Here is a look at the latest offerings from radcure raw material suppliers. For
more information on the products listed, please contact the company directly.
Alberdingk Boley, Inc.
Greensboro, NC
(336) 454-5000/Fax: (336) 454-5007
E-mail:
ysayed-sweet@alberdingkusa.com
Web site: www.alberdingkusa.com
UV/EB raw materials offered:
water-based UV dispersions.
Product name: LUX 250
Attributes/comments: This physically
drying before cure polyester polyurethane UV dispersion has excellent
scratch resistance, fast flash-off time and
low grain raising in wood.
Product name: LUX 484
Attributes/comments: This UV
polyurethane acrylic copolymer has
excellent flexibility, good mar and
scratch resistance. Excellent for pigmented systems.
BASF
Wyandotte, MI
(800) 231-7868/Fax: (800) 437-3266
E-mail: americas@basf.com
Web site: www.basf.com/naftaresins
UV/EB raw materials offered:
Laromer UV-EB curable resins;
Darocur, Irgacure and Lucirin photoinitiator lines
Product name: Darocur, Irgacure
and Lucirin photoinitiators lines
Attributes/comments: BASF is a
leading global supplier of free radical
photoinitiators, cationic initiators and
complementary additives for UV curable systems. The Irgacure, Darocur
and Lucirin photoinitiator lines provide quick efficient curing for radiation curable inks, coatings and electronics.
Product name: Laromer UV-EB curable resins
Attributes/comments: For more than
20 years, BASF has set standards in
resource-saving, emission-free radiation
curing for radiation curable printing
inks and coatings with its high performance Laromer oligomers and monomers
offering fast drying, low-VOC emission,
low capital expenditure and energy effi-ciencies to the industry.
Cytec Industries
Woodland Park, NJ
(973) 357-3100/Fax: (973) 357-3050
E-mail: custinfo@cytec.com
Web site: www.cytec.com
Attributes/comments: Cytec manufactures radiation-curing resins and provides total solutions for energy-curable
coatings and inks worldwide. Cytec
offers advanced technologies, manufacturing, R&D and technical support by
means of its portfolio of innovative and
eco-friendly resins and specialty additives, including Ebecryl UV-curable
resins and oligomers, Ucecoat waterborne UV-curable resins, Additol photoinitiators and additives, Raylok UV-curable resins and UVekol glass laminating system.
Evonik Degussa Corp.
Parsippany, NJ
(888) 745-4227/Fax: (732) 981-5310
E-mail: acematt.us@evonik.com
Web site: www.evonik.com
UV/EB raw materials offered:
Producer of matting agents for UV/EB
coatings
Product name: Acematt 3300
Matting Agent
Attributes/comments: Acematt 3300
matting agent, due to a specialized treatment, exhibits exceptional matting performance at lower loading levels while
providing maximum transparency with
minimal viscosity build.
Evonik Tego Chemie GmBh
Essen, Germany
+49 (0) 201 173-2222
Fax: +49 (0) 201 173-1939
E-mail: info-tego@evonik.com
Web site: www.tego.de
UV/EB raw materials offered:
Additives and co-binders for UV/EB
formulations
Product name: Tego Rad Series
Attributes/comments: Crosslinkable
siloxane-based surface control additive
series to improve wetting, leveling, slip
and release properties. Very broad usage
in various areas like flexographic, offset
and jet inks.
Product name: Tego Foamex and
Tego Airex Series
Attributes/comments: Highly effective
and powerful defoamers and deaerator
series to prevent and eliminate foam.
Both silicone-free or siloxane-based additives are available. Tego additives are
known for their high performance and
very good compatibility.
Gelest, Inc.
Morrisville, PA
(215) 547-1015/Fax: (215) 547-2484
E-mail: info@gelest.com
Web site: www.gelest.com
UV/EB raw materials offered:
Silane, silicone and metal-organic
molecules for adhesion promotion
and crosslinking; improved chemical
resistance and corrosion protection;
controlling hydrophobicity, hydro-philicity and oleophobicity; and rheo-logical aids (for improving processing, dispersion, flow).
International Specialty Products (ISP)
Wayne, NJ
(973) 628-3174/Fax: (973) 628-3311
E-mail: sedris@ispcorp.com
Web site: www.ispcorp.com
Product name: Rapi-Cure
Attributes/comments: Rapi-Cure
Vinylether is a reactive diluent for
cationic, charge transfer and free radical
radiation curable coatings. Vinyethers
can undergo distinct polymerizations,
such as cationic, which is unusually electron rich and forms rapidly polymerizing
carbocations in the presence of initiators,
such as Lewis and Bronsted acids.
Product name: V-Pyrol
Attributes/comments: V-Pyrol is a
reactive diluent for radical initiated UV
radiation curing used in wood coatings,
