase its upcoming series of digital pigment inks for textile, Xennia Sapphire. Initially available for higher viscosity printheads such as Ricoh Gen 5 and Fujifilm Dimatix Starfire, Xennia Sapphire inks provide a step-change in pigment printing with enhanced colour and fast performance, unrivalled print stability and ease of use. Xennia Sapphire aligns with Sun Chemical’s sustainability goals as it has been developed to have a low environmental impact with a no-water process, efficient curing and soft hand fell to reduce the need for finishing chemicals.

Xennia Sapphire inks will also be available for Kyocera printhead technology to have a set compatible with most digital textile printers on the market.

Edri Baggi, Business Manager for Sun Chemical’s Textile Inks Business says: “ITMA Asia is the ideal place to showcase our latest innovations that address the specific needs and challenges of the Asian textile industry, particularly where reactive inks remain a key focus. We look forward to meeting with existing and potential customers from this region to demonstrate the value that Sun Chemical can bring to their business, all while ensuring product compliance and improving their sustainability credentials.”

For more information visit: https://pgo.sunchemical.com/ITMAAsia2023 or visit Sun Chemical at ITMA Asia on Stand D04A, Hall H6.

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Direct Image Applications

Sun Chemical has recently made additions and improvements to its IMC5000 Range of Imagecure soldermasks for direct image processes. Sun Chemical’s R&D team have formulated an improved blue soldermask that holds its colour strength and opacity when applied over a yellow FR4 laminate – giving a true-blue finish to the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) after processing.

Jon Conboy, Sales Manager, Sun Chemical Electronic Materials, comments: “This is a significant improvement over previous options available to PCB fabricators, and something the industry has been requesting. In addition to the improvements made to the IMC5000 blue, we have also enhanced our range of IMC5000 products to include an improved black and a semi-gloss halogen-free green.”

LED lighting applications

Sun Chemical has also recently made enhancements to its IMC6000 range of Imagecure soldermasks for LED lighting applications, formulating an improved white soldermask for LED lighting.

The latest products within the IMC6000 range offer the following benefits:

• Improved white opacity over copper and laminate
• Improved adhesion properties
• Improved photospeed – up to four Stouffer steps faster at a given energy
• Improved colour stability after high temperature reflow
• Industry leading reflectance values

The IMC6000 range is available in matt and gloss finishes and is suitable for both screen print and spray application methods.

Tony Searle, Managing Director, Screen and Electronic Materials at Sun Chemical comments: “This addition to our range of LED white solder masks offers us the opportunity to expand our business in this highly competitive market, where end users are looking for colour stability and resistance to heat and UV exposure of soldermasks. As Europe’s largest manufacturer of soldermasks for the PCB industry, Sun Chemical is pleased to be able to now offer this solution globally.

“These enhanced products and additions to our core soldermask ranges will help us meet the demands and needs of our customers in an ever-changing industry and consolidate our position as a technology leader in the PCB inks market. We look forward to connecting with existing and potential customers, as well as other key players within the industry at the show.”

To learn more, visit Sun Chemical at Productronica on stand B3.545 or visit www.sunchemical.com/product/products-for-printed-circuit-boards.

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The latest newsletter features updates about the European Food Safety Authority’s final assessment of bisphenol A and what that will mean for food contact materials in packaging. The report details specific restrictions and information about perfluoroalkyl chemicals in Europe and the United States, and offers insights into the European Union General Court’s ruling concerning titanium dioxide and its implications for the Classification, Labeling, and Packaging (CLP) regulation.

“From printing inks to cosmetics to paint for toys, our customers are facing all kinds of new regulations both globally and regionally,” said Gary Andrzejewski, Corporate Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Sun Chemical. “At Sun Chemical, we consider it a priority to help our customers understand and comply with those regulatory updates and hope our regulatory newsletters can be a valuable resource to them.”

Here’s a list of some of the latest regulatory updates featured in the newsletter:

• Updates on proposed restrictions and new guidelines for BPAs, PET packaging, and dye migration in food-contact materials
• Upcoming changes to European guidelines on titanium dioxide in toys and the classification of talc due to its carcinogenicity
• Upcoming changes to global regulations on the restriction of PFAs
• The possible introduction of Assembly Bill 418, which would be the first U.S. bill to ban certain chemical preservatives or additives in food
• The Environmental Health Advocates’ lawsuit against Sephora to require product warning labels on makeup containing airborne titanium dioxide
• Changes to Washington State’s PCB Legislation, Senate Bill SB 5369, to petition the EPA to reassess current regulations for PCB limits
• Washington State’s new designation of potential priority chemicals to regulate under the Safer Products for Washington program
• The EPA’s new Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
• China’s proposed changes to its regulating food contact materials to lower migration limits on certain substances
• Updated guidelines by Malaysia’s Ministry of Health for Food Grade Certifications
• Possible addition of microplastics to California’s candidate chemicals list under the Safer Consumer Products program

As a global leader in sustainable, eco-efficient business practices, Sun Chemical strives to produce bio-renewable, recyclable and compostable products to help its customers meet regulations and reach sustainability goals. Sun Chemical’s annual Corporate Sustainability Report focuses on its commitment to new sustainable products and services to meet customer demand. The most recent report can be found at www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.

Visit www.sunchemical.com/regulatory-newsletters to obtain a copy of Sun Chemical’s Autumn 2023 Regulatory Newsletter.

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In an era marked by faster machines, lower-quality papers, cost pressures, and sustainability goals, printers are encountering more challenges than ever before. Sun Chemical recognises these challenges and, as a result, is introducing this revolutionary ink based on innovative binder technology providing higher body and lower tack. The benefit of the new technology has been proven through rigorous long-term testing to deliver the highest levels of productivity, the lowest applied cost, and the best overall sustainability benefits. Sun Chemical’s dedication to compliance and certifications also ensures that Sun Chemical’s products not only meet but exceed current regulatory requirements.

Pace technology delivers Sun Chemical’s most sustainable offerings yet. This is achieved through a dual approach of selecting vegetable oil based formulations in which PTFE wax is not used. These formulations deliver the highest bio-renewable content (BRC) supplemented by exceptional performance on press that ensures minimal wastage of paper/board and subsequently reduced usage of energy and solvent wash through fewer stoppages.

The SunPak FSP EcoPace ink range is based on a modular approach that allows printers to interchange the process colours in order to optimise sustainability credentials. For example, in the standard CMYK offering, the inks have a C2C Certified Material Health Certificate at Bronze level but this can be upgraded to Platinum by interchanging the process yellow to a special version.

Additionally, the process inks have a high average bio-renewable content (BRC) rating of 78%, which can be increased further with the introduction of an optional special high BRC process Black that is based on non-fossil fuel sourced carbon, achieving a BRC of 89%.

These inks are designed to perform impressively across a wide range of paper and board materials, ensuring flexibility and outstanding results for customers.

Jim Buchanan, Global Product Director Sheetfed Systems, Sun Chemical, comments: “Sun Chemical recognises that in such a challenging market, high level productivity is vital to success. The primary objective for the development of this novel technology was to deliver the most stable high-quality performance across a diverse range of printing requirements, including the most challenging of substrates, while ensuring low misting on high-speed modern printing machines. The technology ensures robust, lithographically stable inks that also support short run production due to its fast responsive nature on both closed loop and manually adjusted colour control systems. We are grateful to our loyal customers who have partnered with us on this development and validated the technology over a significant period of time across many diverse printing conditions. We are delighted that they are now reaping the benefits and pushing the boundaries in terms of productivity and efficiency.”

Sun Chemical’s new inks promise to redefine the possibilities of sheetfed printing, elevating customers’ projects to exceptional heights. This groundbreaking advancement underlines Sun Chemical’s commitment to meeting the evolving needs of customers and setting new standards in the industry. The launch of these inks stands as a testament to Sun Chemical’s commitment to empowering its customers and partners with cutting-edge solutions that drive success in a rapidly changing market.”

For more information on Sun Chemical’s revolutionary sheetfed ink series, SunPak FSP EcoPace, please visit: www.sunchemical.com/fc-transform.

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“As the biggest coatings event in Latin America, ABRAFATI is a significant event for Sun Chemical, and we look forward to demonstrating how our color materials, polymers and additives enable excellent results within any coatings application,” said Elisangela Silva, Sales Director Latin America, Color Materials, Sun Chemical.

Color Materials

Visitors of booth B87 can explore digital tools like Pigment Finder, a database which includes Sun Chemical’s color materials portfolio and enables technical comparisons and the export of customized catalogs. Using the high-tech color digitalization of Sun Chemical’s PigmentViewer app, customers can review and compare coatings samples on their smart devices. Thanks to its digital visualization technology, the PigmentViewer app allows customers to experience and evaluate pigments on their smartphones just as they would when using a coated sample.

Inorganic and effect pigment innovations featured as new stylings in Sun Chemical’s Global Color Presentation will be highlighted. Sicopal^® inorganic and Paliotan^® hybrid pigments, for example, combine high chroma with outstanding weather fastness, while the Paliotan^® VIU range has been developed for economically challenging applications such as lead chromate replacement. The newly launched Lumina^® HD effect pigments series is based on fine fraction synthetic mica. These high-definition pigments have been developed to expand the color space for automotive stylings, aerospace, general industrial, and powder coatings.

Sun Chemical will highlight its functional black pigments, which provide solutions for solar heat management. While dark surfaces with standard carbon black pigments intensively absorb solar energy and convert it to heat, Sicopal^®, Xfast^®,and Spectrasense^® functional black pigments can be used to reflect solar radiation and keep dark surfaces cool. Additionally, while standard carbon black pigments absorb near-infared light and LiDAR signals are often used for autonomous vehicle navigation, the functional black pigments deliver superior signal response and improve object detection in automotive coatings.

Polymers & Additives

Also on display will be Sun Chemical’s elaborate portfolio of polymers and additives for coatings and adhesives, which can be used in a wide range of industrial sectors including automotive, architecture, household, E&E, and packaging. At ABRAFATI, Sun Chemical will showcase the SAPICI Bluepur® and DIC WATERSOL® ranges of polyurethane dispersions, as well as DIC’s newly-developed HYDRAN^TM – a line of water-based polyurethane resins for artificial leather, covering solutions for the skin, adhesive, and coagulation layers. Furthermore, DIC’s BURNOCK® PE 2133, a new polyester which can improve flexibility and gloss in multiple coatings applications, will be highlighted.

Sun Chemical’s parent company, DIC Corporation, has recently launched its HYDRAN GP series of environment-friendly waterborne polyurethane resins. These resins have a higher solid content than conventional water-based polyurethane resins and contain no amines, enabling customers to shorten processing times and minimize odors while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and volatile organic compounds. This series is available globally and is suitable for a range of applications, including artificial leather, coatings, and adhesives.

Sun Chemical will also display a new cobalt-free and volatile organic compound-free drier, DICNATE MV-130A. DICNATE MV-130A allows efficient drying at low dosages, provides low dark yellowing, and has excellent compatibility with secondary driers, matting agents, and pigments.

