Overprint Varnishes

High gloss & special effects

Soft touch
Dead matte
Scratch and rub resistant

High gloss and special effects such as metallic, matte or soft touch overprint varnishes have become popular recently. Our EBECRYL® 898 can be used to lower or eliminate matting agents without hurting coating properties. In addition, our UV curable soft touch oligomer EBECRYL® 8896 (soft feel) in combination with EBECRYL® 8894 (resistance properties) allow different haptic effects, from velvet to rubbery. We are also currently developing new UCECOAT® products that provide a range of finishes from dead matte to a metallic mirror effect.

Amino crosslinkers for OPV applications

Broad Amino Crosslinker Portfolio
Optimize Coating Cure Profile
Enhance overprint varnish appearance and properties

allnex provides an industry leading portfolio of CYMEL® melamine crosslinkers that can be used for overprint varnish applications to enable a high performing and durable varnish.

Check out our new 10-minute allnex Insights webinar by Dr. JoAnn Arceneaux: “Waterborne Solutions For Next Generation Inkjet Inks”!

The topics:

• Principles of waterborne UV technology
• Strategy for novel low migration UV PUDs
• Selection guide for inkjet inks
• Main technical requirements for inkjet inks
• Test results of UCECOAT® 2801, 2802, 2803, 2804, 2805 and 2806

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Luc, Allnex Belgium

TS&BD Specialist

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Overprint Varnishes

Technology	Product	Benefits	Free sample request
Aliphatic Urethane Acrylates	EBECRYL® 5129	High reactivity, scratch, chemical and abrasion resistances.	Request sample
Aminoacrylates	EBECRYL® 7110	Syngerist, good reactivity. Low color.	Request sample
Aminoacrylates	EBECRYL® 80	Outstanding reactivity, high gloss, moderate viscosity, good chemical resistance.	Request sample
Aminoacrylates	EBECRYL® 81	Good reactivity combined with good diluting power, high gloss.	Request sample
Epoxyacrylates	EBECRYL® 3700	High reactivity, excellent solvent resistance, high gloss.	Request sample
Epoxyacrylates	EBECRYL® 3720	Light color, High reactivity, excellent solvent resistacne, high gloss.	Request sample
Polyester Acrylate	EBECRYL® 5781	BPA, free, bio based, high reactivity, scratch, chemical and abrasion resistacnes at very low viscosity.	Request sample
Polyester Acrylate	EBECRYL® 5850	BPA free, bio based, REACH version of EBECRYL 5781. Good reactivity, scratch, chemical and abrasion resistances.	Request sample
Polyester Acrylate	EBECRYL® 876	BPA free, equal cost, reactivity, scratch, chemical and abrasion resistance to epoxy acrylates in OPV.	Request sample
Polyester Acrylate	EBECRYL® 898	Provide matt effect with fast cure, low viscosity, toughness yet adhesion, reducing negative impact of traditional matting agents.	Request sample
Urethane Acrylates	EBECRYL® 220	High reactivity, scratch, chemical and abrasion resistances. Aromatic so can yellow. Poor pigment wetting.	Request sample

Crosslinkers for your coating formulations

Technology	Product	Benefits	Free sample request
Aminos	CYMEL® 1156	Highly butylated melamine resin; hydrophobic and good resistance properties.	Request sample
Aminos	CYMEL® 1158	Partially butylated melamine resin used for fast cure response and low formaldehyde release.	Request sample
Aminos	CYMEL® 303 LF	Workhorse high solids HMMM product available globally from multiple source locations, free formaldehyde <0.1%.	Request sample
Aminos	CYMEL® 327	High imino resin for fast cure response: good stability; does not require acid catalyst, low formaldehyde release.	Request sample

Additives for your coating formulations

Technology	Product	Benefits	Free sample request
Additives	EBECRYL® P 39	Easy to handle polymeric benzophenone photoinitiator with low odor, less short chain residuals.	Request sample
Photoinitiator	EBECRYL® LEO 10103	Self-curin gresin eliminates migration while allowing freedom to add amine synergist.	Request sample
Flow & Leveling	MODAFLOW® LAMBDA	Unique hybrid polymer flow additive for improved DOI, gloss, brilliancy, and appearance.	Request sample
Flow & Leveling	MODAFLOW® 9200	Best in class crosslinkable acrylic leveling additive for solventborne 1k and 2k base and top coats. Excellent outdoor & chemical durability.	Request sample
Flow & Leveling	ADDITOL® XW 6580	ADDITOL® XW 6580 is a leveling and substrate wetting agent based on polyether modified siloxane for waterborne and solventborne paint systems giving strong surface tension reduction without foam stabilization or increasing slip.	Request sample