Paste Inks

Pigments for Printing

Sudarshan pigments for paste inks are recommended for both offset and screen printing and are a popular choice for metal decorative printing.

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Color Solutions for Paste Inks

Paste ink is widely used for printing on paper substrates. The technology works on emulsion technique (the fact that oil and water does not mix with each other). These inks are supplied in form of paste which are thick and tacky in nature.

Excellent Performance

Sudarshan's pigments for paste inks are selected based on flow, oil absorption, acid and alkali resistance properties depending on end application requirement.

Stunning Effects

Sudarshan has developed proprietary surface-modifying chemistries to achieve inks with the desired ultra-low viscosity, good rheology and high gloss.

Our Sumica range of effect pigments can easily be combined with transparent colors to provide stunning sparkle effects for liquid inks.

A Partnership Approach

We support ink manufacturers with the best quality pigments and customized products, backed by excellent expert technical service, support and competitive prices.

Technical Properties

Exceptional range of vibrant opaque, translucent and transparent colors
Easy dispersion
Good range of light fastness and color permanence for exterior conditions
Excellent performance in low viscosity inks, demonstrating superior rheology control to many industry standard grades
Excellent solvent resistance
Stable to reactive resins and polymer and suitable for PA, vinyl and NC inks

Product Compliance

Sudaperm, Sudafast and Sudacolor pigments exhibit high color strength and are alternatives to lead chromates. Generally, they comply with European Guideline for Food Contact AP (89)1, the legislation of toy safety (Toy Safety Directive, 2009/48/EC), Toy safety standard EN 71-3 (2013), BfR based on the analysis of parameters of typical batches.

Sudarshan employs controlled production processes which enables compliance with these guidelines. For more information, kindly contact nearest sales office.

Sumica generally complies , they comply with food packaging regulations like the European Guideline for Food Contact AP (89)1, Toy safety standard EN 71-3 (2013), FDA, BfR and IS: 9833 (2018) based on the analysis of typical batches.

Sumica pigments are not classified as hazardous for packaging and packaging waste under CONEG and European Directive 94/62/EEC, neither are they classified as special waste.