Solutions for digital printing. The BASF resins, monomers, oligomers and additives portfolio for digital inks

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1 Solutions for digital printing The BASF resins, monomers, oligomers and additives portfolio for digital inks

2 Formulating tools for high-performance digital printing Digital printing is a fast-growing industry with specific requirements for innovative products. BASF offers a complete range of high-quality raw materials for digital inks. We offer a broad portfolio of resins, monomers, and oligomers for energy curing. Additionally, BASF supplies formulation additives such as dispersing agents, wetting agents and surface modifiers, defoamers, rheology modifiers, and film-forming agents for water-based, solvent-based and energy-curable ink formulations. Furthermore, our UV absorbers, light stabilizers, and antioxidants for inks help prints last longer. At BASF, we want to be your supplier of choice for the digital printing industry. For specific formulation requirements or a complete list of products, please contact your BASF representative.

3 Styrene acrylic resins and resin solutions Digital Printing Solutions 3 Styrene acrylic resins and resin solutions Joncryl resins and Joncryl HPD dispersions To support the growth of the digital marketplace, innovative raw materials for ink design and production are needed for both digital printing in general and ink-jet printing in particular. BASF s comprehensive resins and resin solutions meet the most stringent formulation requirements of ink, ink-receptive coating, and overprint varnish manufacturers. Acrylic resins can be formulated to improve viscosity, enhance gloss and resolubility, and improve color development of pigment dispersions, inks, and overprint varnishes. Resin solutions are a convenient and cost-effective alternative to solid resins. Joncryl HPD is a special range of high-performance dispersion resin solutions designed specially to produce high-quality water-based pigment dispersions with superior pigment wetting characteristics, exceptional viscosity stability, and free-flowing concentrates at high pigment load. Product Description Styrene acrylic resins and resins solutions Physical properties Appearance Viscosity (mpa s, 25 C) Acid Value Joncryl HPD 396 highly efficient grind resin solution providing higher pigment loading clear solution Joncryl HPD 396 MEA enables high concentrated dispersions, superior color development, excellent performance with critical pigments, high gloss and transparency, Swiss Ordinance List A compliant clear solution Joncryl HPD 496 highly efficient grind resin solution for high-end applications clear solution Joncry HPD 496 MEA enables very high concentrated dispersions, superior color development, excellent performance with critical pigments, excellent gloss and transparency, Swiss Ordinance List A compliant clear solution Joncryl HPD 671 solid resin for high-quality pigment dispersions with very good viscosity-stability clear solid resin 214 Joncryl 538 acrylic emulsion that can be coalesced to provide alkali- and alcohol-resistant film for inks, OPVs and packaging applications; can resist plasticizer migration semi-translucent emulsion Water-based

4 4 Energy-curable resins and functional monomers Digital Printing Solutions Energy-curable resins and functional monomers Laromer monomers and oligomers, Irgastab in-can stabilizers Depending on end-use requirements, specific formulations will vary greatly. For UV-curable systems, the majority of formulations will contain one or more of the following components: oligomers, monomers, pigments, or other additives. BASF offers a broad portfolio of high-quality, high-functionality oligomers and monomers for a wide range of formulation requirements. Laromer acrylate oligomers influence the physical properties of an application, whereas the monomers dilute the acrylate oligomers to required formulation viscosities. This variety of oligomer and monomer types provides UV-curing formulators with a wide range of possibilities.

