Colorant addresses ink jet industry

The new colorant has been developed for the printing inks industry Source: Sebastain Grecu - Fotolia.com

With "Bayscript Yellow 4GF", Lanxess has launched a product that is tailored to meet the needs of the ink jet industry. It is characterised by, among other things, a very narrow particle size distribution and an extremely low salt content. The manufacturer is addressing both ink jet printer OEMs and independent manufacturers of consumables for large-format ink jet printing with the new product. The large-format ink jet segment, which includes the printing of banners and films of various sizes for outdoor advertising, for example, has been growing steadily for years and has already completely replaced analog printing processes in many areas. The new colorant is based on Yellow Pigment 150, an azo-metal complex pigment boasting outstanding fastness properties. The standard grades are used for the formulation of industrial coatings and printing inks. Lanxess also distributes higher-quality grades of these light and weatherfast pigment types for the coloration of laminates, plastics and automotive coatings.