Aug 14, 2012 | Article
By Terence Kenneth
For those of you wishing to get into the ink business I'd suggest before going any further, splash some cold water on your face, take a long, good look in the mirror and ask yourself "Is this really...
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Jul 30, 2012 | Article
By Jean-Pierre Molitor
Carbon dioxide is the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, a subject of intense debate today, both for limitation of emissions and an increased sequestration. Forests are...
Jun 1, 2012 | Article
Coating companies are constantly looking for novel ways to develop sustainable coatings that have a minimum impact on the environment. Some of the approaches industry has been using over the years...
May 16, 2012 | Article
The subject of water repellency often comes up in printing ink circles because there are a multitude of different needs and applications for those coatings that can impart varying degrees of water...
May 2, 2012 | Article
Chemistry has long been a key enabler of sustainability. The advent of synthetic fertilizers has allowed the world to feed its growing population, lightweight composite materials have provided more...
May 1, 2012 | Article
One of the major objectives in developing novel coatings, especially sustainable coatings, is to control cost. In March, we invited our members to share their approach regarding cost control of...
Apr 2, 2012 | Article
A pattern is beginning to emerge in the trend in announcements of new technologies as can be seen from the following table which shows the number of news items recorded in the past three years since...
Apr 1, 2012 | Article
The United Nations issued the Brundtland Report in the 1980s that defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future...
Mar 14, 2012 | Article
By Marcus Navin-Jones
Marcus Navin-Jones of Keller & Heckman have assessed the likely impact of the new Biocidal Products Regulation on the key issue of treated articles. The current Biocidal Products Directive (BPD)...
Mar 5, 2012 | Article
Cellulose Acetate Propionate (CAP) belongs to a group of cellulose based specialty polymers that have been used in the printing industry for decades. The other members of the family include...