From its recent acquisition of SAPICI, Sun Chemical will present a complete portfolio of extra-low free monomer polyisocyanates and prepolymers which have been developed for a broad range of applications, including coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, castings, and inks.

For water-based solutions, Sun Chemical will highlight its wide range of polyurethane and acrylic dispersions together with a complete range of water dispersible low free monomer polyisocyanates to formulate 2K systems. The product lines from the SAPICI acquisition provide solutions for wood, metal, plastic, leather, waterproofing membranes, and textiles. The newest development of SAPICI introduces bio-based polyisocyanates for a safer and more sustainable future.

For more information, visit Sun Chemical at booth B87 during ABRAFATI 2023 or visit https://pgo.sunchemical.com/Abrafati2023.

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Visitors of stand #3.1K80 will learn about the recently launched SUNFOODS^TM Natural Colorants product line which was developed in response to the ever-increasing demand for naturally derived colorants in the marketplace. Sun Chemical’s “Inspired by nature” campaign presents natural colors extracted from algae, vegetables and fruit, and formulated with its proprietary technology. The portfolio has expanded to include SUNFOODS Iron Oxides, which features a rainbow of natural color solutions high in purity, performance and color stability.

Also on display will be Sun Chemical’s Spirulina, a blue-green algae that is an ideal supplement for a balanced diet and an increasingly popular functional food ingredient. Sustainably cultivated and manufactured in California for more than 50 years by Sun Chemical, Earthrise and DIC Corporation, spirulina can provide exceptional balanced nutrition and supports one’s immune system*.

Sun Chemical’s LINABLUE® Spirulina Extract line of products offers both liquid and powder form and a wide range of color values. DIC invented the spirulina extraction process 35 years ago and Sun Chemical is now a global leader in supplying LINABLUE Spirulina Extract to the food industry. Earthrise LINABLUE is Kosher and Halal certified, free of toxic microcystin, and manufactured with FSSC22000 certification.

Developed to meet the specific needs of the food industry and verified for printing directly onto food, Sun Chemical’s range of edible inks were created to offer outstanding color and sharpness, while also complying with the highest levels of quality and safety regulations. Whether looking to personalize cookies, fondant sheets, chips or even finished cakes, these compliant digital inks allow for the print-on-demand solutions that today’s consumers demand. The technology is also suitable for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical markets, such as printing on pills and capsules.

“Our customers are looking for naturally derived colors for the foods they manufacture, and Sun Chemical has many options to help them accomplish those objectives,” said Sophia Jin, Business Manager Americas and EMEA, Food and Nutrition, Sun Chemical. “Additionally, Sun Chemical offers more than just food colorants, we can be an integrated solutions provider. Our experts can provide regulatory, application and packaging advice. We’re excited to show our customers how our expanded color portfolio will benefit them during Food Ingredients Europe.”

Visit https://pgo.sunchemical.com/FIE2023 to learn more about Sun Chemical’s food and nutrition products on display or visit stand #3.1K80 at the Food Ingredients Europe 2023 show in Frankfurt, Germany on November 28-30.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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Known for its high purity and excellent quality, Xfast products already provide an established standard for paints with eco-label requirements. Optimized for the waterborne systems of eco-label proof coatings, the new biocide-free Xfast product line lifts the dry stir-in class of colorants to the next level.

“At Sun Chemical we’re focused on developing solutions for our customers that help them navigate the current environmental landscape,” said Daniel Müller, Senior Business Development Manager of Color Materials for Coatings at Sun Chemical. “We are starting to see some regulators in Europe push for biocide-free formulations in their paints and our customers are increasingly formulating in ways to reduce or prevent the usage of biocides. Our biocide-free Xfast dry stir-in colorants are an important differentiator for future paint formulations to meet these trends.”

Sun Chemical’s Xfast products provide high pigment content which reduces the colorant impact within the coating formulation. The dry delivery form prevents sedimentation and drying out while providing flexibility through a very long shelf life. The benefits also include avoiding the weight of liquid resulting in a reduction of energy usage for transportation.

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s range of Xfast dry stir-in colorants, visit: www.sunchemical.com/xfast.

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PPS Solutions

Sun Chemical provides future-oriented PPS compounds for use in the automotive industry and offers the broadest PPS compound portfolio of any manufacturer in the world.

On display will be a range of developments suitable for automotive e-power trains, such as e-engines, power electronics, lithium-ion battery cells for hybrid and electric cars, and pipe extrusion for thermal management of both combustion and electrical engines.

This includes:

• PPS Z-200-XP BLACK – The company’s newly developed grade is an unfilled, impact modified, extrusion polyphenylene sulfide grade designed for use in pipe and tube applications. The solution offers high viscosity at the optimum level for the extrusion process, combined with high flexibility and elasticity, which enables a smooth heat-forming process, while maintaining chemical and heat resistance.

• PPS Z-240 BLACK – Sun Chemical’s injection moulding grade for bus bar applications for hybrid and electric cars, offers high flowability, temperature and heat shock resistance, high dielectric strength and very low dimensional tolerances.

Customers can rely on a worldwide network of support and expertise for all PPS solutions being showcased, ranging from sales assistance and customer service to technical support.

Colour Masterbatch Solutions

Providing a one-stop solution, Sun Chemical offers a versatile range of high-quality and individual masterbatches, offering a balanced combination of colorants, additives and dry blends for all purposes.

At Fakuma 2023, Sun Chemical will display its sustainable portfolio of masterbatch solutions including:

• Biodegradable Masterbatches, Sicoveral^® B – Designed to reduce environmental impact, these masterbatches with bio-degradable carrier systems are ideal for applications requiring a shorter lifecycle

• Sicolen^® ECO and Sicoversal^® ECO masterbatches with bio-based carriers – Crafted from renewable resources, these masterbatches offer an eco-friendly alternative to fossil-based products without compromising on performance.

• Sicolen^® R with a recycled carrier – These masterbatches maximise the recycling content in the final product, contributing to a circular economy.

Kai Sörensen, Director Business Management, Color Materials at Sun Chemical comments: “Our range of technologies, our ability to innovate in response to market trends, and our firm commitment to sustainability sets us apart. This, combined with our broad portfolio and set of capabilities from production to application know-how to customer service, makes us the ideal technological partner for our customers to rely on. We welcome visitors to approach us at the show to explore our range of sustainable solutions and experience how Sun Chemical is leading the charge towards a greener future within the industry.”

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Recipients of the Technical Achievement Award are honored for making significant contributions to the science of printing ink formulation, manufacture or application.

“Glenn is more than deserving of this honor from NAPIM. During his career in the printing ink industry, he has developed and commercialized hundreds of products which have had a significant commercial impact for Sun Chemical and our customers,” said Dr. Philippe Schottland, Global Director-Functional Materials Technology, Sun Chemical. “The result of his work and contributions can be found today in many commercial products found on the shelves in applications ranging from beverage labels and folding cartons to flexible packaging offered by a wide range of brand owners.”

Webster started working in the printing ink industry in 1989 as a formulation chemist where he developed rheology-modified UV litho inks using novel low-temperature aluminum alkoxide gellants to gel polyester acrylate oligomers for improved litho performance and printability.

A holder of three patents, he further improved lithographic print performance with the development of a new approach to pigment dispersions for UV litho inks using non-reactive high molecular weight resins. He developed solutions to meet the industry’s needs for higher press speeds, introduced new barrier coatings that lightweight packaging and enhance shelf life, designed Mirrortech technology as a sustainable alternative to metallized board, and recently launched monoweb label overprint coatings which are a possible sustainable replacement to laminated labels in packaging.

“Glenn embodies all that our research and development team aims to accomplish at Sun Chemical,” said Russell Schwartz, Chief Technology Officer, Sun Chemical. “From the get-go, he was committed to creating solutions that improve customer productivity, offering new revenue opportunities for our customers and contributing to a more sustainable future. We’re pleased that he has been honored with this well-deserved recognition.”

The award was given during NAPIM’s 2023 Fall Technical Conference, which was held September 12-14 in Oak Brook, Ill. Webster joins a long list of Sun Chemical employees over the company’s 200+ year history to be recognized for important industry accomplishments. To learn more about some of those achievements, visit www.sunchemical.com/about/research-and-development.

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In recent years, the textile industry has made significant strides towards eliminating hazardous chemicals from its supply chain. Sun Chemical has actively pursued certifications that offer clarity to customers regarding ink compliance and chemical management.

OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT Certification

Among these certifications is the OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT, a unique distinction that goes beyond assessing finished printed products, providing customers with enhanced security in the use of inks. Sun Chemical has collaborated with TESTEX AG, an OEKO-TEX approved independent testing and certification organisation based in Switzerland, to validate a series of its inks.

Sun Chemical’s products have been awarded the ECO PASSPORT certification by OEKO-TEX, encompassing a comprehensive range of reactive and sublimation inks, including Xennia® Amethyst Evo®, ElvaJet® Topaz and ElvaJet® Opal. These inks come with no restrictions and do not require re-testing for compliance with the OEKO-TEX Standard 100, streamlining the supply chain for customers.

ZDHC Chemicals to Zero Framework

Sun Chemical’s inclusion in the ZDHC Chemicals to Zero Framework (CtZ) further underscores the company’s commitment to chemical management excellence. The CtZ Framework, a ZDHC initiative, seeks to promote responsible chemical management across the apparel, footwear, leather, and textile industry. Through thorough efforts and rigorous testing, Sun Chemical has achieved ZDHC Level 3 certifications for a range of products, thereby earning the designation of “Progressive” on the new CtZ framework.

Dr Paul Wallace, Technology and Regulatory Manager, Sun Chemical, comments: “Our listing on the ZDHC Chemicals to Zero Framework is a testament to our continuous pursuit of sustainable development and thorough chemicals management. By attaining ZDHC Level 3 certification, we reaffirm our dedication to producing inks that adhere to the highest standards of quality and environmental responsibility.”

Global Organic Textile Standard

Furthermore, Sun Chemical’s dedication to compliance extends to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), with all reactive dye and most acid dye inks earning GOTS certification. This certification ensures the organic status of finished goods printed with Xennia Amethyst Evo and Xennia Amethyst RC inks, providing added assurance to environmentally conscious customers.

Simon Daplyn, Manager, Product Marketing, Sun Chemical comments: “The textile industry is evolving rapidly, and Sun Chemical recognises the need to prioritise product safety, environmental responsibility, and compliance. Sun Chemical has a dedicated regulatory and compliance team for digital inks to support customer requirements and direct innovations towards regulatory compliance, sustainability and continuous improvement in minimising chemicals that could be harmful to the user and environment.”

Sun Chemical’s achievements in ink certifications and inclusion in the ZDHC Chemicals to Zero Framework solidify the company’s position as a leader in quality, compliance, and sustainability within the textile industry.

For more information visit: www.sunchemical.com/digital-textile-regulatory-compliance.