5 Energy-curable resins and functional monomers Digital Printing Solutions 5 Portfolio Product Description Energy-curable resins and functional monomers Chemical description Monomers Reactive Diluents Laromer POEA imparts adhesion and flexibility, high cutting power Phenoxyethyl acrylate Laromer LR 8887 flexibility, adhesion on metal and plastics, low odor Cyclic trimethylolpropane formal acrylate Laromer TBCH imparts flexibility and adhesion 4-tert-butylcyclohexyl acrylate Iso-decylacrylate Laurylacrylate imparts flexibility and adhesion ( swelling ), good substrate wetting properties very low viscosity; high flexibility; good substrate wetting; Swiss A listed Iso-decylacrylate Laurylacrylate Viscosity (mpa S, 25 C) Surface tension (mn /m, 20.0 C) Glass transition temperature ( C) Ethyldiglycol acrylate flexibility, adhesion on plastics Dihydrodicyclopentadienyl acrylate N-Vinyl caprolactam Laromer HDDA Laromer DPGDA imparts hardness, hydrophobic high reactivity, high cutting power, water soluble, imparts hardness and adhesion adhesion on plastics (swelling), excellent cutting power, hydrophobic high hardness, high chemical and abrasion resistance, excellent cutting power Dihydrodicyclopentadienyl acrylate N-Vinyl caprolactam 1,6 Hexandiol diacrylate Dipropylene glycol diacrylate (50 C) 36 (50 C) Laromer TPGDA high reactivity, high cutting power Tripropylglycol diacrylate Laromer PO 9102 Diethylenglycol divinylether (DVE-2) Triethylenglycol divinylether (DVE-3) 1,4-Cyclohexandimethanol divinylether Laromer TMPTA Laromer GPTA Laromer LR 8863 Laromer PO 33 F Laromer PO 8996 Laromer PPTTA excellent flow and substrate wetting properties, good pigment wetting high cutting power, for radical and cationic UV curing systems high cutting power, for radical and cationic UV curing systems excellent film former, for radical and cationic UV curing systems high hardness, high chemical and abrasion resistance, very high reactivity trifunctional monomer providing high reactivity, flexibility and hardness excellent cutting power, adhesion on plastics, flexibility, high reactivity good flow and substrate wetting properties, good pigment wetting amine-modified polyether acrylate providing excellent reactivity and film-forming properties, low viscosity and good solvent resistance; low yellowing tetrafunctional monomer providing excellent reactivity and film-forming properties and good flexibility Oligomers Polyester Acrylate Laromer PE 9105 tetrafunctional polyester acrylate providing high reactivity and flexibility, excellent film-forming properties, low viscosity and good adhesion to plastics Polyether Acrylate Amine-modified Laromer PO 8997 Laromer PO 9137 Laromer PO 94 F amine-modified polyether acrylate providing high reactivity and flexibility, excellent film-forming properties, low viscosity and good adhesion to plastics amine-modified polyether acrylate providing outstanding reactivity, UV-LED applications amine-modified polyether acrylate providing excellent reactivity and film-forming properties, medium viscosity and good solvent resistance In-can stabilizers Irgastab UV % active matter in GPTA, efficiently inhibiting premature thermal polymerization of UV-inks and ink-jet inks and providing long shelf life; higher viscosity vs. Irgastab UV 25 Irgastab UV % active matter in phenoxyethyl acrylate, efficiently inhibiting premature thermal polymerization of UV ink-jet inks and providing long shelf life Propoxylated (2.0) neopentylglycol diacrylate Diethylenglycol divinylether Triethylenglycol divinylether 1,4-Cyclohexandimethanol divinylether Trimethylolpropane triacrylate Propoxylated (3.0) glycerol triacrylate Ethoxylated (3.0) trimethylol-propane triacrylate Ethoxylated (3.5) trimethylol-propane triacrylate n. d n. d n.5d Amine-modified polyether acrylate n. d. Ethoxylated (5.0) pentaerythrol tetraacrylate Tetrafunctional polyester acrylate 300 n. d. 45 Amine-modified polyether acrylate n. d. Polymeric amine-modified polyether acrylate n. d. Amine-modified polyether acrylate n. d. Quinone methide Quinone methide Energy-curable

