Abstract: There is provided an ink composition containing a colorant, a solvent, and a binder composed of 80 to 98% by weight of a polyurethane resin, 0.5 to 5% by weight of a cellulose acetate alkylate resin and 1.0 to 15% by weight of a polyvinyl butyral resin, based on the solids content, in which composition the polyurethane resin is obtained by reacting a reaction product between (A) a polyether diol compound having a Mn of 1,000 to 5,000, or a mixture of the compound and a polyester diol having a Mn of 1,000 to 5,000, and (B) a diisocyanate compound, with (C) a hydroxyldialkylamine having a molecular weight of 50 to 300 and having one hydroxyl group in a molecule, and further reacting the product with (D) a chain extending agent; and a molar ratio of the OH group of the component (C) to the NCO group of the component (B) is 0.05 to 0.35.

Abstract: A pigment dispersant represented by the following general formula (1) is provided: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 each independently is —H, —Cl, —CH3, —CF3, —NO2, —COOCH(CH3)2 or —COOCH2CH2Cl; R11, R12, R13 and R14 each independently is —H, —Cl, —CH3 or —CN; M is one equivalent of a bivalent or trivalent metal; and n is an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: A pigment dispersing agent of the formula (1) capable of providing a printing ink or a coating composition excellent in fluidity and dispersion stability and a dry coating excellent in gloss, a pigment composition containing the same and a pigment dispersion containing the same, wherein X1 is —NH—, —O—, —CONH—, —SO2NH—, —CH2NH—, —CH2NHCOCH2NH— or —X3—Y—X4—, X2 and X4 are —NH— or —O—, X3 is —CONH—, —SO2NH—, —CH2NH—, —NHCO— or —NHSO2—, Y is an alkylene group, an alkenylene group or an arylene group, Z is —SO3M or —COOM, R1 is a heterocyclic ring residue or an aromatic ring residue, Q is —O—R2, —NH—R2, a halogen group, —X1—R1 or —X2—Y-Z, R2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkenyl group, and M is one equivalent of a monovalent to trivalent cation.

Abstract: A pigment dispersing agent of the formula (1) capable of providing a printing ink or a coating composition excellent in fluidity and dispersion stability and a dry coating excellent in gloss, a pigment composition containing the same and a pigment dispersion containing the same, 1