In the growing trend towards use of tactile coatings in packaging and overprint varnishes, DSM NeoResins+ introduces a new member to its UV curable range of water based polyurethanes dispersion under the name: NeoRad® R-1500, a water based UV curable polyurethane dispersion.

The green nature of the NeoRad® R-1500 makes it highly versatile in a wide variety of coating applications such as a special effect coating in inks and varnishes for luxury packaging. NeoRad® R-1500 meets the growing environmental needs of the coatings market by being completely solvent free.

This new development NeoRad® R-1500 is the first resin offering superb soft feel and matting effects in combination with excellent chemical resistances. Specialists and innovators in the packaging and ink industries are impressed by the performance NeoRad® R-1500 shows: “We never saw this kind of soft feel effects in a pure resin without the use of matting agents and are impressed by the chemical resistances which can be achieved without the use of crosslinkers. This unique product is easy to formulate and gives us the opportunity to develop high quality, green coatings for the packaging industry.”