Sun Chemical

Sun Chemical named Cyngient a strategic distribution partner for its inks, coatings and other solutions for offset, narrow web tag and label, commercial sheetfed and folding carton printers in North America.

Sun Chemical and its parent DIC Corporation will increase production capacity of DAILUBE extreme pressure additives by 6,000 tons per annum at their Kashima plant in Japan, starting April 2018.

Sun Chemical has acquired the Metal Deco ink business of PPG, a US-based supplier of paints, coatings and specialty materials. The deal was announced on 8 March 2018.

The Blackmore Group, a UK newspaper and commercial printer, placed a three-year contract with Sun Chemical for the supply of all its conventional offset, LED and cold-set inks, consolidating its ink suppliers.

Sun Chemical has acquired C.T.LAY, an Italian global leader in pre-laid overlays, pre-patched holograms, and lamination plates. The acquisition strengthens Sun Chemical's portfolio for plastic and security ID cards.

GreenMantra Technologies and Sun Chemical agreed to jointly develop polymers from recycled polystyrene waste for use in ink formulations. GreenMantra will construct a pilot plant in Brantford, Ontario with an annual capacity of 1,000 metric tons.

Sun Chemical S.A. inaugurated a new global plant for manufacturing low-migration offset inks at its production center in Badalona, Spain. The plant was opened with an open house event on March 28, 2017.

Schneider Electric helped structure a 20-year solar power purchase agreement between Sun Chemical and Onyx Renewables for a rooftop and carport PV array at Sun Chemical's Carlstadt, New Jersey production facility. The installation will generate over 30% of the facility's energy and save roughly $400,000 in electricity costs.