Abstract: A solvent-type gravure ink for a laminate according to the present invention contains a pigment, a binder resin, an organic solvent, and water. The solvent-type gravure ink contains 80 to 100 mass % in total of a polyurethane resin and a vinyl chloride copolymer resin in 100 mass % of the binder resin, and the mass ratio of polyurethane resin to vinyl chloride copolymer resin is 95:5 to 40:60. The solvent-type gravure ink contains 1 to 50 mass % of a structural unit derived from a polyether in 100 mass % of the polyurethane resin. The solvent-type gravure ink contains 0.1 to 15 mass % of a glycol ether-based organic solvent serving as the organic solvent and 0.1 to 5 mass % of the water in 100 mass % of the gravure ink.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a white liquid developer that contains at least white toner particles containing a titanium oxide (A) as a pigment and a binder resin (B), a basic polymeric dispersant (C), and a carrier liquid (D), wherein the titanium oxide (A) is a titanium oxide that has been surface-treated with alumina and an organic compound, and the binder resin (B) has a solubility parameter (SP value) of 10 to 13.

Abstract: A water-based ink-jet which at least contains a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a surfactant (A), wherein the water-soluble organic solvent is a water-soluble organic solvent having an HLB value determined by Griffin's method of 8 or less, the water-soluble organic solvent being contained in an amount of 10-50 wt % with respect to the total weight of the water based ink-jet ink, and the surfactant (A) comprises an acetylenediol-based surfactant (a1) having an HLD value determined by Griffin's method of 3 or less.

Abstract: To provide an aqueous ink for inkjet which has superior printability to typical printing media, particularly media having high glossiness, such as coated paper, art paper, and vinyl chloride sheets, and which is capable of forming a high quality image by printing. An aqueous ink for inkjet, comprising a pigment, a pigment dispersing resin, an organic solvent, and water, wherein: the organic solvent contains (A) a water-soluble organic solvent having a boiling point of 100° C. or higher and 180° C. or lower, and (B) an organic solvent having a boiling point of 200° C. or higher and 280° C. or lower, and having a surface tension of 20 mN/m or more and 30 mN/m or less.

Abstract: A pretreatment solution which is used together with an aqueous inkjet ink that contains at least a pigment, wherein the pretreatment solution contains an inorganic metal salt and/or an organic metal salt that exists in a dissolved state, and an organic solvent, the organic solvent contains a compound having one or more hydroxyl groups in each molecule, and the amount of the organic solvent is from 0.1 to 50% by weight based on the total weight of the pretreatment solution.

Abstract: An aqueous ink composition containing, at least, water, a pigment (but excluding titanium oxides in which the pigment surface has been treated with an organic compound), a pigment dispersing resin, and two or more types of alkyl polyols having boiling points of at least 180° C. but not more than 250° C. at 1 atmosphere, wherein the pigment dispersing resin has an alkyl group of 10 to 36 carbon atoms, and the total amount of the alkyl polyols, relative to the total weight of the aqueous ink composition, is at least 10% by weight but not more than 30% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink set for inkjet recording containing a white ink and color inks including a cyan ink, a magenta ink and a yellow ink, wherein each ink independently contains a pigment, a pigment dispersing resin, an organic solvent and water, the pigment dispersing resin A of either the white ink or the color inks has an alkyl chain with a carbon number of 10 or greater, the pigment dispersing resin B of the other of the white ink or the color inks has a polyoxyalkylene chain, and the pigment dispersing resin A and the pigment dispersing resin B are different resins. According to the present invention, an ink set for inkjet recording can be provided that exhibits excellent printability during high-speed printing, even when printing onto less permeable substrates, and is capable of producing sharp image quality with little mixed color bleeding.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an active energy ray-curable inkjet ink composition comprising at least a monomer and a pigment, wherein the monomer comprises at least 2-(2-vinyloxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate and dipropylene glycol diacrylate. A content of 2-(2-vinyloxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate is 36 to 65% by weight in a total weight of the ink. A content of dipropylene glycol diacrylate is 31 to 63% by weight in the total weight of the ink. A content of the pigment is 1 to c % by weight in the total weight of the ink, wherein the c is the pigment concentration at which the average absorbance at 320-380 nm in 2,000-fold dilution of the ink composition with dipropylene glycol diacrylate is 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a magenta ink for inkjet recording containing at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Red 147, 150, 176, 266 and 269, in an amount of 0.5 to 10% by mass relative to the total mass of the ink. The present invention can provide a magenta ink that is comprehensively superior in terms of light resistance, color development and storage stability. The present invention can also provide an ink set having excellent light resistance and color development for each ink included in the ink set, and an inkjet recording method that uses the ink set.

Abstract: A matte coating composition is provided which, while exhibiting low gloss, has high levels of transparency and various resistance properties. Also provided are a decorative material having superior design aesthetics that uses the above matte coating composition, and a method for producing the decorative material. A matte coating composition used for forming a surface protective layer that can utilize gloss difference to portray an uneven three-dimensional feel, wherein the matte coating composition contains a silica and a binder component, and is at least one of heat-curable and ionizing radiation-curable, the silica has an average particle size determined by a laser diffraction method of 3 to 10 ?m, and a primary particle size calculated from the specific surface area of 10 to 50 nm, and the amount of the silica, relative to the resin solid fraction of the matte coating composition, is from 20 to 30% by weight.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an active energy ray curable inkjet ink for use in a single pass printing inkjet system, the inkjet ink containing a colorant, a monomer and at least one initiator, wherein the sum of the integrated value(s) of absorbance across wavelengths from 380 to 410 nm of the initiator(s) is at least 35, and 0.02?amount of initiator/amount of monomer?0.50 (weight ratio) is satisfied. The disclosure also relates to an ink set including the ink. The present disclosure is able to show printed articles that exhibit no wrinkling or tack, excellent color reproducibility, and reduced amounts of residual components within the cured film of printed articles, while offering high productivity, and can also show an active energy ray-curable inkjet ink cured film which has a low residue ratio and is of low-odor, while exhibiting similar print quality and productivity to existing printing systems.

