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Printing Ink Additives: Portfolio For Flexo & Opv Systems

This document summarizes CHT's portfolio of printing ink additives for flexo and OPV systems. It discusses their substrate wetting agents, leveling and surface additives, defoamers, and food contact approvals. CHT offers additives that enable fast and homogeneous wetting, a homogeneous and flawless coating, and control of foam in water-based inks. Their additives are suitable for flexo and OPV applications and comply with various food contact regulations.

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Printing Ink Additives: Portfolio For Flexo & Opv Systems

This document summarizes CHT's portfolio of printing ink additives for flexo and OPV systems. It discusses their substrate wetting agents, leveling and surface additives, defoamers, and food contact approvals. CHT offers additives that enable fast and homogeneous wetting, a homogeneous and flawless coating, and control of foam in water-based inks. Their additives are suitable for flexo and OPV applications and comply with various food contact regulations.

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PRINTING INK ADDITIVES

PORTFOLIO FOR FLEXO & OPV SYSTEMS


CHT`S PRINTING INK ADDITIVES
SUBSTRATE WETTING AGENTS
Due to fast printing processes, rapid and For this purpose, ink additives of CHT are
homogeneous wetting of the ink on the substrate is outstandingly suitable, since printing systems to
essential. which substrate wetting agents are added, not only
produce sufficient wetting, but are also less
susceptible to craters and surface defects.

Application Food contact approvals


Active
CHT Product Key property
content Swiss
FLEXO OPV BfR FDA
Ordinance

low foam
HANSA ADD 1065 100% – – –
tendency
universal
HANSA ADD 1225 100% –
usage

LEVELLING & SURFACE ADDITIVES


For a homogeneous, flawless coating, it is crucial to Organomodified siloxanes of CHT have no influence
find an ideal levelling agent that is efficient even with on the finished coating, such as organic standard
short drying times and thin layer thicknesses. In waxes. Combinations of polysiloxane additives and
addition, inks on flexible packaging surfaces require waxes could generate additional effects, e.g. support
slip and anti-blocking properties to achieve a high the orientation of waxes and matting agents.
scratch resistance.

Application Food contact approvals


Active
CHT Product Key property
content Swiss
FLEXO OPV BfR FDA
Ordinance

universal
HANSA ADD 1010 100% –
usage
high levelling &
HANSA ADD 1045 100% – –
slip effect
anti-blocking &
HANSA ADD 4090 100% – –
release effect
slip & scratch
HANSA ADD 6775 75% –
resistance
CHT`S PRINTING INK ADDITIVES
DEFOAMERS
The appearance of foam is one of the biggest CHT offers customized defoamers for a variety of
challenges when working with water-based inks applications or, if needed, a suitable combination of
because foam is never desired. In addition to filling perfectly matched products.
problems during production, foam also has a
considerable influence on the printing process, since
surface defects can occur.

Application Food contact approvals


Active
CHT Product Key property
content Swiss
FLEXO OPV BfR FDA
Ordinance

universal
HANSA ADD 1075 100% –
usage
balanced
HANSA ADD 5020D 100% – –
compatibility
outstanding
HANSA ADD 5070D 100% – –
effectivity
easy
HANSA ADD 5733 20% – –
incorporation
long-term
HANSA ADD 5744 20% – –
persistence
usage in high-
HANSA ADD 5750 20% –
gloss systems
quick foam
HANSA ADD 5760 17%
knockdown

Food contact requirements


We generally confirm that our Core Portfolio comply For further information about food regulatory
with the following regulations if used and applied as approvals, please contact our product safety
defined in our technical leaflet. department under product-safety@cht.com

Swiss Ordinance Regulation on Materials & As global medium-sized player for specialty
Articles of FDHA / Annex 10 chemistry, the CHT Group offers sustainable
BfR Recommendations by the Federal Institute for solutions with the intention to be the first reference
Risk Assessment / No. XV / XXXVI and a reliable partner for our worldwide customers
CFR. 21 Regulation by the U.S. Food & Drug supporting their demands on a long-term basis.
Administration (FDA) / §175.105 / 175.300 /
176.170 / 176.180 / 176.200 / 176.210
CHT`S PRINTING INK ADDITIVES
Portfolio for FLEXO & OPV systems
Inks are compounds of dyes, binders, solvents and Looking to the future, we expect a growing demand
additives. Their composition is similar to conventional for environmentally friendly and food-grade inks,
paint and coating systems, though the drying time is linked to the growth of the flexible packaging
usually shorter and the layer thickness much lower. market and the interest in sustainable solutions.
The use of additives is indispensable to meet today's Therefore, CHT offers a core portfolio for water-
high technological requirements both in production based applications and extends its additive range
and in application. for food-compliant FLEXO and OPV systems.

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