Pigments that bring colour, to match the speed, stress and standards of modern printing presses.
Organic pigments for Printing Inks by ALPS.
We help ink manufacturers, formulators and distributors with a full range of high-performance organic pigments for offset, liquid, gravure and inkjet inks – from classical azo reds and yellows to quinacridones, Diketopyrrolopyrroles (DPPs) and phthalocyanines.
Our pigments give you the colour strength, fastness and processing behaviour you can count on, batch after batch. Whether it’s custom grades, particle-size adjustments, application trials or technical information, our team works alongside your formulators to make sure production runs smoothly.
APPLICATIONS
OFFSET INKS
Sheetfed | Heatset | Coldset | Metal Deco | UV Offset
Offset inks need pigments that are strong in colour, steady in viscosity and clean on the press. Our entire range of pigments is tuned for the long runs during printing.
High Colour Strength
Less pigment per kilo of ink, better cost-in-use.
Stable Rheology
Consistent flow and ink transfer across all presses.
Press-Ready Fastness
Heat resistance and solvent resistance for over-print varnishing.
PACKAGING & LIQUID INKS
Water-based Flexo | Solvent-based NC | PVB | Polyamide
Packaging inks need pigments that flow through high-speed flexo and gravure, wet out easily, and stay stable in the pot. Our liquid-ink grades are engineered just for the same, so that your inks run thinner, print sharper and hold their shade through production.
Low Viscosity, High Loading
Pack more colour into every kilo without thickening.
Broad Binder Compatibility
Runs clean in NC, PVB, PA and water-based systems.
All Grades
Transparent grades for bright overlay printing; opaque grades for solid block coverage.
PUBLICATION GRAVURE INKS
Magazines | Catalogues | Inserts | Newspaper Supplements
Publication gravure lives on yield and shade brilliance. Our range is selected for high tint strength, good lightfastness and predictable press behaviour on toluene systems.
Cost-Effective Tinting
Lower pigment loading per tonne of ink.
Shade Consistency
Controlled strength, minimal drift edition after edition.
Lightfast for Archival Use
Grades with lightfastness for catalogues and magazines.
DIGITAL & INKJET INKS
Water-Based Inkjet | UV-Curable | Wide-Format | Textile Inkjet
Inkjet is the fastest-growing segment in printing. Our inkjet grade pigments jet cleanly through narrow nozzles and hold their colour under UV curing, washing and outdoor exposure.
Jetting Stability
Fine, uniform particles that don’t clog print-heads.
High Chroma, Wide Gamut
Vivid CMYK-plus-spot for photo, packaging and textiles.
UV & Outdoor Fastness
Lightfastness for signage, vehicle graphics and outdoor POS (point-of-sales).
Why ALPAGRAF pigments for Inks?
Full colour coverage, single source
Classical to high-performance pigments, one supplier.
Tuned for all types of inks
Engineered for different particle sizes, different surface treatments, different tint shades for different presses.
Consistency you can plan around
Tight batch-to-batch QC on strength, shade and physical properties.
