Inks
Columbian has designed many different carbon blacks for various Ink applications. The range of applications is quite diverse, and includes, but is not limited to: 
- Letterpress
- Offset
- Flexo
- Gravure
- Digital Ink
- Carbon Paper
- Ribbon Inks
- UV Inks
- Silk Screen
 Because Columbian is committed to improving its quality and meeting the needs of the customers it serves, we have developed furnace carbons that are of the highest purity available. These are referred to as our Ultra® carbons. Columbian Ultra® Carbon Blacks are high performance carbons that are used in the most demanding applications. Carbon black purity and consistency of performance, always important, are now recognized as being critical to continuing quality improvement. Ultra® carbons can add value to your products and process
Ink applications and the Columbian products suitable for them is the subject of the table shown below. This table is designed to help you choose the appropriate Columbian carbon blacks for use in specific plastics applications.
For more complete information on the use of carbon blacks in plastics we also offer the “Using Raven® Blacks in Ink Applications” guide. (PDF)
Contact Columbian Chemical's Technical Inquiry Team for carbon black recommendations to fit your ink applications:
Telephone: +1 770.792.9335
E-Mail: iteam@columbianchemicals.com. |