Wyandotte, Michigan - BASF has introduced a new water-based polyurethane dispersion, named Joncryl FLX 5200, for flexible packaging applications.
The company said film printing inks based on the new technology feature high lamination bond strength along with good transfer and printability, as well as compatibility with standard ink-making ingredients for enhanced formulation flexibility.
"Improved printability along with the adhesion and wetting characteristics on PET, OPP, PE and nylon substrates now makes it possible to formulate water-based lamination inks with bond strengths suitable for most food packaging applications," said Richard Grandke, Industry Manager - Printing & Packaging, Dispersions and Pigments for BASF in North America, in a 3 June news release.