Xennia, Amethyst Evo and ElvaJet are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Sun Chemical Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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Sun Chemical’s presence at TechBlick’s Electronics Reshaped 2023 represents the company’s continuous commitment to innovation within electronic materials. With a strong focus on printed electronics and biosensors, Sun Chemical will highlight its wide array of cutting-edge solutions tailored to meet the evolving needs of various markets, including automotive, home appliances, healthcare, wellness, biomedical sensors, and more. Sun Chemical’s material portfolio boasts a comprehensive range of electronic materials, encompassing conductive and dielectric ink technologies.

Sun Chemical’s SunTronic extended product portfolio, which will be on display, features high-resolution-capable silver ink for metal-mesh-based transparent capacitive switches, UV-LED curable dielectric ink, and silver, carbon, and dielectric ink technologies for in-mould and stretchable electronics applications.

For biosensors, Sun Chemical will exhibit its range of SunSens solutions, which include tailor-made functional materials designed specifically for printed electro-chemical sensors. These materials are used for applications within health diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and agricultural sensing, contributing to advancements in critical fields.

Tony Searle, Managing Director, Screen & Electronic Materials, Sun Chemical, comments: “We are thrilled to be exhibiting at TechBlick’s Future of Electronics Reshaped 2023. This event provides an ideal platform to showcase Sun Chemical’s expertise and innovative product technologies for the electronics industry. The SunTronic and SunSens solutions represent significant advancements in the field of printed electronics and biosensors, and we’re proud to offer solutions that truly make a difference for such important industries. We look forward to sharing our insights and capabilities with attendees of the show.”

For more information, visit Sun Chemical at Booth E8 at TechBlick Electronics Reshaped 2023.

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“We’re excited to exhibit our solutions at Printing United, one of the most extensive printing events in North America which brings together top industry experts and their growing base of customers to introduce new printing technologies and promote the latest market trends,” said Christine Medordi, Sales Manager – North America at Sun Chemical. “This event gives us a valuable opportunity to connect with new and returning customers and demonstrate how they can use our products to experience transformation for their own businesses.”

Products on display will include Sun Chemical’s solutions for wide format and super wide format printing, solutions for digital presses, and inks for digital printing.

Wide Format Printing

Sun Chemical will promote its Streamline range of inkjet inks for wide format printers. Formulated with low-odor chemistry, the Streamline ink series is Greenguard Gold-certified for low indoor emissions.

Also present on the stand will be the Streamline TVL 2 and TEL2 ink series which are offered in 500ml pouches and designed to support the sign, display, and graphics market for use with Roland’s TrueVis SG2 and VG2 range of eco-solvent inkjet printers, including the latest additions to the range––orange and green inks.

A trained and fully experienced team of engineers are available to ensure customers get the best from Streamline inks, offering color management support, on-site and remote support, and ink conversion.

Super Wide Format Printing

With the increasing popularity of new, industrial, 3.2m-solvent inkjet presses, Sun Chemical offers tailored Streamline ink solutions to support presses with Konica Minolta, Spectra Starfire, and Epson i3200 printheads. Optimized for the inkjet droplet specification and the end-user print application requirements, the latest addition to the range is Sun Chemical’s Streamline SGR, a solvent ink series for presses using Ricoh Gen 5 printheads.

Degassing Modules for Digital Presses

SEPAREL^® for inkjet applications is a hollow fiber membrane, developed by DIC Corporation. These degassing modules prevent gas from passing through a hollow fiber membrane, allowing only liquid to pass through and resulting in minimal pressure loss and a more compact size. The range offers a variety of products suitable for various ink types and applications, including aqueous, solvent, and UV.

 Aqueous Inks for Digital Printing

Demonstrating its commitment to super wide format printing, Sun Chemical will be promoting its Streamline aqueous ink technology for high-speed, industrial poster printing on presses.

Streamline APY, for Kyocera printheads, is a high-color strength series, delivering drying benefits and a significant reduction in ink consumption compared to competitive aqueous inks. The inks offer improved print finish and color vibrancy, as well as reduced energy consumption costs.

The latest addition to the aqueous series is Streamline APR, formulated for Ricoh Gen 5 printheads and offering all of the advantages highlighted with Streamline APY.

Solutions for Digital Textile Printing

Sun Chemical will highlight a full range of digital inks for textile decoration across a variety of applications such as sign and display, sportswear, fashion, and home textiles.

Products presented will include a range of market-leading sublimation inks, including ElvaJet Opal SC and ElvaJet Topaz SC –– Sun Chemical´s latest range of sublimation inks –– to address higher viscosity printheads. In addition, Sun Chemical will showcase solutions for pigments, offering the best in color and application performance.

Additional Inks on Display

Offering outstanding color and print sharpness, edible inks are well suited for both small and larger businesses, as well as brands looking to bring customization and enhanced consumer experience to their products.

As the global inkjet brand of Sun Chemical and DIC, SunJet will demonstrate its most recent developments in inkjet chemistry, including collaborations with OEM partners, system integrators, and printhead manufacturers across a number of market sectors, including graphics, décor, textile, coding & marking, publication, commercial, industrial, label, and packaging.

Sun Chemical will also display its conductive inks, resists, dielectrics and insulators for membrane touch switches (MTS), sensors, displays, touch panels, printed antenna, and solid-state lighting. To support a broad variety of applications, SunTronic^® ECLIPSE technologies can be tailor-made for specific inkjet printing processes.

Visit Stand #B7093 to learn more about the products and services Sun Chemical will exhibit at Printing United or visit www.sunchemical.com.

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Reading fluorescent tags created using DIC’s fluorescent dye (Source: MIT News website)

A bracelet embedded with a BrightMarker makes it possible to digitize and reproduce hand movements

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eXpand! Yellow ST 1018 combines intense chroma with reduced scattering and high transparency which enables the formulation of a new generation of stylings in automotive coatings. The eXpand! Black ST 9005 stir-in solution delivers outstanding jetness and a unique black shade due to reduced scattering.

“Automotive coatings formulators are constantly looking for exciting new colors for their vehicles and we’re thrilled to deliver two new options,” said Javier Morcillo-Ruiz, Technical Director and Senior Pigment Expert for Automotive Coatings, Colors Materials, Sun Chemical. “The reduced scattering of eXpand! Black ST 9005 and the superior chroma of eXpand! Yellow ST 1018 open up new color spaces for automotive stylings.”

Fully compatible with modern automotive waterborne coating systems, eXpand! stir-in pigment preparations offer unprecedented color depth and enable enhanced sparkle, flop and gloss. These advanced pigments combine high transparency with a high tinting strength for unique more intensive shades with lower scattering.

The stir-in capacity paired with a small particle size and narrow distribution makes this pigment preparation easily dispersible, reducing time involved in the production process as opposed to conventional milling methods. New, previously unseen effect characteristics are also possible due to the reduced scatter formulation.

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s eXpand! stir-in pigment preparations, visit: www.sunchemical.com/expandstir-in-pigments.

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HYDRAN GP series

These resins deliver an outstanding performance that is comparable to that of solvent-based products, previously seen as difficult for waterborne polyurethane resins. The HYDRAN GP series is available globally and is suitable for a range of applications including artificial leather, coatings and adhesives.

Product page: https://www.dic-global.com/en/products/polyurethane/green-wpu/

Background to Development

Polyurethane resins boast excellent properties, including flexibility, strength and resistance to abrasion, chemicals and light. Owing to the tightening of environmental regulations in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Europe and elsewhere, and to growing awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), needs for waterborne resins that do not contain organic solvents and thus have no adverse effects on human health or the environment are rising worldwide.

However, conventional waterborne polyurethane resins have underperformed their solvent-based counterparts in terms of, among others, texture, flexibility, hydrolysis resistance and storage stability, and have also had problems with odor caused by the amines they contain.

Product Overview

To address the multiple issues associated with conventional waterborne polyurethane resins, DIC developed the HYDRAN GP series of waterborne polyurethane resins with a quality that is on a par with that of solvent-based polyurethane resins. While this product is environment-friendly and waterborne, it does not contain odor-causing amines, so it reduces both unpleasant smells and VOCs during processing and in finished products. Moreover, by increasing the resin concentration from 35%–50% to 50%–60% and lowering water content, greenhouse gas emissions from raw materials procurement through to the production of finished products can be as much as 60% less than with solvent-based polyurethane resins.

Note: Figures are derived from internal calculations based on ISO 14040 and ISO 14044. (Because these are trial calculations made using a method developed by DIC, findings may change in the future.)

In the DIC Vision 2030 long-term management plan, DIC sets forth a basic strategy of expanding the Functional Products business with a focus on sustainable products. The DIC Group will continue working to accelerate development and bolster sales of such products, including waterborne and biomass resins, by capitalizing on its long history, as well as its wealth of expertise and technical capabilities, in the production of synthetic resins.

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DIC Digital Color Guide website (in Japanese only): https://www.dic-graphics.co.jp/products/dcguide/

DIC Digital Color Guide is the digital version of the popular DIC Color Guide, which enjoys a 90% share of the Japanese market for color sample books. As of January 2023, cumulative downloads of the DIC Digital Color Guide since its launch in 2010 had surpassed 950,000. Standard features of the app include a color sample function that allows users to peruse color information, as well as a display function that enables users to reproduce colors on various substrates and to confirm ink blends, for all 2,553 colors contained in the DIC Color Guide library. DIC Digital Color Guide is used primarily as a frontline color communications tool in color-critical design fields such as printing and publishing, fashion and architecture, as well as at vocational schools specializing in design.

In addition to standard features, including the color sample function and display function that enables users to see how colors look on different substrates, the updated version also boasts a variety of exciting new features. These include an embossing function, which makes it possible to display a substrate’s surface texture, and a calibration function, which allows the user to adjust colors to view them as they would appear under standard lighting conditions.

Updated Features

1. Embossing Function: The DIC Digital Color Guide’s current display function makes it possible to select the material to be printed on—polyethylene terephthalate (PET), metal or film, for example, and display differences in color development as an image. The updated application also boasts an embossing function that allows users to better render substrate surface textures, allowing them to confirm the appearance of the final product with greater precision.

2. Calibration Function: With a calibration card that can be purchased from DIC Graphics’ DIC Color Store online store, users can adjust colors to ensure the same color is achieved in images shot under, for example, sunlight, indoor fluorescent lighting or LED lighting, as that achieved under a standard D50 light source. This ensures the same colors are achieved regardless of lighting conditions.

3. Change in Color Space: The updated DIC Digital Color Guide is compatible with Apple Inc.’s Display P3, an RGB color space that offers a 35% wider color range than sRGB. As a result, colors displayed are richer and more vibrant than ever before.

4. New Color Search Engine: The color search engine, previously based on the CIELAB color space, has been replaced with one that is based on the CIECAMO2 color appearance model, which takes into consideration chromatic adaptation, that is, the feature of human color perception that adjusts to changes in illumination to maintain the constancy of perceived color. The new search engine thus enables color searches that more closely model the human perception of color.

