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.
2030 Goals
Michelman is committed to sustaining our planet by continually reducing our footprint and bringing planet-positive solutions to the marketplace.
Sustainable Packaging
Future proofing, problem solving, and above all, collaborating. Our people, our planet, shaping the circular economy of tomorrow.
Thinking Ahead
The packaging industry must adopt more sustainable practices to combat the significant and growing impact of packaging waste.
News (Tuesday, 1 October 2024)
Bassetti provides an in-depth exploration of carbon fiber sizing benefits, production methods, and applications.
News (Wednesday, 25 September 2024)
Topics will include multiple paths to recyclability, requirements for compostability, and new possibilities with bio-based coatings.
News (Thursday, 22 August 2024)
Assessed for our approach to the environment, labor & human rights, sustainability, & ethics, we improved our score vs. the previous year.
Our corporate values are a testimony of our highest priorities as individuals and as a company.
Collaborating with like-minded partners to move industries forward.
Michelman is a global company with offices in the Americas, Asia and Europe.
Located all over the world, Michelman distribution partners have the expertise to help you win.
Expand your capabilities, produce more, and achieve the best possible printed output. Our solutions for printers, converters, & paper mills enable greater sustainability in demanding applications.
We collaborate with OEMs, press manufacturers & owners, converters, and paper mills to develop solutions for electrophotography and pigmented water-based & UV inkjet that increase quality, versatility, and efficiency.
Michelman's family of high-performance primers for inkjet are designed to improve print quality and ink adhesion on both film and paper substrates, including solutions for both pigmented water-based and UV inkjet printing applications.
HP Indigo, as a global leader in high quality digital printing technology, has tested and recommends a broad range of Michelman's DigiPrime priming solutions that optimize paper and film media to produce the best possible printed output. Also Indigo tested and recommended are Michem In-Line Primers for Indigo presses with ILP stations, as well as Sapphire brand primer. Product selection guidance, data sheets, and usage guidelines for this fast-growing area are available online here or upon request.
DigiGuard® aqueous and UV curable overprint varnishes protect and enhance the appearance of printed materials. Various grades are available for commercial print jobs; form, fill and seal packaging; and food contact applications.
News (Tuesday, 7 May 2024)
Michelman showcases new DigiPrime® Vision inline primer and award-winning barrier coatings, enabling more sustainable labels and packaging.
News (Thursday, 29 February 2024)
Unleashing the full potential of digital, sustainable print practices, and regulatory considerations for flexible packaging.
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