6 6 A broad platform of formulation additives technologies Digital Printing Solutions A broad platform of formulation additives technologies Efka, Loxanol, Dispex Ultra, FoamStar, Hydropalat, Rheovis As a world leader in the global chemical industry, BASF offers a wide array of high-performance additives that support a broad spectrum of applications across many different industry sectors, including ink-jet. These unique raw materials help enable performance-driven products to meet the latest and most stringent application requirements for digital printing. Our portfolio comprises a broad technology base of dispersing agents, defoamers, wetting agents and surface modifiers, rheology modifiers, and film-forming agents for water-based, solvent-based, and UV-curable ink systems. Recommended Potentially suitable Not recommended Portfolio Product Description Formulation Additives Defoamers FoamStar SI 2201 defoamer for water-based inks and varnishes; easy to incorporate with best-in-class defoaming efficiency for flexo applications and excellent performance with colloidal resins used in paper and paperboard applications, and in the manufacture of imitation wood laminates FoamStar SI 2240 highly effective defoamer for aqueous pigment concentrates (resin-free and resin-based) and systems with high surfactant content Application field ink-jet Water-based Solvent-based UV-based FoamStar SI 2292 highly compatible silicone-based defoamer solution for high-gloss inks and varnishes Efka SI 2721 highly effective defoaming in UV-curing and EBC systems; defoaming substances in 2-ethylhexyl acrylate Dispersing agents Dispex Ultra PA 4590 stabilizes the dispersion of inorganic and organic pigments in water-based ink / ink-jet formulations Dispex Ultra PX 4575 Dispex Ultra PX 4585 Dispex Ultra FA 4437 Efka FA 4611 Efka PX 4300 Efka PX 4320 Efka PX 4330 Efka PX 4701 Efka PX 4703 Efka PX 4733 VOC-free dispersing agent for water-based systems with benchmark performance in inorganic pigments; but also excellent overall performance for organic pigments; broad compatibility towards different resin systems excellent performance with organic pigments; high-end water-based inks (flexo and ink-jet), broad compatibility with different binder systems; ph-independent; suitable for making resin-free pigment concentrates non-ionic wetting and dispersing agent for aqueous formulations; especially designed for organic pigment concentrates (resin-based and resin-free) VOC-free copolymeric wetting and dispersing agent; strong reduction of mill base viscosity; high inorganic pigment (TiO 2 ) and filler loading; increased hiding power suitable for stabilizing organic pigments in predominantly solvent-based inks (strong solvent ink-jet) and UV ink-jet inks solvent-based and solvent-free inks (incl. ink-jet); excellent with difficult to disperse pigments like PV 23 etc. solvent-based inks and to a certain extent solvent-free inks (incl. ink-jet); excellent (broad compatibility) for pigment pastes in combination with grinding resins, such as Laropal A81 dispersing agent for high-performance pigments especially for energy-curable systems; especially for UV ink-jet; also for solvent-based applications, both mild-solvent and strong-solvent dispersing agent for high-performance pigments especially for energy-curable systems; especially for UV ink-jet; also for solvent-based applications, both mild-solvent and strong-solvent tin-free dispersing agent for high-performance pigments especially for energy-curable systems; also for solvent-based applications, both mild-solvent and strong-solvent; peak performance in mild-solvent systems

7 Recommended Potentially suitable Not recommended Portfolio Product Description Formulation Additives Wetting agents and surface modifiers Hydropalat WE 3120 Hydropalat WE 3197 Hydropalat WE 3220 Hydropalat WE 3650 Efka FL 3741 low-foaming wetting agent for aqueous formulations; excellent reduction of dynamic surface tension non-volatile, low foaming wetting agent for aqueous formulations; excellent substrate wetting, broad food contact compliance silicone surfactant with strong reduction of surface tension in aqueous formulations; excellent substrate wetting and anti-cratering additive with good recoatability highly effective, low foaming, substrate wetting agent for water-based coating and ink applications silicone- and solvent-free flow and leveling agent with air-release properties; excellent compatibility; excellent results also in UV systems Application field ink-jet Water-based Solvent-based UV-based Efka SL 3210 broad spectrum and efficient flow and slip enhancer; economic solutions Efka SL 3259 highly effective solvent-free slip additive and leveling agent; specifically designed for aqueous and UV-curable formulations; excellent reduction of surface tension, improved low temperature stability Rheology modifiers Rheovis PE 1330 excellent high-shear thickener; imparts excellent flow Film-forming agents (plasticizers and miscellaneous) Rheovis PU 1331 next-generation high-shear thickener; ultra efficient; best-in-class ICI performance Efka PL 5643 Efka PL 5646 Loxanol MI 6730 Loxanol MI 6735 phthalate-free plasticizer for the use in PVC, coatings, inks and rubber. lt offers excellent durability in combination with low temperature resistance. Efka PL 5643 can be also used as VOC-free solvent /carrier in various applications; boiling point > 400 C, solvent for ceramic ink-jet phthalate-free plasticizer for the use in PVC, coatings and inks. lt was developed especially for toxicological sensitive applications. Efka PL 5646 can also be used as VOC-free solvent / carrier in various applications; boiling point ~394 C, solvent for ceramic ink-jet primer for coating applications; highly effective adhesion promoter in multilayer packaging films; recommended also for ionic /cationic binders and in a pre-treatment solution crosslinking agent for PVB (Poylvinylbutyral) inks; highly effective adhesion promoter for bonding different materials; recommended for ionic /cationic binders and in a pre-treatment solution

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