In tandem with this update, the DIC Digital Color Guide’s color search and image color search functions are now offered as a for-fee service.

Discontinuation of COLORGUIDE for Mac

COLORGUIDE for Mac, launched in July 2013, was discontinued in December 2022 to make way for a new service. Information on the new service will be posted on DIC Graphics‘ website as it becomes available.

In line with its redefined vision statement, “We improve the human condition by safely delivering color and comfort for sustainable prosperity—Color & Comfort,” the DIC Group will continue to offer products and solutions that respond to the needs of society and its customers with the aim of contributing broadly to society.

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Front cover and contents page of DIC Report 2023

DIC Report 2023 in English can be found at: www.dic-global.com/en/csr/annual/.

The DIC Group works to provide both social value, which contributes to sustainability and markets, and economic value, which underpins corporate growth, with the aim of becoming a unique global company that is trusted by society. Looking ahead, the Group will continue to promote effective disclosure, in line with its commitment to both communicating with its stakeholders and enhancing its corporate value.

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Project Overview

This project entails R&D for manufacturing a variety of chemical products and feed raw materials from CO₂ and H_2. This new biomanufacturing technology will be the world’s first example of a commercialized bioprocess directly using CO₂ and H₂ for productions of chemicals and presents a promising option for realizing a carbon neutral society.

The hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium*¹ to be engineered is one of microorganisms that have fastest CO₂ fixation rate. Leveraging this high fixation capacity through genetic engineering, it is possible to engineer bacterial strains that can produce useful chemical products with high efficiency. The resulting compounds are then used as raw materials in a wide variety of daily applications including plastics, ink, paint, textiles, and cosmetics. Additionally, the bacterial residues produced in the biomanufacturing process from the biomanufacturing process can be utilized as an alternative protein source for feed which presents a solution to the recent rise in demand for alternative protein sources. This biomanufacturing technology will therefore simultaneously raise the decarbonization value of businesses and provide a solution to food problems.

Alongside the development of bacterial strains, scale-up demonstrations will be conducted to establish a safe and highly efficient gas fermentation method and to accurately measure CO₂ reduction effects to add environmental benefits to products.

All six organizations will combine their acquired expertise, technologies, and functions to realize social implementation of this next generation biomanufacturing technology in order to advance the structural transformation of chemical products and materials industries which address growing decarbonization needs.

Project Duration

Consignment contract period:                  FY2023 – FY2025

Total project duration (planned):              FY2023 – FY2030

Total Project Costs

Approximately JPY 6.8 billion

(FY2023 – FY2030)

Role and Responsibilities of Each Organization

Sojitz Corporation

Sojitz Corporation is a general trading company developing a wide range of businesses in countries and regions around the world. Sojitz will leverage its business expertise across diverse fields to strengthen material businesses adapted for a decarbonized and recycling-based society.

For this project, Sojitz will serve as project manager, conduct product marketing, and carry out demonstrations. Additionally, Sojitz will build a supply chain and realize commercialization through the development of derivative products and high-added-value products as well as pursue essential infrastructure development for hydrogen, a raw material required for this biomanufacturing technology, to realize social implementation.

Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), under its vision “to realize sustainable and socially acceptable energy system in 2050”, has selected the key research subjects including “the establishment of resource circulation and carbon recycling, and is working to develop essential component technologies_.

For this project, CRIEPI aims to develop the foundational technology to culture hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria that enable to utilize CO₂ as a raw material resource. In order to ensure the safe and efficient use of gas, CRIEPI seeks to carry out demonstrations for the culture process up to the pilot scale. Furthermore, CRIEPI will conduct Life Cycle – CO₂ assessments for the chemical production process to estimate the CO₂ reduction effects when biomanufacturing replaces petrochemical production.

Green Earth Institute Co., Ltd.

GEI’s mission is “fostering green technology and walking with the earth.” As a company specialized in biorefinery business, GEI aims at creating a platform of biomanufacturing.

In this project, GEI will engineer hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria to produce raw materials for manufacturing bioplastics. In addition, GEI will perform the investigation of scaling-up of hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria culture to the pilot scale and operation of the pilot-scale tests.

DIC Corporation

DIC is positioned as a global chemical manufacturing company that considers sustainability as a critical management strategy, aiming to “build a business portfolio that contributes to the sustainable prosperity of society” and “contribute to the realization of environmental and social sustainability.”

As a global chemical manufacturer, DIC will leverage its strengths in a variety of basic technologies and biomaterial design technologies. DIC will utilize the bacteria developed by GEI in order to pursue development and demonstration tests for biochemical production processes. DIC aims to contribute to the realization of a carbon neutral society through commercialization of sustainable biochemicals produced using hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria.

Toray Industries, Inc.

Toray Industries views sustainability as the most important shared global goal for the 21^st century. Toray Industries will exert its utmost efforts to address global issues set out by the Paris Agreement and the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in accordance with its corporate philosophy of “Contributing to society through the creation of new value with innovative ideas, technologies and products.”

In this project, Toray Industries will leverage its biotechnologies to develop hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria that can produce monomers directly from CO_2. At the same time, Toray Industries will undertake demonstrations for production processes with the aim of building a supply chain for its products manufactured from CO_2.

Daicel Corporation

Since its founding, Daicel has been creating value and contributing to society through manufacturing. Daicel aims to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society by developing and advancing technologies that produce valuable products, providing happiness to people, in a human and environmentally friendly manner.

In this project, Daicel will conduct technology development and production verification to produce cosmetic ingredients from CO₂. By replacing conventional petroleum-based chemical processes with CO₂-derived bio-processes and offering highly refined products, Daicel aims to contribute to a carbon-neutral society.

*1:Hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria: A type of autotrophic bacteria. Autotrophic bacteria have a 50 to 70 times higher carbon fixation capacity compared to algae (cyanobacteria), which makes autotrophic bacteria a promising means of CO₂ absorption. Hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria is a type of autotrophic bacteria characterized by its lack of dependence on photosynthesis with a capacity for CO₂ fixation using the reductive energy of H₂. Hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria also has high potential for industrial use as the bacteria can be cultured quickly at high densities. Benefits include reduced CO₂ emission compared to production processes using fossil fuel resources as well as the additional double benefit of absorbing CO₂ from the atmosphere. Biomanufacturing utilizing hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria therefore has the potential to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions. (Translation of excerpted METI materials, “Promotion of Carbon Recycling Using CO₂ from Biomanufacturing Technology as a Direct Raw Material.” )

For further details on selection for the Green Innovation Fund Project, please refer to the following:

https://green-innovation.nedo.go.jp/en/project/bio-manufacturing-technology/

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These new products are suitable alternatives to fluorosurfactants for diverse applications, including displays, semiconductors, automobiles and coatings. DIC will promote the series in Japan, other East Asian markets, Europe and the United States, among others, targeting industries ranging from electronic materials to electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries, and aims to achieve annual sales of ¥5 billion by fiscal year 2030.

Background to Development

Fluorosurfactants, added in small amounts, lower the surface tension of liquids, improving emulsification and surface activity. They thus play a key role in detergents, coatings and industrial products, among others. However, concerns regarding latent environmental risks associated with PFASs have prompted debate over regulating these substances, particularly in Europe and the United States. This has driven up demand for the development of PFAS-free alternatives to fluorosurfactants.

Product Overview

DIC embarked on the development of a PFAS-free surfactant in a proactive response to rising global needs for sustainable alternatives to fluorosurfactants. Leveraging its proprietary technologies and environment-friendly raw materials, DIC Corporation succeeded in creating the MEGAFACE EFS series of products boasting surface activity equal to or better than that of conventional fluorosurfactants.

While realizing PFAS-free surfactants that rival fluorosurfactants on the performance front has been seen as a difficult challenge, DIC has achieved this goal with the MEGAFACE EFS series of products with an ability to reduce surface tension as good or greater than that of fluorosurfactants (figure 1), thereby ensuring excellent coating uniformity (leveling behavior) (figure 2).

Figure 1: Ability to Reduce Surface Tension

Figure 2: Leveling Performance on Thin Film Coating (Comparison of surface smoothness)

Customers who usually use fluorosurfactants have rated the new series highly. Going forward, DIC will seek to build a market-leading position by offering these products globally as an alternative that contribute to the sustainability of industrial activity and the reduction of environmental risks.

In the DIC Vision 2030 long-term management plan, DIC sets forth a basic strategy of expanding its Functional Products business with a focus on sustainable products. The DIC Group will continue to capitalize on its long history, as well as its wealth of expertise and technical capabilities in the area of synthetic resins, to accelerate development and bolster sales of such products, thereby contributing to the resolution of key social imperatives.

For more information, please contact the Corporate Communications Department of DIC Corporation at +81-3-6733-3033 or dic-press@ma.dic.co.jp. Customer inquiries should be addressed to the Performance Material Products Division’s Chemicals Sales Group at dic_megaface_pfas-free@ma.dic.co.jp.

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Diisocyanates are used in the creation of polyurethane products, such as rigid and flexible foams, coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers. The new requirement of Restriction 74 is an extension to Annex XVII of the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation).

SAPICI, a Sun Chemical company since early 2022, and a global leader in creating high-performance polyurethane solutions for coatings, flexible packaging, industrial adhesives and prepolymers, welcomes the continued and strengthened attention that European and global legislative bodies direct towards worker health and safety and environmental protection through initiatives such as this. But as important as robust legislation is, companies themselves share the responsibility to act.

Cristian Furiosi, CEO at SAPICI comments: “As SAPICI’s clients know, we’ve been developing, manufacturing and commercialising advanced polyurethane products and solutions, fully compliant with this new regulation since 2004. We were the first in the world to introduce aromatic isocyanates with ultra-low monomer content (less than 0.1%). Workers handling SAPICI POLURGREEN products do not require the new, mandatory training, nor do these products need to be labelled with these mandatory training requirements.”

For those who do require the new training, online courses and materials can be found at  www.safeusediisocyanates.eu. This platform offers around 30 training paths based on PU applications, including three videos on sensitisation, personal protective equipment and first aid. The content will be available in all the official languages of EU Member States.

Sun Chemical proactively monitors regulatory changes globally to help brands comply with the latest updates. To download the latest regulatory newsletter, visit www.sunchemical.com/regulatory-newsletters.

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Sun Chemical will also be showcasing solutions to boost efficiency and productivity and will be highlighting key specialty products, as well as its latest digital inkjet solutions. Mark Walkling, Product Manager, Energy Curing Packaging Products and Narrow Web Labels Europe will present a segment titled ‘Specialist Inks and Coatings’ during the Wine Labeling Master Class on 14^th September at 11:05am. Registration is required.

Product solutions on display that enable sustainability will include:

• The SolarFlex CRCL and SolarWave CRCL deinkable UV and UV LED flexo ink systems, and Solvawash deinking solvent-based inks for crystallisable PET sleeves, which meet APR performance protocols.

