Our growing technology toolbox for UV and energy curable resins is based on our conviction that this technology has the potential to revolutionize the coatings industry. In addition to their instantaneous drying times and zero VOC content, our UV resins are delivering outstanding performance across a range of markets – from boosting adhesion in labels and foils for food packaging to increasing the efficiency and safety of paper and board printing, to providing a viable alternative to traditional urethanes in the growing flex flooring sector. 

Our technical team at DSM tests our UV, waterborne UV and powder UV resins, with a firm focus on helping you create a healthier, more sustainable product that delivers an equally healthy profit. 

For certain industrial applications – in the print and packaging market for example – there’s only one waterborne technology that can compete with traditional two-component systems… and that’s waterborne UV (urethanes). 

We make these high molecular-weight resins suspended in water for curing later – a much easier process because the resin is easier, and less sticky, to work with. In turn, this high molecular weight has made these resins ideal for use by our customers in various non-migratory food packaging applications.