Paper & Ink

INDUSTRIES

Paper and ink manufacturers face supply volatility, sustainability mandates, and growing demand for precise, high-performance materials across evolving print technologies. 

Nagase America helps you maintain performance and continuity across UV-curable, water-based, solvent-based, screen printing, and functional ink technologies through a portfolio of carbon blacks, pigments, mineral fillers, dispersions, and binders sourced from trusted global suppliers.

Focus Areas

Carbon Black Dispersions for Ink Applications

Ink performance depends on carbon blacks with precise jetness, tint strength, and dispersibility across high-speed printing technologies. Our portfolio of Raven and Conductex® carbon blacks from Birla Carbon provides the particle control and dispersion stability required for reliable ink performance.

Our water-based dispersions from Eagle Specialty Products, engineered for inkjet applications, help maintain controlled particle size and storage stability — supporting consistent printhead performance and reliable output in demanding digital printing environments.

Specialty Pigments & Colorants

Accurate, repeatable color in printing inks requires pigments engineered for controlled morphology, surface chemistry, and thermal stability. Our pigment portfolio from Vibrantz and Eagle Specialty Products enables full-spectrum color performance across digital, UV-curable, solvent-based, and water-based ink systems.

Available in both powder and dispersion forms, these pigment technologies help support color development, formulation stability, and print quality across demanding packaging, labeling, and industrial printing applications.

Mineral Fillers for Paper Coating & Pigmenting

Paper brightness, opacity, and surface smoothness depend on mineral filler systems that balance coating performance and formulation cost. Our portfolio of Mistron® and Nicron® talcs from Magris and Hubercarb® calcium carbonate enhances opacity, bulk, and surface performance in coating and pigmenting formulations.

These materials support printability and surface quality while enabling cost-effective paper coating strategies. 

UV Inkjet, Toner & Specialty Print Chemistry

UV inkjet and toner technologies require chemistries that deliver precise cure performance, charge control, and durable surface properties. Our portfolio includes cycloaliphatic and aliphatic epoxy systems such as DENACOL®, along with specialty resins and additives that support reliable cure performance in high-speed digital printing applications.

Charge control agents and SAN-APRO® CPI series materials help ensure consistent toner behavior, while VINAVIL® waterborne binders enable matte, durable, and compliant coating and ink systems across evolving print technologies.

Delivering What’s Next, Together

Local Locations and Group Companies

Sales and marketing related to specialty chemicals & life sciences

Manufacture and sale of mold release agents for urethane processing, thermal paper coating agents, and specialty emulsion dispersion

Research and development, formulation and manufacture of adhesives, conductives and encapsulants.

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