
Ink resins are used in the manufacture of printing inks. They are used in pigments and dispersions of the inks to change the property of end product. Major properties that ink resins should posses are stability, good surface appearance, gloss, flow, solvency and dilatability. Ink resins are used in flexographic, lithographic, inkjet, offset and sheetfed printing. Based on product segments ink resins market can be segmented as acrylic, polyamide, modified resins, polyurethane, hydrocarbon and others. Applications of the ink resins include flexible packaging, paperboard and cartons, printing & publication and others. Paperboard & cartons and flexible packaging application segments are expected to grow at a moderate rate during forecast period. Global ink resins market can also be bifurcated based on process and technology. Based on technology the market can be segmented as solvent based inks, water based inks, oil based inks, UV cured inks and others. Type of printing processes used with ink resins includes lithography, gravure flexography and others.