Wexham Springs, UK – 8th June 2021 – VPK France is a subsidiary of VPK Group – a family-owned business that is now turning into an international privately-owned packaging supplier, with over 65 plants across 20 countries.  With a huge focus on sustainability and a strong existing relationship with Sun Chemical, the company recently made […]

Sun Chemical is launching SunCure® 44HC150 – a glossy stampable UV-curing coating, manufactured with 25% bio-renewable carbon content and with 12% post-consumer recycled materials. The coating has received excellent feedback following trials with existing customers and will be available throughout Europe from 15th March 2021 The launch marks a breakthrough for Sun Chemical’s energy curing […]

Wexham Springs, UK – 15th March 2021 – Emphasising its ongoing commitment to sustainability and underlining its position as a technology leader in low energy UV curing, Sun Chemical today announces significant upgrades to its market leading SunWave Lumina UV sheetfed inks for commercial printing. The new, improved inks are available now in the European […]

PARSIPPANY, N.J., USA – February 15, 2021 – Sun Chemical will increase prices across a broad portfolio of its packaging and commercial sheetfed inks, coatings, and adhesives in Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), effective March 1, 2021. A combination of raw material shortages, including petrochemical, vegetable oils and derivatives, dramatically increased international freight transport costs, […]

Sun Chemical released its Winter 2021 Regulatory Newsletter for customers which is available for download at sunchemical.com/sustainability/regulatory-newsletters. “As a leading global supplier of sustainable solutions, Sun Chemical is pleased to provide regulatory updates to help educate and inform our customers regarding ever changing global regulations,” said Gary Andrzejewski, Corporate Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Sun Chemical. […]

Sun Chemical has further enhanced its online troubleshooting guide (http://inktsa.sunchemical.com) by adding potential solutions to common pressroom challenges in coldset and metal package printing processes. Designed to help customers resolve common technical defects that can arise during a press run, the troubleshooting guide already offered solutions to help customers solve any challenge they may be […]

Wexham Springs, UK – 9th November 2020 – Sun Chemical has signed up to the Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0, facilitated by AIM, the European Brands Association. In doing so, Sun Chemical is joining forces with over 85 companies and organisations to participate in a pilot project with the goal of proving the viability of […]

Sun Chemical releases its 11th annual Corporate Sustainability Report for the year ending 2019. The report describes Sun Chemical’s emphasis on sustainability in the way it develops, manufactures and distributes its products while also showing how it works with customers and suppliers to improve their sustainability goals. The 2019 report shares key research and development […]

Wexham Springs, UK – September 2, 2020 – Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have acquired Seller Ink Industria e Comércio de Tintas e Vernizes Ltda., a specialty inks and coatings manufacturer based in São Paulo, Brazil. With over 25 years of experience, Seller Ink has a strong market presence in both the […]

PARSIPPANY, N.J., USA – September 1, 2020 – Sun Chemical released its Summer 2020 Regulatory Newsletter for customers which is available for download at www.sunchemical.com/sustainability/regulatory-newsletters. “As a leader in regulatory and compliance issues, Sun Chemical works closely with its customers to better understand and follow the strict requirements and standards expected by brand owners and […]

PARSIPPANY, N.J., USA – August 12, 2020 – Sun Chemical has organised a Corporate Sustainability Committee to further strengthen its approach to addressing the sustainability needs of the packaging industry. The development of sustainable packaging solutions is not a new endeavour at Sun Chemical but has accelerated in the past ten years as awareness of […]

PARSIPPANY, N.J., USA – July 1, 2020 – Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have completed the purchase of 100 percent of the shares of Sensient Imaging Technologies and certain other assets related to the production of inks. The strategic investment in Sensient Imaging Technologies, a supplier of digital inks, will allow Sun […]