Ashland launches new consumables

Ashland Performance Materials is launching a new range of varnishes, adhesives and coatings for narrow web printing.  Its new Pureseal 23322E water-based synthetic cold-seal adhesive for flexo food package printing is suited to shorter specialized runs, which are of particular importance in the confectionery bar market.  The product can also be applied as an overall coat or pattern.  It seals packages of bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP), white-oriented polypropylene (OPP), metalized OPP, polyester (PE) and other substrates suitable for food packaging.  It also releases from release-treated films or release lacquer-coated substrates and complies with US Food and Drug Administration regulations for food packaging.
 
Also new are Ashland’s UV curable low-migration varnishes and laminating adhesives for food packaging applications.  These products are designed specifically for flexo printing but are also suitable for other application methods including gravure and multi-roll coating equipment.  Ashland’s UV curable low migration varnishes and laminating adhesives are suitable for use with substrates from packaging films to foils and papers.