• Retention primer, ink and coating systems, including SolarWave UV LED flexo inks, which also meet industry design for recycling protocols.

• SolarWave FSP UV LED food compliant inks, independently tested and certified as non-ecotoxic, making them suitable for compostable packaging. Samples on the stand will be printed on a compostable pouch created in partnership with Flexprinter, Belgium.

• Innovative UV coatings based on recycled polyester and with high biosourced raw material content.

• A complete range of flexographic, offset and screen UV LED and Electron Beam product solutions for labels and packaging, including coatings and adhesives.

Specialty Products displayed on the stand will include:

• A full range of screen inks and coatings for specialty labels, including opaque whites, food compliant, tactile and full matt products, and more.

• A new range of high-performance SolarWave Panther flexo UV LED black inks.

• The SunInspire portfolio of special effect products, including MirrorTech, a printable foil replacement solution.

• Ranges of metallics for flexo and offset printing suitable for curing under UV LED and Hg UV for standard and migration-compliant applications.

• Inks for printed electronics / antennas for smart labels and RFID.

Solutions to improve productivity and efficiency will include:

• Adapted dispensing solutions for small and larger converters.

• Sun Chemical will also showcase its own Extended Colour Gamut (ECG) solution, SunECG. Part of SunColorBox, SunECG is a unique set of tools and services that enables consistent and accurate digital color communication throughout the entire packaging supply chain. SunECG reduces changeover and make-ready time for multiple print jobs using expanded colour gamut printing.

Digital inkjet solutions

SunJet inkjet inks for labels and packaging applications will be another highlight on the Sun Chemical stand. Using proven technology gained over many years of developing and manufacturing inkjet inks for OEM and integration partners around the world, the latest and most demanding application and regulatory compliance requirements can now be met for all printhead and press configurations. With global inkjet manufacturing facilities in US, Europe, China and Japan, SunJet inkjet UV, LED and Aqueous inkjet inks can be supplied with maximum shelf life and with reduced environmental footprint and costs.

SunJet is the supplier of choice for most OEMs and integrators in the labels sector. As inkjet technology is increasingly adopted for packaging applications, Sun Chemical’s breadth and depth of expertise in the wider packaging market is helping to drive the implementation of SunJet inkjet inks in this rapidly growing sector.

The latest SunEvo offerings for digital printed packaging will also be featured. SunEvo is a unique toolbox of analogue-applied primers, coatings and lamination adhesives that enhance digitally printed packaging. SunEvo digital coatings range from bespoke primers for a variety of substrates and printing applications to overprint varnishes, adhesion promoters and lamination adhesives optimised for use in combination with digital inks.

Luminescence, Sun Chemical’s dedicated global security solutions business unit, will also showcase its wide-range of high-quality security solutions to help protect high-value narrow web applications from counterfeiters.

Nicolas Betin, Director of Product Strategy, EMEA & Global Sustainability Business Leader at Sun Chemical, says: “After a four-year hiatus, Labelexpo Europe 2023 provides a valuable opportunity for Sun Chemical to promote its sustainable solutions for the labels and flexible packaging markets and to demonstrate our commitment to working towards a circular economy. Key to achieving this aim is making sustainable decisions ourselves, while also making it easier for our customers and partners to do the same.”

To learn more, visit the Sun Chemical Stand in Brussels, Belgium – September 11-14 or visit: www.sunchemical.com/labels-transform.

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The silver rating places Sun Chemical in the top 25 percent of rated companies within its business sector and was earned through EcoVadis’ assessment in four categories—environment, ethics, labor and human rights, and sustainable procurement.

“Recognition from EcoVadis is an exciting milestone in Sun Chemical’s journey toward sustainability,” said Mike Simoni, Global Sustainability Director, Sun Chemical. “This award is a strong reflection of our dedication to improving eco-efficiency and providing industry advancements in sustainability as we work with DIC Corporation toward our goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.”

The silver rating is evidence of the ongoing efficacy of Sun Chemical’s comprehensive sustainability initiatives which are organized into the three pillars of sustainable operations, collaborative sustainability initiatives, and sustainable products and services.

Sun Chemical’s holistic sustainability initiatives consider both upstream and downstream environmental impacts. Using its ‘5R framework’ of Reuse, Reduce, Renew, Recycle, and Redesign as a guide, Sun Chemical has made operational and technological developments to reduce carbon footprint, conserve virgin resources, and minimize waste. This approach positions Sun Chemical as a leader in sustainable business practices and solutions across the inks, pigments, coatings, and adhesives industries.

Recognized globally as the most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, EcoVadis has rated over 100,000 companies based on the incorporation of sustainability and corporate social responsibility into their businesses. Comprising over 200 categories in 175 countries, the EcoVadis rating method utilizes global sustainability standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact, and the ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Standard.

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s approach to sustainability and to download its latest Sustainability Report, visit www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.

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Visitors of Stand #H 048 will discover how Sun Chemical’s wide format and super wide format inkjet inks and textile inkjet inks on display can help brands and printers innovate sustainably.

“FuturePrint is a key flagship show for the wide format industry,” said Renato Rossi, Business Manager Latin America – Advanced Materials, Sun Chemical. “As the largest producer of inks and coatings, we’re delighted to be exhibiting for the first time and we look forward to connecting with customers and showcasing how they can experience transformation.

“Sun Chemical operates within a ‘5R’ sustainability framework: Reuse, Reduce, Renew, Recycle, and Redesign,” said Pete Saunders, Global Director—Digital Businesses, Sun Chemical. “This framework, along with continuous investment into R&D to improve the eco-efficiency and sustainability of our inks, coatings, and adhesives, enables us to support a circular economy and reduce our carbon footprint. During FuturePrint, we’re excited to show how our digital printing expertise, combined with sustainability, has led to transformative products for our customers and the industry.”

Solutions for Wide Format Printing

Sun Chemical will promote its Streamline range of inkjet inks for wide format printers. Formulated with low-odor chemistry, the Streamline ink series is Greenguard Gold-certified for low indoor emissions.

Also present on the stand will be the Streamline TVL 2 and TEL2 ink series which are offered in 500ml pouches and designed to support the sign, display, and graphics market for use with Roland’s TrueVis SG2 and VG2 range of eco-solvent inkjet printers, including the latest additions to the range––orange and green inks.

A trained and fully experienced team of engineers are available to ensure customers get the best from Streamline inks, offering color management support, on-site and remote support, and ink conversion.

Super Wide Format Printing Solutions

With the increasing popularity of new, industrial, 3.2m-solvent inkjet presses, Sun Chemical offers tailored Streamline ink solutions to support presses with Konica Minolta, Spectra Starfire, and Epson i3200 printheads. Optimized for the inkjet droplet specification and the end-user print application requirements, the latest addition to the range is Sun Chemical’s Streamline SGR, a solvent ink series for presses using Ricoh Gen 5 printheads.

Degassing Modules for Digital Presses

SEPAREL® for inkjet applications is a hollow fiber membrane, developed by DIC Corporation. These degassing modules prevent gas from passing through a hollow fiber membrane, allowing only liquid to pass through and resulting in minimal pressure loss and a more compact size. The range offers a variety of products suitable for various ink types and applications, including aqueous, solvent, and UV.

Aqueous Inks for Digital Printing

Demonstrating its commitment to super wide format printing, Sun Chemical will be promoting its Streamline aqueous ink technology for high-speed, industrial poster printing on presses.

Streamline APY, for Kyocera printheads, is a high-color strength series, delivering drying benefits and a significant reduction in ink consumption compared to competitive aqueous inks. The inks offer improved print finish and color vibrancy, as well as reduced energy consumption costs.

The latest addition to the aqueous series is Streamline APR, formulated for Ricoh Gen 5 printheads and offering all of the advantages highlighted with Streamline APY.

Solutions for Digital Textile Printing

Sun Chemical will highlight a full range of digital inks for textile decoration across a variety of applications such as sign and display, sportswear, fashion, and home textiles.

Products presented will include the newly launched Xennia Amethyst Evo RC reactive ink, an evolution of the successful Xennia Amethyst series which has been specially formulated to enhance production and enable customers to achieve their high-volume targets in the fashion and home textile industry, without compromising quality. Also highlighted will be a range of market-leading sublimation inks, including Opal and ElvaJet Topaz, as well as ElvaJet SR342 –– Sun Chemical´s latest range of sublimation inks –– to address higher viscosity printheads. In addition, Sun Chemical will showcase solutions for pigment and acid inks, offering the best in color and application performance.

Visit Stand #H 048 to learn more about the products and services Sun Chemical will exhibit at FuturePrint or visit www.sunchemical.com.

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Pigment Finder is a self-service platform that allows users to search and compare products and access technical product information, data sheets and pigment certificates. Using a variety of filters such as industry, color space, brand or chemistry, Pigment Finder users can now create customized product catalogs from the complete Color Materials portfolio.

These customized catalogs provide an overview of the most relevant technical data points for selected portfolios and can be exported or saved in users’ accounts. Thanks to automatic updates, the digital catalogs reduce the need for distribution of printed product brochures which may become outdated within a few months.

In celebration of the launch of digital catalogs and to promote user registration, Sun Chemical planted 5,000 trees in May for a total of 4,850 registered user accounts. The trees were planted through One Tree Planted, a non-profit organization focused on reforestation with the vision to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees. To reflect the global participants of the initiative, Sun Chemical divided the planting of the 5,000 trees into three different projects in the Americas, Asia Pacific and the EMEA region.

“Digital catalogs enable the real-time creation of customized pigment selections from our Pigment Finder database. Together with the access to technical information, color visualization and targeted customer support, digital catalogs enhance the efficiency of users’ experiences,” said Anna Herbst, Head of Strategy and Business Excellence, Color Materials, Sun Chemical. “We wanted to say thank you to our Sun Chemical Pigment Finder registered users by planting trees in their names. In addition to showing gratitude for our users, planting trees was also a symbolic gesture highlighting the transformation from printed –– and prone to being quickly outdated –– brochures to using digital product information, which is regularly updated and much more environmentally friendly.”

For more information about Sun Chemical’s Pigment Finder and how to use the digital catalogs, visit https://colormaterials.sunchemical.com/by-product/pigment-finder-videos/.

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“This award recognizes our ongoing commitment to the Brazilian region and all of Latin America,” said Elisangela Silva, Sales Director Latin America, Color Materials, Sun Chemical. “For over 13 years, we have invested in manufacturing and warehouse facilities as well as distribution across Brazil and Latin America to deliver the organic pigments our paint and coatings customers need across the region. We’re honored to have been recognized with this award and look forward to continuing to meet our customers’ ongoing needs.”

In addition to an innovative portfolio of organic high-performance pigments, Sun Chemical offers a broad portfolio of inorganic and hybrid pigments, as well as metallics and pearlescent effects based on natural or synthetic mica. Sun Chemical also provides customers with solutions tailor made for their individual needs, such as customized T-Shade blends.

