Global trade conditions are changing rapidly. From seasonal crop risks to new tariffs and supply chain constraints, the reliability of traditional waxes such as carnauba is decreasing. This volatility comes at a cost for coatings and inks manufacturers.
Toyo Ink Europe has introduced Steraflex GIO, a low migration flexographic ink system formulated to comply with the German Ink Ordinance. The ink excludes intentionally added photoinitiator 379 and targets food and pharmaceutical packaging.
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, collaborated with Sherwin-Williams, a global leader in paints and coatings, to introduce re/cycle SpoutedPouch as a refill option for its concentrated paint, sold on the UK market.
The company's newest solutions help coating formulators meet more demanding requirements while enabling safer and more eco-conscious formulations.
Avient Corporation will showcase its range of sustainable screen printing inks at the Textile Printing & Sustainability Conference (TPS).
Eurosyn, a leading distribution of specialty chemicals for the Italian market, is proud to announce a new partnership with hubergroup Chemicals, a division of the international chemical and ink specialist Hubergroup.
Krahn Chemie expands its long-standing partnership in Germany and Poland with Vibrantz Technologies Inc., a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials.
The RAL Trendbox 2025+ translates the 15-part trend colour palette of RAL Colour Feeling 2025+ into a total of 5 design-relevant materials.
AkzoNobel is to bolster its performance coatings portfolio after reaching an agreement to acquire the wheel liquid coatings business of Lankwitzer Lackfabrik GmbH. Completion, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expected before the end of 2022.
Clariant announces a new collaborative innovation center to support North America’s paints and coatings industry in meeting the challenges of emerging trends, increasing performance requirements, and meeting sustainability needs.
RAL Colours, one of the leading global colour standardizing companies, announces the launch of its new colour tool, the RAL Color Reader.
Congratulations to our Polish colleagues. The new production facility in the Wroclaw area in Poland is now fully operating. While hubergroup has been operating a mixing station in Poland since 1992, the Polish branch was now expanded to a production site thanks to its good development.
