Inline & offline digital printing primers certified for use with HP Indigo presses.
Water-based overprint coatings increase durability and enhance the look & feel of inkjet-printed materials.
High-performance primers for inkjet that improve print quality & ink adhesion on film & paper.
Advanced materials designed to enhance the performance and processing of agricultural products.
Recyclable water-based coatings that confer high barrier to paper-based packaging and wraps.
Enhancing composite performance through optimized fiber-polymer interface adhesion
Water-based sizing solutions designed to optimize interfacial adhesion in composites using carbon fiber.
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Thinking Ahead
Michelman’s water-based coatings enable recyclable, repulpable paper cups for hot beverages across global markets.
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Michelman and partners are making improved circularity more accessible to brands.
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Hydrosize® 1202 provides a single sizing solution for different fiber types and formats.
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DigiPrime® Vision 9200 is a seamable primer with water & chemical resistance, ideal for both shrink sleeves and high-performance labels.
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Primers promote adhesion, improve printability, and enable processes such as extrusion and metallization. Our advanced, multi-functional primers can also improve the oxygen, moisture, and mineral oil barrier properties of the paper and film substrates to which they are applied.
Solutions
Environmentally friendly solutions for oriented film, foil, and paper substrates
Michem® Prime functionalized copolymer dispersions deliver the flexibility, water and chemical resistance, and barrier properties of polyet…