With its participation at Abrafati in November 2023, Sun Chemical will reinforce its close collaboration with the South American coatings industry. During the show, Sun Chemical will highlight its wide range of pigments, including the latest organic, inorganic and hybrid alternatives enabling lead chromate replacement, as well as newly launched high-definition effects from the established Lumina® and Paliocrom® brand families.

Learn more about Sun Chemical’s other recent awards and recognitions at www.sunchemical.com/careers.

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Visitors of booth #S2446 will learn about Spirulina, a blue-green algae that is an ideal supplement for a balanced diet and an increasingly popular functional food ingredient. Sustainably cultivated and manufactured in California for more than 50 years by Sun Chemical, Earthrise and DIC Corporation, spirulina can provide exceptional balanced nutrition and supports one’s immune system*.

Sun Chemical’s LINABLUE® Spirulina Extract line of products offers both liquid and powder form and a wide range of color values. DIC invented the spirulina extraction process 35 years ago and Sun Chemical is now a global leader in supplying LINABLUE Spirulina Extract to the food industry. Earthrise LINABLUE is Kosher and Halal certified, free of toxic microcystin, and manufactured with FSSC22000 certification.

The recently launched SUNFOODS^TM Natural Colorants product line is a response to the ever-increasing demand for naturally derived colorants in the marketplace. Sun Chemical’s “Inspired by nature” campaign presents natural colors extracted from algae, vegetables and fruit, and formulated with its proprietary technology.

A new food application lab in Cincinnati has been built to specifically support the food and beverage market. Natural colorant offerings in food and beverage prototypes will be on display at the booth.

“Our new application lab shows Sun Chemical’s strong commitment to deliver natural colorants to the food and beverage industry,” said Sophia Jin, Business Manager Americas and EMEA, Food and Nutrition, Sun Chemical. “We’re excited to show how this newly added capability together with the expanded color portfolio will benefit our customers during the IFT FIRST Expo.”

Visit https://pgo.sunchemical.com/IFT2023 to learn more about Sun Chemical’s new food application lab and its various food and nutrition products on display or visit booth #S2446 at the McCormick Place in Chicago during the IFT FIRST Expo from July 17-19.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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Expanding further upon the market leading Xennia Amethyst series, Xennia Amethyst Evo is a high-quality, consistent ink that is specially formulated to enable more efficient production, ensuring customers meet their most demanding volume targets in fashion and home textiles without compromise.

The new innovative formula increases colour efficiency and strength, with optimised properties that also improve colour balance for better colour management and sample matching.  The ink set includes an extended range of colours expanding the number of options with the addition of a Premium Black and Light Black. These complement the existing Ultra Black and Grey, ensuring that every combination is available regardless of the printer configuration and set-up used.

“Continual market assessment and customer feedback has enabled us to focus on what matters to printers” says Simon Daplyn, Manager, Product Marketing, Sun Chemical. “We wanted to develop a progressively better performing product — expanding the limits of colour, application and printer performance.”

“Having offered a market leading solution for over ten years, this evolution maintains our position as a leading value provider of high quality and consistent products for the digital textile market,” comments Pete Saunders, Global Director, Digital Business, Sun Chemical. “Meeting our customers’ goals is extremely important to us, which is why we work to make our products simple to use while delivering outstanding colour and production efficiency to help minimise waste. Our global reach enables us to closely support market implementation allowing local distribution, shortening delivery times and reducing logistics and carbon impacts.”

These efforts are part of an ongoing product development strategy where Sun Chemical looks for ways to design inks that reduce water, energy, and waste throughout the print and process steps.

Xennia Amethyst Evo RC is certified for ECO-PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX^®, approved by ECOCERT for compliance with GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard), and is Level 3 on the ZDHC Gateway.

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The semiconductor market is growing worldwide and its importance is increasing with the development and proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, artificial intelligence and other advanced information technologies. In this environment, DIC—which seeks to contribute to a society that is increasingly digital, as set forth in its DIC Vision 2030 long-term management plan—has positioned expanding its lineup of photoresist* materials, which are indispensable to semiconductor fabrication, as a key strategy in the area of products for digital applications and is promoting the development of state-of-the-art photoresist polymers.†

PCAS Canada, which has a manufacturing site southeast of Montreal, boasts outstanding production technologies and mass production know-how, and excels in delivering photoresist materials with the superior purity and low metal content required for use in semiconductor photolithography. DIC is confident that the combination of these production technologies with its own synthesis technologies, a key strength, will enhance its ability to respond to the needs of the semiconductor industry, which continues to be driven by technological progress, thus further contributing to digital innovation.

PCAS Canada has since been renamed “Innovation DIC Chimitroniques Inc.” (English company name: “Innovation DIC Chemitronics Inc.”). Looking forward, DIC will work to expedite the company’s development of products for cutting-edge processes, make capital investments to strengthen its supply capabilities, and create a corporate organization suited to the needs of DIC Group customers in both North America and Asia. Through these efforts, DIC will continue to supply materials that underpin the growth and evolution of the semiconductor industry.

Profile of the Acquired Company

Company name: PCAS Canada Inc. (since renamed Innovation DIC Chimitroniques Inc.)

Corporate headquarters: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada

Year of establishment: 1989

Annual Net Sales: CAD$32 million (fiscal year 2022 result)

Number of employees: 87 (as of March 31, 2023)

Principal operations: Manufacture and sale of polymers used in photoresists for semiconductor photolithography

* Photoresist is a photosensitive material essential to the production of semiconductors and displays. Photoresist is coated on a substrate to protect selected areas. Light is then used to transfer a pattern from an optical mask to the coated substrate. In semiconductor photolithography, photoresists are crucial to the formation of fine electronic circuits on silicon wafers.

† Photoresist polymers are special polymers that are one of the main components of photoresists. The properties of these polymers facilitate the creation of fine patterns on silicon wafers, enabling the manufacture of sophisticated electronics devices.

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The certification recognizes Sun Chemical’s efforts to help create a circular economy in the packaging sector by fulfilling goals and actions of the CPA.

“It was a priority for us at Sun Chemical to voluntarily work with the Chilean government to establish specific environmental goals and targets that we met within their set timeframe,” said Diego Vial, General Manager, Sun Chemical Chile. “We’re pleased to be recognized for the work we’re doing in Chile to reduce our environmental impact, improve resource efficiency and promote sustainable production practices.”

The objective of the CPA is to improve the productive and environmental conditions of occupational health and safety, energy and water efficiency, emissions reduction, waste valorization, good practices, productive development and other topics addressed by the agreement, by seeking to generate synergies and economies of scale as well as compliance with environmental regulations that tend to increase the productivity and competitiveness of companies.

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“Sun Chemical is a recognized global voice and leader in guiding customers with the information they need to comply with all the latest regulatory updates,” said Gary Andrzejewski, Corporate Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Sun Chemical. “As global regulations continue to evolve and change, we’re pleased to offer our regulatory newsletters to our customers as a resource to help them navigate these global and regional regulatory updates.”

The latest newsletter features details about the European Union General Court’s ruling about titanium dioxide and how it will affect the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) regulation. The report also provides a wide variety of updates about food-contact materials on packaging, including inks, coatings and adhesives.

Here’s a list of some of the latest regulatory updates about food-contact materials featured in the newsletter:

• Opinions about cobalt and restrictions on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances under EU REACH and the Clean Water Act in the United States
• Updated reporting requirements for manufacturers of products containing “priority control substances” in South Korea’s K-Reach Amendment
• California’s intention to list glycidyl methacrylate as a carcinogen under Proposition 65
• The first recommended changes to the U.S. cosmetics regulations since the passage of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938
• Toy migration limits in Israel
• The addition of 42 new compounds to China’s Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances
• Updated guidelines by Environment and Climate Change Canada to help companies adhere to Canada’s New Substances Notification regulations for chemicals and polymers
• New restrictions of mineral oil-containing substances in Article 112 of the French Decree No. 2020-1725 on the “Fight Against Waste and the Circular Economy”
• Possible amendments to Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) Resolution RDC 20/2007 and RDC 498/2021

As a global leader in sustainable, eco-efficient business practices, Sun Chemical strives to produce bio-renewable, recyclable and compostable products to help its customers meet regulations and reach sustainability goals. Sun Chemical’s annual Corporate Sustainability Report focuses on its commitment to new sustainable products and services to meet customer demand. The most recent report can be found at www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.

Visit www.sunchemical.com/regulatory-newsletters to obtain a copy of Sun Chemical’s Spring 2023 Regulatory Newsletter.

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“We’re excited to introduce a new dimension of chroma for fine fraction effect pigments with Lumina HD,” said André Bendo, Business Development Manager, Pigments for Coatings, Sun Chemical. “These new pigments once again show Sun Chemical’s continuous engagement in research and development to enable our customers the creation of best-in-class coatings solutions.”

The first two pigments in the Lumina HD family are Lumina HD Blue and Lumina HD Russet. Both deliver the highest performance properties including exceptional chroma, enhanced distinctness of image and subtle sparkle. Lumina HD pigments provide designers new latitude to create unique shades in the red to maroon and blue color areas.

To learn more about the Lumina HD family of high-definition effect pigments and the entire family of Lumina effect pigments for the coatings market, visit www.sunchemical.com/lumina-effect-pigments.

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The innovative pouch, which is available as part of Sun Chemical’s sustainable packaging solutions, received an award at the 2023 WorldStar Global Packaging Awards. The trophy was presented by the World Packaging Organization (WPO) at the interpack trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany on 6 May, 2023.

The monolayer PE barrier pouch, developed using Sun Chemical’s SunBeam Advance 5 Electron Beam offset inks and includes Sun Chemical’s printable SunBar Aerobloc barrier coating and a final electron beam cured coating layer, offers elevated heat seal resistance.

The pouch successfully passed recyclability testing by recycling alliance, Interseroh. The SunBeam Advance 5 offset inks also benefit from approximately 30% biorenewable material when independently assessed for biorenewable carbon content.

Jonathan Sexton, Marketing Manager, Energy Curing Products EMEA, Sun Chemical, comments: “With sustainability at the forefront of our agenda, we are consciously collaborating with key stakeholders in the field, such as Elif -a Huhtamaki company, to produce innovative, cutting-edge and eco-friendly solutions.

“We are thrilled that the recyclable monolayer pouch – featuring our SunBeam Advance 5 Electron Beam offset inks and SunBar Aerobloc barrier coating – is being globally recognised and celebrated by the World Packaging Organization. We will keep striving to develop packaging solutions that will help our customers to be more sustainable.”

WPO President, Pierre Pienaar, adds: “Winning a WorldStar Award is a global recognition and puts your packaging on a different and prestigious level. This year, the high standard of submissions reflected the focus of the global packaging industry in innovation and sustainability. We saw a wide range of unique ideas in all categories.”

For more information on Sun Chemical’s sustainable solutions, visit Sun Chemical at interpack 2023 on Stand B03, Hall 7a, or visit: https://pgo.sunchemical.com/interpack2023.

