Companies
Sun Chemical
is the largest of the firms tabled here and sells bio-renewable and sustainable packaging ink ranges across its portfolio, with the renewable-content story presented alongside deinkability and recyclability rather than on its own.
- Country
- United States
Bio-renewable ink portfolio
Global ink major (DIC group)
Coverage
| CN | EU | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| polymers-materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Regulatorsfdareachnea
Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | more than $8.5 billion (DIC Group) | inkworldmagazine.com · sunchemical.com |
| Headcount | 22,000+ employees (DIC Group) | inkworldmagazine.com · sunchemical.com |
| Certification | ISO 14001, ISO 45001, EcoVadis silver medal, TÜV Austria OK Compost, Cradle to Cradle certified products | labelandnarrowweb.com · sunchemical.com |
| Regulatory approval | RecyClass, Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), Nestlé-compliant, ASTM D6400, ISO 17088, ISO 2846-1 color-compliant | labelandnarrowweb.com · sunchemical.com |
| Production site | 300+ manufacturing and service locations worldwide, including sites in Newport, Delaware; Ludwigshafen, Germany; and Turkey | inkworldmagazine.com |
| Capacity | Expanding perylene pigment capacity at Ludwigshafen, Germany (up to 200 metric tons) and quinacridone pigment production in Newport, Delaware ($10 million investment) | inkworldmagazine.com · sunchemical.com |
Independent sources: inkworldmagazine.com · labelandnarrowweb.com
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bio-based printing inks | polymers-materials | Medium | → |
Compiled by BIOECON from primary sources.
Compliance
Bioecon is an information intermediary; it is not a regulator, a certification body, or a legal advisor. When working with public-sector customers (procurement under 44-FZ / 223-FZ), Bioecon acts solely as an independent analytical platform, with no remuneration from suppliers.