Products
Maleic resin
"MALKYD™"
Printing ink and painting resin
・MALKYD: Our trade name for a maleic rosin and its ester, fumarate rosin and its ester, used mainly for printing inks and as a resin for paints
・TRAFIX: Used as resin for traffic paint
Product lineups
MALKYD (Maleic resin)
| Product | Type | Appearance |
Color (USDA) |
Acid Value |
Softening Point (℃,R&B) |
Characteristics | Use | *Biomass Degree Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.1 | Maleic resin | Pale yellow flake | WG or better | 25 max. | 120-130 | Partial compatibility with nitrocellulose, Good weather resistance and color retention | Oil varnish. Printing ink. Enamel | Ⅱ |
| No.2 | 〃 | 〃 | 〃 | 39 max. | 〃 | Very light color, Good weather resistance, Compatibility and color retention | Clear lacquer. Enamel. Oil varnish | Ⅱ |
| No.5 | 〃 | 〃 | 〃 | 25 max. | 140-150 | Partial compatibility with nitrocellulose, Good weather resistance and color retention | Oil varnish. Printing ink. Enamel | Ⅲ |
| No.6 | 〃 | 〃 | 〃 | 39 max. | 〃 | Very light color, Good weather resistance, Compatibility and color retention | Clear lacquer. Enamel. Oil varnish | Ⅱ |
| No.8 | 〃 | 〃 | 〃 | 〃 | 130-140 | 〃 | 〃 | Ⅱ |
| No.31 | 〃 | Pale yellow chunk | 〃 | 200 max. | 135-145 | Good solubility in alcohol | Quick drying varnish. High gloss varnish. Lacquer, Copal varnish | Ⅱ |
| No.32 | 〃 | 〃 | 〃 | 140 max. | 130-140 | 〃 | High gloss varnish. Copal varnish | Ⅲ |
| No.33 | 〃 | 〃 | 〃 | 290-320 | 140 min. | Good solubility in alcohol, Soluble in glycol | Flexographic ink | Ⅲ |
| 3002 | Maleic resin | Yellowish brown chunk | I or better | 90-110 | 165-185 | High melting point and high gloss, Soluble in alcohol | Printing ink. Alcohol varnish | Ⅳ |
TRAFIX (Maleic resin)
| Product | Type | Appearance | Color (USDA) |
Acid Value |
Softening Point (℃,R&B) |
Characteristics | Use | *Biomass Degree Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4102 | Maleic resin | Pale yellow flake | 7 max. | 30 max. | 100-109 | Good heat resistance and processability, Good compatibility with petroleum resins | Hot melt road marking paint | Ⅰ |
*The biomass degree is calculated by the use rate of biological raw material taking ISO16620 as a reference.
Biomass degree rank：Ⅰ 95-100%, Ⅱ 80-94%, Ⅲ 65-79%, Ⅳ 50-64%, Ⅴ＜49％
It is not a guarantee - this is an approximate value without the analysis of the carbon isotope.
Inquiry about Product
Functional Coating Chemicals Div.
Sales Dept.
TEL【Osaka】+81-6-6209-8571【Tokyo】+81-3-5645-7802
9:00 to 17:30（Except Saturday,Sunday,National holidays and year-end through New Year Holidays）