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Specialty Chemicals

Publication Ink Resins

Bringing vibrant color to the printed page, our publication ink resins supply the graphic arts industry for preparation of printing inks.

Product Uses

Our products are used to coat pigment particles resulting in glossy, vibrant printing ink manufactured by our customers in the graphic arts industry.

Our Products

Companies around the world rely on our distinctive chemistry and technology to transform the characteristics of their products to provide new innovative solutions for their customers. By accomplishing the unexpected, focusing attention on new product development, continuous quality improvement and unprecedented safety requirements, we strive to exceed our customers’ needs, now and in the future.

  • Maleic Modified Rosin Esters
    These light-colored, highly soluble, fast-drying resins assure superior performance in overprint varnishes, pigment dispersions and as co-resins in heatset or sheetfed inks.
  • Phenolic Modified Rosin
    From economical to high performance, our phenolic resins perform in a variety of print applications and can be used as the main component or as a co-resin.
  • Reactive Hydrocarbon Resins
    Reactive hydrocarbon resins have become an alternative choice for formulating – either alone or with traditional rosin based resins.
  • Resinate Solutions
    These custom-tailored resinate solutions meet the unique demands of our customers with higher melt point, higher dilution or improved gloss.

Our Chemical Plants

The expansion of our tall oil refinery at our DeRidder, Louisiana Chemical Plant and updates to our Charleston, South Carolina Chemical Plant ensure our position as a long-term strategic supplier to our customers around the world.

Rosin or Resin?

Rosin is chemically modified to produce resin. Tall oil rosin is produced by distillation of crude tall oil, a byproduct of papermaking.

Rosin is Green and So are Our Products

Our finished resin products contain 40 to 90 percent rosin, a natural byproduct of papermaking and substantially high in natural raw material.