Abstract: To provide an ink-jet white ink of active energy ray-curable type, wherein the white ink has high printing stability and good hiding property, and is particularly suitable for printing on the single-pass ink-jet printing system. An ink-jet white ink of active energy ray-curable type, comprising titanium oxide, a pigment dispersant, and a polymerizable compound, wherein the content of the titanium oxide is from 15 to 30% by weight with reference to the total weight of the ink, and wherein the weight average particle diameter of the titanium oxide is 180 to 250 nm. In an embodiment of the ink, the titanium oxide is titanium oxide that surface is treated with silica and the pigment dispersant comprises a basic dispersant.

Abstract: Provided is an active energy ray-curable inkjet ink with high productivity which has the same quality level as the conventional printing and which contains an isoindoline-based pigment having a specific electric conductance, which is measured according to DIN ISO 787/14, of 150 ?S/cm or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solvent-based inkjet ink containing at least a pigment, an organic solvent, a binder resin and a dispersant, wherein the dispersant has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 5,000 but less than 50,000, an acid value (mgKOH/g) of 5 to 20, and an amine value (mgKOH/g) of 5 to 50. The present invention enables a dispersion of low viscosity and good stability to be generated in an extremely short dispersion time, and is able to provide an inkjet ink which forms an ink coating film that suffers no whitening and has superior resistance (abrasion resistance and alcohol resistance).

Abstract: Shown is an active energy ray-curable coating varnish which is capable of suppressing outward migration from printed matter, and which is capable of simultaneously achieving excellent curability and excellent line applicability, in addition to low yellowing characteristics. The coating varnish contains a (meth)acrylate compound (A) and a photopolymerization initiator (B), wherein at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide-modified pentaerythritol tetraacrylates, ethylene oxide-modified diglycerol tetraacrylates, ethylene oxide-modified trimethylolpropane triacrylates and ethylene oxide-modified ditrimethylolpropane tetraacrylates is used as the (meth)acrylate compound (A), and at least one of 2-hydroxy-1-[4-[4-(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propionyl)-benzyl]-phenyl]-2-methylpropan-1-one (b1) and oligo[2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-[4-(1-methylvinyl)phenyl]propanone] (b2) is used as the photopolymerization initiator (B).

Abstract: An aqueous ink composition for a decorative sheet which can be printed without any disturbance of the printed portion caused by friction with the guide rollers or the like during printing, and also exhibits good permeability following immersion in an adhesive (impregnating solution) during post processing, and good adhesion to substrates following thermocompression bonding. Specifically, an aqueous ink composition for use on a base paper for a decorative sheet, the aqueous ink composition comprising a pigment and a water-soluble polyacrylamide resin (A).

Abstract: Provided is an inkjet pigment ink which contains a pigment that is selected from the group consisting of C.L. Pigment Yellow 74 having a transmittance of 70% or more, C.I. Pigment Red 269 having a transmittance of 70% or more, C.I. Pigment Red 122 having a transmittance of less than 70% and C.I. Pigment Yellow 150; a water-soluble solvent that is selected from the group consisting of glycol ethers and diols; water; and a pigment dispersing resin that is a copolymer which contains a monomer A, a monomer B and a monomer C as unit components. The monomer A is an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester; the monomer B is styrene, ?-methyl styrene or benzyl (meth)acrylate; and the monomer C is (meth)acrylic acid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil-based printing ink varnish comprising a polyurethane prepared using a polymeric polyol and a polyisocyanate as the main structural components, wherein the polyurethane is synthesized using, as a chain extender, a polyfunctional amine which contains at least one secondary amino group in each molecule and in which the total of the number of primary amino groups and the number of secondary amino groups is 3 or more per molecule. The present invention is able to provide a printing ink varnish containing a non-aromatic organic solvent and having excellent laminate strength, blocking resistance, dot reproducibility and plate clogging resistance, as well as a laminate ink containing the varnish.

Abstract: Shown is an actinic ray-curable offset ink composition for foodstuff and pharmaceutical packaging which maintains superior curability without using a photosensitizer, which despite contributing to better curability (high productivity) tends to suffer from significant outward migration. The ink composition also suppresses outward migration of the monomers and photopolymerization initiators, and exhibits favorable adhesion to substrates.

Abstract: Shown is an active energy ray-curable coating varnish which is capable of suppressing outward migration from printed matter, and which is capable of simultaneously achieving excellent curability and excellent line applicability, in addition to low yellowing characteristics. The coating varnish contains a (meth)acrylate compound (A) and a photopolymerization initiator (B), wherein at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide-modified pentaerythritol tetraacrylates, ethylene oxide-modified diglycerol tetraacrylates, ethylene oxide-modified trimethylolpropane triacrylates and ethylene oxide-modified ditrimethylolpropane tetraacrylates is used as the (meth)acrylate compound (A), and at least one of 2-hydroxy-1-[4-[4-(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propionyl)-benzyl]-phenyl]-2-methylpropan-1-one (b1) and oligo[2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-[4-(1-methylvinyl)phenyl]propanone] (b2) is used as the photopolymerization initiator (B).