Consumables-Ink - UV/UV LED Offset

May 13, 2008—Designed to be used on thin paper, Toyo Ink’s “FD LED Series” of LED-UV curable offset inks consists of a range of offset inks hard dried using ultraviolet rays produced by dedicated light emitting diodes (LEDs). Although the “FD LED Series” achieves the same level of ink performance as UV curable inks dried using conventional UV lamps, it is lined up as a next-generation technology due to the fact that it reduces environmental impact by conserving energy. It is aimed squarely at users focused on printing innovation. First and foremost, UV curable offset inks are regarded as a particularly environmentally

WEXHAM SPRINGS, UK—May 2, 2008—At drupa, Sun Chemical will be announcing ‘world firsts’ in UV curing printing inks and flexible packaging, advances in water-based printing technology and international strategic partnerships. The company will be on stand B75, Hall 6, at the show in Düsseldorf from May 29 to June 11. Around the theme ‘Working for You,’ Sun Chemical will be presenting full details of its products and solutions within the Packaging, Publication, Commercial and Industrial sectors that deliver quality, service and innovation. It will also be running the graphic arts industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of inks on the printing presses of most manufacturers

TOKYO, JAPAN—April 21, 2008—Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd. announced today that it will be exhibiting a variety of high-quality, high-performance products, such as printing inks and next-generation printing materials targeting the European marketplace at drupa 2008, the international graphic arts show (held May 29 – June 11, 2008, in Düsseldorf, Germany). Featured Products Based on the Toyo Ink Group’s global tag line “Value You Can See,” the Group will be exhibiting at drupa2008 under the new theme of “building a successful foundation for business in Europe”. The following is a list of products that will be exhibited in the Toyo Ink Group’s booth at

LUXEMBOURG—04/16/08—Flint Group, a young and exciting company, dedicated to serving the printing and packaging industry, is preparing for its debut at drupa. “Having been brought together from four major well respected businesses, each leading companies in their own right, and having leveraged our strengths and capabilities, we now as Flint Group have more to offer than ever before” says Charles Knott, Chief Executive Officer Flint Group. Around the theme “Always imPRESSive!” Flint Group is presenting their product offerings on its two stands: The Printing Inks Divisions as well as the Flint Group Flexographic Products, Flint Group Narrow Web and Flint Group Pigments Divisions will

TOKYO, JAPAN— April 8, 2008—Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd. unveiled today its plans to exhibit its world-leading print innovations at the drupa international graphic arts show, held May 29 - June 11, 2008, in Düsseldorf, Germany. Toyo Ink’s Show Background and Basic Concept The announcement marks the second time the Toyo Ink Group will be participating at drupa. At the previous show in 2004, the group presented a booth under the theme “establishing the Toyo Ink brand around the world with the introduction of a wide variety of innovative products and technology”. Subsequently, the company carried on this theme at the international graphic arts

CHICAGO—07/30/07—Van Son will be exhibiting at Graph Expo in booth #3470 where they will showcase their complete line of consistent high quality offset printing inks, available for the largest multi-color commercial sheet-fed press or the smallest duplicator. To be introduced to the industry at Graph Expo will be Van Son’s new SonaCure UV-curable ink. Also featured will be Van Son’s Quickson line of process inks, including Quickson PRO, as well as its high performance Vs3 and Vs5 series available exclusively at ink company partners located strategically throughout the United States. SonaCure: At the show, Van Son will debut its new UV-curable printing

Visit Flint Group in Booth 2226 PLYMOUTH, MI (July 24, 2007) – At Graph Expo 2007, Flint Group (Booth 2226) will highlight: • New ecologically friendly, fast-drying printing ink technology for sheetfed printers; • Expanded energy curable product line • Increased geographic reach across North America Flint Group’s sheetfed ink division will introduce fast setting, vegetable-based Novavit® F918 SUPREME BIO printing inks. Quick dry times make these inks ideal for perfecting presses, printers with bindery and finishing departments, and those who want to increase production speeds. The Novavit F918 SUPREME BIO series proves that ecologically responsible products can also perform to the

Advancements in ultraviolet (UV) curing technology—the process of transforming a liquid into a solid by using UV light—are responsible for some of the recent changes in the printing industry. As an energy-efficient and green technology, printers everywhere have rapidly adopted UV energy curing inks and coatings to print on a variety of substrates, including metal, wood, fabric, plastics and a range of paper grades. In the web printing arena, UV curing is now one option for the production of high-quality printing, at high speeds. This effectively closes the gaps that previously existed between coldset and heatset printing, in terms of sheetfed versus web