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Industry

Raw materials for printing inks

Pigments, dyes, carbon black, metallic powders and wax for ink makers.

Industry overview

Ink manufacturers need clean shades, high colour strength and dependable rheology. ASR supplies organic and inorganic pigments, carbon black, basic and solvent dyes, metallic powders, PE wax and finished inks for packaging and commercial printing.

Applications

  • Flexographic and gravure packaging inks
  • Offset and screen printing inks
  • Water-based and solvent-based inks
  • Textile and specialty printing

What customers ask of us

  • Shade consistency and high tinting strength
  • Pigment and dye grades suited to the ink system
  • Rub resistance and slip from wax additives
  • Batch documentation for brand-owner compliance

FAQ

Printing Inks raw materials: common questions

All questions
  • What raw materials does ASR supply for printing inks?

    We supply 27 raw materials for printing inks manufacturers, across pigments & oxides, additives & specialty chemicals and dyes & colourants, including Aluminium Powder, Auramine O, Basic Blue Dye, Basic Dyes, Basic Red Dye and Basic Violet Dye.

  • Where do you supply printing inks manufacturers?

    We are based in Chennai with two warehouses in the city, and supply printing inks manufacturers across Tamil Nadu, South India and the rest of India.

  • Do you provide technical documentation?

    Yes. TDS and SDS are emailed on request for the grades you are evaluating, and a certificate of analysis (COA) is supplied with each batch.

  • Can you develop a tailor-made product for our printing inks process?

    Yes. Where a standard grade does not fit, we work with our principals to develop a tailor-made product. Tell us your application and target specification.

Sourcing for printing inks?

Send us your raw material list, or just one product. We will come back with availability, pricing, lead time and documentation.