Cosmo Speciality Chemicals, a 100% subsidiary of Cosmo Films Ltd., launches COSMOTEX AVB, containing a new antiviral and antibacterial agent that is effective against the human Coronavirus (229 E, ISO 18184) and suitable for all types of textiles including garments, home furnishing, and bed linens. Tested at Biotech Testing Services, Mumbai, COSMOTEX AVB kills 99.9% pathogens and remains active against pathogens even up to 50 washes and keeping the environment hygienic and safe from foreign living objects.

Wide-format imaging leader Roland DGA Corporation has announced the addition of new Orange and Red inks to the family of specially formulated, GREENGUARD Gold-certified ECO-UV 5 (EUV5) inks available for the company’s advanced VersaUV® LEC2 series roll-to-roll UV printer/cutters. The new Orange and Red options widen the EUV5 color gamut significantly, enabling LEC2-640 and LEC2-330 users to target previously unreachable colors.

DIC Corporation has closed on the acquisition of BASF’s global pigments business, known as BASF Colors & Effects (BCE).

Marabu is one of the first ink manufacturers to achieve climate neutrality. All Marabu Business Units will, where possible, make a specific contribution to achieve the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with PROJECT GREEN and therefore participate in the Green Deal.

The effective use of white ink in wide format printing is something that machine, media and ink manufacturers have been working hard towards for many years. White is a bit of an anomaly in the ink world. It can add something special, but it has always come with difficulties that have hindered its widespread use.

Nazdar Ink Technologies has announced the global availability of the 770 Series inks, a general graphics inkset designed for heated medium viscosity printheads. The new series uses low odour components and can cure by both UV and LED.

Nazdar is delighted to announce the appointment of Greg Bengtson to the role of Vice-President, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). In this strategic role Greg will lead sales and marketing functions across the Nazdar family of businesses - including Nazdar Ink Technologies, Nazdar SourceOne and Nazdar Consulting Services - to leverage plans and identify opportunities to expand growth in target markets.

Kuipers Print & Sign has paid tribute to the impact Nazdar's 708 Series has had on production, revealing the inks have helped to reduce costs while maintaining excellent quality across a range of applications.

Leading manufacturer, NUtec Digital Ink has announced additional colour options for its Diamond eco-solvent alternative ink range designed for Mimaki® SS21 printing.

Hungarian poster printing company R+R Ltd has significantly sped up its production process and drastically reduced delivery times to customers since it began using Nazdar LWU770 UV LED inks on a new printer.

In light of numerous market changes affecting costs for materials, components, chemicals, global freight and logistics, Electronics For Imaging, Inc. will be implementing price increases for its inkjet inks, parts and supplies. EFI™ will be implementing the price changes – which will apply to inks, supplies and printer parts across EFI’s VUTEk®, Wide-Format, Reggiani, Cretaprint®, Nozomi and Cubik product lines – as of July 1, 2021.

Nazdar Ink Technologies has extended its already-extensive distribution network in China by expanding an agreement with Halic Technology Company to include its screen ink solutions.

Nazdar Ink Technologies has expanded its 130 Series of solvent inkjet inks with two new colours: Orange and Light Black. By enhancing the existing range of CMYK plus Light Cyan, and Light Magenta to include Orange and Light Black, Nazdar will enable end-users to deliver an enhanced range of colours and more accurate greyscale printing on graphics output.

Roland DGA Corporation, a leading provider of large-format inkjet printers, printer/cutters, and other advanced digital devices, has introduced V-BOND Ink for use with new VersaUV® LEF2 series flatbed UV printers. In addition to imaging beautifully, delivering exceptional color results, and adhering well to a vast array of substrates, the new low-VOC, Nickel-free ink is compliant with both the CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act) and California Proposition 65. Meeting these important safety standards creates new, potentially lucrative opportunities for LEF2 users, including entry into the toy personalization and customization market.

DDP group company JK Inks has inaugurated Novedrate 2, a new facility for the production of reactive inks at its headquarters site in Novedrate, just north of Milan. The new plant is fully dedicated to the production of reactive inks, which will be distributed in an innovative new packaging system. The move will enable JK Inks to expand its position in the digital textile market as a supplier of dye-sublimation, pigment, disperse and now the new Digistar Bellagio reactive inks.

Global printing industry leader Inkcups announces the release of the most environmentally and skin-contact friendly apparel ink on the tagless printing market: the SB Eco Series.

Digital ink manufacturer, NUtec reports an expanding water-based dye sublimation ink range with the latest addition of fluorescent options. Customers can now experience a wider, brighter colour palette in the company’s Aquamarine water-based offering with the addition of both fluorescent yellow and fluorescent pink.

Seeking to cut operational costs for their Mimaki® JFX200-2513 printer, Modern Ink Signs & Graphics (Waukesha, WI) was pursuing a less expensive ink alternative to the LUS150 Series original ink set.

Wide and super-wide format digital printers can enjoy a broader range of cost effective eco-conscious ink options following Magenta-Vision’s newest addition – ECO-TOPAZ eco-solvent ink.

Halesowen-based Solutions Acrylic & Display says working with the expert team at Quality Print Services (QPS) has helped to significantly improve the quality of its printed output and take on new work as a result.

Over recent years, industries across the globe have begun to adopt subscription business models. Netflix subscriptions have replaced DVD purchases, Spotify and similar music streaming services have rendered CD purchases all but redundant, and for many of us our mobile phones are now on a monthly contract with comprehensive service packages that even offer future hardware upgrades as a built-in option.