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In line with ITMA’s theme this year of “Transforming the World of Textiles”, Sun Chemical’s campaign for the show will focus on the company’s commitment to digital textiles, sustainability, and the evolution

Following the acquisition of leading digital inks supplier Sensient Imaging Technologies in 2020, Sun Chemical has developed and launched new inks in the major technologies of reactive, sublimation, and pigment printing, with the objective of enhancing performance and improving sustainability credentials, while also improving productivity. Additionally, Sun Chemical will also showcase its range of acid dye inks.

Announcing the launch of Xennia Amethyst Evo RC ink

Sun Chemical announces the launch of Xennia Amethyst Evo RC, which will be highlighted on the stand. This high-quality ink, an evolution of the successful Xennia Amethyst series, has been specially formulated to enhance production and enable customers to achieve their high-volume targets in the fashion and home textile industry, without compromising quality. The innovative formula is designed to improve colour efficiency and strength while optimising properties to enhance colour balance for advanced colour management and sample matching. The ink has received Eco-Passport (from OEKO TEX) and Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certification and is listed as ZDHC Level 3.

Next Generation Pigment Inks

Sun Chemical is pleased to announce the launch of a new series of digital pigment inks for textile, Xennia Sapphire.  Initially available for higher viscosity printheads such as Ricoh Gen 5 and Fujifilm Dimatix Starfire, Xennia Sapphire inks provide a step-change in pigment printing with enhanced colour and fastness performance, unrivalled print stability and ease of use. Xennia Sapphire aligns with Sun Chemical’s sustainability goals and has been developed to have a low impact with a no water process, efficient curing and soft hand fell to reduce the need for finishing chemicals.

Xennia Sapphire inks will also be available for Kyocera printhead technology to have a set compatible with the majority of digital textile printers on the market.

Introducing ElvaJet SR342

Sun Chemical will launch its latest sublimation ink to address higher viscosity printheads such as technology from Ricoh and Dimatix. Based on in house disperse dye dispersions, ElvaJet SR342 delivers the purest color shades allowing an extended color gamut combined with the best on printer performance with optimized drying and minimal maintenance requirements.

Simon Daplyn, Product Marketing Manager, Sun Chemical comments: “Sun Chemical’s latest textile innovations have been formed with both a deep understanding of the textile market and extensive experience in digital printing ink development. Additionally, we are fully committed to delivering innovative solutions that are compliant with the latest textile standards. We work with external testing houses to ensure our inks meet the exacting needs of market and brand standards to ensure our customers can be confident in every aspect of ink performance”.

Edri Baggi, Business Manager for Sun Chemical’s Textile Inks Business adds “ITMA is the perfect place to showcase our technology and meet with customers from around the world to demonstrate the value Sun Chemical inks can bring to their business, all while ensuring product compliance and improving their sustainability credentials.”

For more information visit https://pgo.sunchemical.com/ITMA2023 or visit Sun Chemical at ITMA on Stand D302, Hall 5.

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Sun Chemical’s SunPak® DirectFood Plus highly bio-renewable direct-food contact inks and SunSpec SunStar direct-food contact aqueous varnish

The use of Sun Chemical’s inks and varnish eliminates the need for a plastic extrusion in between the ink film and the food product and enables replacement of the existing PET double clam shell housing the truffles with a fibre-based holding structure, whilst ensuring both a direct food contact safe environment for the truffles complimented by functional resistance and barrier properties to maintain the protection and integrity of the carton structure and its contents. This, in combination with the highly bio-renewable properties of the inks drastically decreases the overall carbon footprint of the product.

SunPak® FSP EcoPace low migration inks and SunCoat aqueous varnish are employed on the front of the carton, also contributing to the reduced carbon footprint achievement due to a very high bio-renewable content made possible by employing a new fossil fuel-free carbon black derived process ink. All inks are also cradle-to-cradle certified.

Furthermore, the board is an environmentally sourced material from premium paperboard company and Qualvis partner, Holeman Iggesund. The outer cellophane wrap has been replaced with a tear strip built into the carton design to keep the lid in place during transit and on the shelf at retailers.

Richard Pacey, Sales Director, Qualvis comments: “Whitakers is a long-standing customer of ours. When we proactively approached them about this project, we turned to Sun Chemical as our go-to supplier for food-contact inks. Sun Chemical’s expertise in inks, specifically for food-contact applications, along with their sustainability credentials meant that, together, we were able to seamlessly bring our vison for Whitaker’s premium pack to life. Compared to solutions from other suppliers, the inks truly stand out in terms of on press performance and quality. Vibrancy is not compromised at all and there are never any on-press issues. We are able to print in as many colours and designs as we would with typical non-food-contact inks be it CMYK or Pantones, enabling the brand to improve the overall attractiveness of the packaging, all while ensuring regulation compliance.”

William Whitaker, Owner of Whitakers comments: “The concept of this packaging is similar to some of our daylines that Qualvis produce for us in DFC print but the structure is a new concept. There are major benefits in being able to eliminate plastic and increase the sustainability credentials of our products, so meeting safety regulations and ensuring consumer safety of the packaging is always front of mind for us as a brand owner. The collaboration with Qualvis and Sun Chemical gave us the confidence to reach new limits, while maintaining safety and brand reputation. Based on the success of this solution, we continue to explore new projects with Qualvis, where we can deploy the same print technology.”

Jim Buchanan, Product Director Sheetfed Systems, Sun Chemical comments: “Our R&D team works hard to develop products that comply with exceptional levels of migration testing, and sustainability is a core brand value for us, so it is an honour to be such an integral part of this innovative project. Qualvis is a long-term partner of ours that is renowned in the packaging industry. Their agile and flexible approach, combined with their creativity and expertise, makes them an ideal partner to work with, which is further demonstrated by the key major brands that have trust in them, such as Whitakers.”

To learn more or to see the result of the packaging in-person, visit Sun Chemical at interpack (Hall 7a, Stand B03) or visit www.sunchemical.com/insideoutside.

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“Converters and brand owners across Latin America have a strong desire for their packaging to be sustainable and Sun Chemical is committed to helping them reach those goals,” said Mike Wouters, General Manager and President at Sun Chemical Brazil. “We continue to manufacture solutions that both meet high performance expectations and achieve those sustainable packaging goals. We look forward to showcasing our world-class ink, coating and adhesive solutions, including color management services, migration-compliant products and other unique specialties.”

A Strong Focus on Sustainability

Sun Chemical’s exhibition booth will allow visitors to learn about Sun Chemical’s approach to sustainability—the “Five Rs” (Reuse, Reduce, Renew, Recycle, Redesign)—and how it leads to the development of inks, coatings and adhesives that help achieve bio-renewable, recyclable and compostable packaging.

Here’s some examples of products under Sun Chemical’s SunEco portfolio that will be on display:

• SunSpectro^®SolvaWash FL is a washable/de-inkable, flexo-printable, solvent-based ink series that enables brand owners to increase the recyclability of shrink sleeve labels by allowing higher quality and yield of recycled PET from bottle recycling streams.

• SunUno Solimax is a multi-purpose ink system that maximizes pressroom efficiency and simplifies the overall print production process by providing a single platform that can cover multiple end-use applications. SunUno Solimax AP inks are certified as Vinçotte-TÜV for use on “OK Compost” packaging and are suitable for printing on various plastic films for external printing and lamination with adhesives, as well as pasteurization with heat treatment. 

• SunVisto® AquaGreen is a water-based ink and coatings series formulated with significantly higher levels of bio-renewable sourced resin content that also delivers the performance attributes needed across a range of paper packaging applications.

• SunBar® Aerobloc oxygen barrier coatings enable lightweighting, extend shelf life, make packaging pop, and are part of a family of functional barrier and energy-curable adhesives and coatings that allow for the redesign of packaging by reducing and eliminating plastic layers and lamination. Other products in the family include: SunBar® Vaporbloc, SunSys Vallotemp, SunFuse Theramseal, SunSys Vallogo, SunCure, and SunBeam. 

• SunBeam® Advance 5 electron beam curing offset inks, coatings and opaque flexo whites demonstrate their functionality and flexibility in both mono-material laminates and mono-layer polyolefin packaging, benefiting from the high temperature and product resistance of EB cured inks and coatings. SunBar barrier primer can be applied before printing in such packaging structures to enhance barrier properties.

• Sun Chemical will showcase its class-leading range of UV LED curing SolarWave flexo SolarWave Integra and SolarWave FSP UV LED flexo process inks are complemented by the highly versatile SolarVerse blending system which allows the production of multiple ink profiles from one system, including standard and food packaging compliant and UV LED, offering significant pressroom efficiencies. SolarWave FSP, one of Sun Chemical’s leading UV LED curing UV flexo systems for food compliant packaging and labels, is now independently certified for plant toxicity and thus suitability for compostable structures.

• Offering multiple sustainable benefits, such as reduced ink waste, substrate waste and energy consumption, Sun Chemical’s SunColorBox offers a unique set of tools and services – from site assessments and full color audits to matching and validating colors to hosting digital libraries of spot colors, all of which enable consistent, accurate digital color communication and provides color data connectivity across the entire packaging supply chain. A menu of added-value services, SunColorBox offers every customer – whether printing spot color, CMYK or extended color gamut – a tool to manage colors with best efficiency and ensure their consistency across substrates and geographies. It also allows each customer to select the most suitable services based on the size of their business and the investment required.

• The SunLam family of compostable lamination adhesives consist of water-based and solvent-free adhesives designed to meet the needs of all the major flexible packaging applications for food packaging. These adhesives are based on the ultra-low monomer technology to enhance safety in use for operators and consumers.

• Standout on shelf remains a top target for packaging designers while the paradigm change toward sustainable packaging structures challenges it. Sun Chemical is continuously innovating special effects for shelf appeal and will showcase its SunInspire range of effect coatings not only to differentiate on shelf, but also to transform with the changes of substrates while also maintaining safety and compliance for sensitive packaging.

For more information about Sun Chemical’s solutions on display at Flexo & Labels Summit 2023, visit Sun Chemical’s booth on May 23-34 at the Centro de Convenções Rebouças in São Paulo, Brazil, or visit www.sunchemical.com/flexpackaging-transform.

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The award recognizes Sun Chemical’s portfolio of mono-web protective coatings which enable mono-web film structures as alternatives to lamination structures common in label and flexible packaging, such as wrappers and pouches. The transition from lamination to mono-web structures can save on the use of adhesive, film, processing time and final label weight—all of which reduce the environmental footprint and use of virgin resources.

“Sun Chemical is excited to be awarded with the FTA’s Sustainability Excellence Award this year,” said Heather Buchholz, Manager, Global Marketing, Sun Chemical. “To be recognized for our mono-web coatings and the impact they have on driving circularity in packaging is tremendous as it recognizes our approach and commitment to the market. And we’re not done. This award reinforces our drive and commitment at Sun Chemical to continue innovating solutions that will solve our customers’ sustainability challenges and benefit the markets we serve.”

