California Prop 65 UV Coatings
Why Prop 65? In California, Prop 65 requires the state to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm. The law requires a warning label on anything containing these. Benzophenone was listed in 2012. Benzophenone (BP) or Benzo, has been generally recognized as the most used Photoinitiator (PI) globally. […]
Benzophenone Free UV Coatings and California Proposition 65
Cork Industries Formulates Benzophenone Free UV Coatings Photoinitiators (PIs) are a key component and a cost driver for UV curing products. They are capable, as their name implies, of initiating or starting a photoreaction. This occurs when a PI absorbs radiation energy from light exposure to produce highly reactive free radicals and ionic species. These […]
Greensoft™ SW5 Soft Touch Tactile UV Coating
GREENSOFT™ SW5 SoftTouch™ is a low gloss translucent, UV-curable, velvety, antistatic, coating for designed for anilox, roller or rod systems. Flexo and sheetfed applications topspotted with Corkure™ 1137HG-99GT inline Ultragloss coating over GREENSOFT-SW5™ SoftTouch™ produce beautiful aesthetics at high production efficiency. It is used for boxboard, paperboard, etc. and contains up to 35% non-fossil renewable resources. […]
