Redefining what’s possible in ink formulations
At Cargill, we’re transforming the future of inks with plant-based, high-quality ingredients designed to support a wide range of printing applications. From commercial printing to food packaging, our reliable solutions are designed to meet the evolving needs of the ink industry—delivering consistent performance with non-hazardous* formulations and lower VOCs compared to conventional alternatives. Backed by Cargill’s global expertise in sustainable innovation, our ingredients not only enhance your formulations but also help you invest in plant-based alternatives.
Industrial Lecithin
Derived from plant-based sources, Cargill™ Industrial Lecithin offers essential emulsifying, dispersing, and wetting benefits for ink formulations and pigment grinding. These lecithins enhance the stability of emulsions, suspensions, and dispersions, ensuring consistent performance across a wide range of applications.
Industrial vegetable oils
A wide variety of vegetable oils are available within the Cargill portfolio, including linseed, soybean, canola/rapeseed, coconut and sunflower. Cargill's reliability and quality have been demonstrated over decades of use in the paints, inks and coatings industry, across the globe.
Reactive modified vegetable oils
Cargill's extensive polymerized vegetable oils portfolio provides an expanded use of renewable resources, and important functional benefits for a variety of inks and coatings applications. Polymerized oils can help improve substrate adhesion, durability, and color stability of inks and coatings.
Fatty acids
Cargill's fatty acids are integral ingredients in paints, inks and alkyd resins, providing formulation versatility to help formulators achieve specific performance targets.
Glycerin
Cargill's glycerin is a versatile ingredient serving a variety of purposes in coating and ink formulations to achieve desired performance and application properties.
Bio-solvents
Cargill™ Bio-Solvents, derived from renewable feedstocks, offer safer handling and storage for inks. These bio-solvents feature non-hazardous, low VOC content, and higher flash points, supporting the use of plant-based resources and providing an alternative to traditional petroleum-based solvents.
Optislip™
Optislip™ is a high-performance and anti-blocking additive for polymers, known for its wide range of friction control benefits.
Plasticizers
Cargill’s plasticizers help improve flexibility and durability of inks. The bio-based origin helps supports your ink formulation sustainability goals.
*According to regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 and 29 CFR 1910 1200
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