“Sun Chemical continues to show its leadership in bringing innovative sustainability solutions to the packaging market,” said Dr. Nikola Juhasz, Global Technical Director of Sustainability, Sun Chemical. “This industry recognition is a true honor, and it gives us confidence that we are working on the right programs to deliver the technologies that are needed.”

Many labels and flexible packaging on the market today are comprised of complex, multi-layer structures that use alternative plastic films and require lamination, making it harder to recycle. These complex structures use more raw materials resources and require higher emissions to create, and can also increase the weight of a package, ultimately increasing transportation emissions.

Sun Chemical’s portfolio of mono-web coatings resolve all of these issues while also performing on press exactly as the multi-layer laminated structures would, and enduring the common abrasion/rubbing and other environmental resistances that occur during transportation, sorting and on-shelf conditions.

“The FTA Sustainability Excellence Awards highlights the phenomenal work the flexographic industry does to help improve our environment and society,” said Doreen Monteleone, FTA Sustainability Consultant. “Every entry demonstrated leadership, forward thinking and a willingness to do better. It was difficult to narrow down the winners. We are pleased to recognize those that made a transformative impact on sustainability in flexography.”

To learn more about Sun Chemical’s sustainability activities, visit www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.

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As part of Sun Chemical’s ongoing process to achieve its targets to reduce CO₂ levels by at least 50 percent by 2030 and becoming net carbon neutral by 2050, the company’s latest sustainability report highlights initiatives and results based on three pillars of its business: operations, products and services, and collaborations. To guide its sustainability practices and roadmaps in each of the three pillars, Sun Chemical follows a strategic framework called the ‘five Rs’— Reuse, Reduce, Renew, Recycle and Redesign—which supports a circular economy and reductions in carbon footprint.

The operations section of the report shows how Sun Chemical’s recent acquisitions and additional manufacturing facilities affected overall energy and water consumption. The data highlights that despite the acquisitions, the quantities of waste incinerated without energy recovery and landfill waste continued to decrease since the last report.

“Sun Chemical’s ongoing efforts to strive for continuously improving results in waste, water, and energy reduction drive decisions and actions throughout our operations,” said Gary Andrzejewski, Corporate Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Sun Chemical. “Our focus on decreasing energy usage, which last year included investing in solar arrays and heat recovery systems, is a key sustainable strategy that is especially important as we integrate acquisitions into our operations.”

The products and services section of the report describes Sun Chemical’s sustainable development process which includes the design of products or processes that reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to climate change, conserve virgin resources and/or lower the accumulation of waste compared to conventional products or processes they replace. Some of the featured offerings include:

• Copper-free blue inks for compostable packaging
• AquaHeat oven-safe renewable inks made with high levels of biorenewable content
• Sustainability-enabling series of inks and coatings for the narrow-web, label and sleeve market
• A new water-based coating for sheetfed commercial printing and folding cartons
• Moisture vapor barrier coatings for paper packaging applications
• Digital color management solutions that offer a number of sustainability benefits
• New functional black pigments that enable easier recycling of black plastics in recycling facilities

“Sustainability is top-of-mind for many converters and brand owners and they’re looking for products that enable them to achieve sustainability goals,” said Michael Simoni, Director, Global Sustainability, Sun Chemical. “Because Sun Chemical’s sustainability efforts in research and product development are rooted in our ‘5Rs’ framework, we develop a wide variety of bio-renewable, compost-compliant and recycle-friendly product lines across our portfolio.”

Collaborations and partnerships play an essential role in Sun Chemical sustainability efforts, especially in shaping the future of a circular economy and strengthening sustainable value chains. To measure the sustainability performance of its suppliers, Sun Chemical utilizes the EcoVadis scoring platform. The report shows that more than 85% of Sun Chemical suppliers that participate in the EcoVadis system have achieved a Corporate Social Responsibility score greater than 45/100, Sun Chemical’s acceptable threshold.

Other collaborations featured in the report include:

• the oneBARRIER project with Bobst and other partners to create recycle-ready mono-material ultra-high and high-barrier flexible packaging
• joining the Circular Plastics Initiative through the Dutch Institute for Sustainable Process Technology
• a partnership with United Kingdom-based In2tech to develop a more sustainable approach to electronics manufacturing

For every sustainability report that is downloaded, Sun Chemical will plant a tree for every sustainability report downloaded through the established nongovernmental organization, One Tree Planted. To download Sun Chemical’s latest sustainability report, visit www.sunchemical.com/sustainability.

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Solutions on display will include Sun Chemical’s wide format and super wide format inkjet inks, textile inkjet inks, screen inks and industrial inks, including solutions from SunJet – Sun Chemical’s digital inkjet brand.

Wide Format

Sun Chemical will promote its Streamline range of inkjet inks for wide format printers. Formulated with low odour chemistry, the Streamline ink series is Greenguard Gold certified for low indoor emissions.

Also present on the stand will be the Streamline TVL 2 ink series, offered in 500ml pouches, designed to support the sign, display and graphics market for use with Roland’s SG2 and VG2 range of eco-solvent inkjet printers, including the latest additions to the range – orange and green inks.

A trained and fully experienced team of engineers is available to ensure customers get the best from Streamline inks, offering colour management support, on-site and remote support and ink conversion.

Advanced Materials

SEPAREL® will be highlighted on the stand. SEPAREL® for analytical devices is a hollow fibre membrane, developed by DIC Corporation. These degassing modules prevent liquid from passing through a hollow-fibre membrane, allowing only gas to pass through, resulting in minimal pressure loss and compact size. The range offers a variety of products suitable for various ink types and applications including aqueous, solvent and UV.

Aqueous Inks

Demonstrating commitment to super-wide format printing, Sun Chemical will be promoting its Streamline aqueous ink technology for high-speed, industrial poster printing on presses.

Streamline APY, for Kyocera printheads, is a high colour strength series, delivering a significant reduction in ink consumption and drying benefits compared to competitive aqueous inks. The inks also offer improved print finish, colour vibrancy and reduced energy consumption costs. Errelle, Sun Chemical’s Italian distributor for APY aqueous inks, will also be highlighted.

The latest addition to the aqueous series is Streamline APR, formulated for Ricoh Gen 5 printheads and offering all of the advantages highlighted with Streamline APY. Print samples will be available on the stand. Sun Chemical’s recent partnership with Euroscreen, Sun Chemical’s Italian distributor for APR aqueous inks, will also be highlighted.

Super Wide Format

With the increasing popularity of new industrial 3.2m solvent inkjet presses, Streamline offer tailored ink solutions to support presses with Konica Minolta, Spectra Starfire and Epson i3200 printheads, optimised for the inkjet droplet specification and the end user print application requirements. The latest addition to the range is Sun Chemical’s Streamline SGR – a solvent ink series for presses using Ricoh Gen 5 printheads.

Textile

Sun Chemical will highlight a full range of digital inks for textile decoration across a range of applications such as sign & display, sportswear, fashion and home textiles.

Products presented will include the market leading sublimation transfer inks, Opal and ElvaJet Onyx as well as the hybrid sublimation ink, ElvaJet Topaz, which allows unparalleled performance when printed direct to fabric or using a transfer print process.  In addition, Sun Chemical will show solutions for pigment, reactive and acid inks offering the best in colour and application performance.

Sun Chemical will launch additional colours of Orange, Blue, Light Cyan, Light Magenta, Fluo Yellow, Fluo Blue and Fluo Red to support the ElvaJet Topaz range of sublimation inks.  These enable gamut extension in critical areas of the colour spectrum for soft signage, display and sportswear applications, enabling printers to transform their output and meet the exacting demands of the market.  Adding such spot colours, following the recent launch of a hybrid black ink that will allow production via direct printing or transfer sublimation gives maximum flexibility to users without compromising on colour, print quality or application performance.

SunJet

The global inkjet brand of Sun Chemical and DIC, SunJet will demonstrate its most recent developments in inkjet chemistry, including collaborations with OEM partners, system integrators and printhead manufacturers across a number of market sectors, including graphics, décor, textile, industrial and packaging.

Finally, Sun Chemical will also highlight its extensive industrial offering to support screen, pad and industrial printing.

Pete Saunders, Global Director, Digital Businesses at Sun Chemical, comments: “FESPA is the ultimate flagship show for the wide format industry. As the largest producer of inks and coatings, we’re delighted to be exhibiting once again and we look forward to connecting with existing and potential customers and showcase how they can experience transformation.

“Sustainability is a key focus for us and we’re proud to use our very own ‘5R’ framework as a guide to enhance the sustainability of our technology and product portfolios. The five Rs in the framework are: Reuse, Reduce, Renew, Recycle and Redesign. This framework, along with continuous investment into R&D to improve the eco-efficiency and sustainability of its inks, coatings and adhesives, enable us to support a circular economy and reduce our carbon footprint.”

To learn more about the products and services Sun Chemical is exhibiting at FESPA, visit: https://pgo.sunchemical.com/FESPA2023.

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“We’re excited to show the beauty industry our ongoing commitment to providing colorful and sustainable solutions by drawing on the broadest, most comprehensive color portfolio on the market,” said Bart Vanderbiest, Global Director of Cosmetics, Sun Chemical. “Bringing our pigment portfolio and expertise together with our customers’ formulation know-how can push the boundaries of new and exciting color palettes and natural solutions for cosmetics.”

Visitors of Sun Chemical booth #203 will be introduced to SunPRIZMA, a new collection of 11 silica-based color travel effect pigments. Offered in two particle size ranges, this innovative line offers high coverage, multi-chrome effects for intense bold looks and ultra glittering color travel for striking finishes. With SunPRIZMA effect pigments, formulators will be able to create chromatic color shifts with extraordinary effects in color cosmetics.

Sun Chemical will also showcase its new Reflecks Dimensions Platinum G13CD, a silver, sparkling, metallic-like effect pigment based on borosilicate. Reflecks Dimensions Platinum G13CD is a new addition to the blackened effect pigment line, created by patented technology, which embeds the absorption colorant into the coating layers. This allows formulators to simplify their product development and accelerate commercialization timelines.

In line with today’s influential trends in the cosmetic industry, Sun Chemical will also feature its  SunPURO^® Naturals and chromatic orange effect pigments, Flamenco^® Summit Orange O80D and Reflecks Dimensions Metallic Orange GO80D.

The recently launched line of SunPURO Naturals expands Sun Chemical’s naturals portfolio with new plant-derived natural colorants and functional cosmetic ingredients. Adding to the Flamenco Summit family of high chroma interference effect pigments, Flamenco Summit Orange O80D is a bright new orange interference effect pigment based on 100% U.S. mica. Reflecks Dimensions Metallic Orange GO90D is a bold, orange metallic effect pigment based on borosilicate flake with intense dazzling sparkle.

Visit https://pgo.sunchemical.com/SuppliersDayNYSCC2023  to see the full offering of cosmetic effects and ingredients that will be on display at Sun Chemical’s booth #203 on May 2-3, 2023 at the Javits Center in New York City during Suppliers’ Day 2023.

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