Fulfill your packaging ink performance requirements while meeting food-contact regulations with our high-performance Raven carbon blacks.
Birla Carbon offers a wide range of carbon blacks specifically designed to meet the highest performance standards for a variety of packaging inks. Our balanced approach to product design gives formulators a series of products capable of achieving performance targets regardless of printing process, ink chemistry, or substrate type; all while adhering to food contact regulations.
Areas of Benefits:
APPEARANCE PROPERTIES
The Raven product portfolio includes a range of surface area and structure combinations to give formulators the flexibility needed to meet strict appearance targets and develop desired opacity on porous and non-porous substrates.
VISCOSITY
Our range of low structure carbon blacks allow formulators to increase pigment loadings to improve thin film opacity while maintaining desired flow properties during handling and application.
CLEANLINESS
Carbon blacks from our Ultra product line minimize physical contaminant levels to reduce equipment wear and improve maintenance costs. Where regulatory standards are a concern, Raven products are produced utilizing process technology that reduces polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metal contaminations.
DISPERSION
Tailored morphologies and surface chemistries in a physical form that best suits your processing equipment provides the best way to achieve the necessary quality of dispersion for the application at the lowest energy cost.
OUR PRODUCTS
| Product Name | Description | Data Sheet | SDS | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raven 675 Ultra | Raven 675 Ultra is a medium surface area, low structure carbon black that provides a good balance of optical density, undertone, and low viscosity. The product’s high purity makes it suitable for use in select food & skin contact applications. |  |  |  |
| Raven 760 Ultra | Raven 760 Ultra is a medium surface area, high purity carbon black that provides a good balance of optical density and undertone while maintaining flow properties. The product is suitable for use in select food & skin contact applications. | | | |
| Raven 1060 Ultra | Raven 1060 Ultra is a medium surface area, food contact approved carbon black with low structure which offers ease of dispersion, low viscosity, and good color strength. The product is surface treated for improved dispersion and in-can stability. | | | |
| Raven 1080 Ultra | Raven 1080 Ultra is a medium surface area, food contact approved carbon black with low structure for premium heatset, sheetfed, UV, and packaging inks. The product is surface treated for improved dispersion and in-can stability. | | | |
| Raven L Ultra | Raven L Ultra is a medium-low structure carbon black with moderate surface area which balances color performance with flow properties and dispersibility. The high level of purity generates low abrasion inks. The product is especially suited for gravure applications. | | | |
| Raven 1180 Ultra | Raven 1180 Ultra is a medium-high surface area, food contact approved carbon black with low structure for premium heatset, sheetfed, UV, and packaging inks. The product is surface treated for improved dispersion and in-can stability. | | | |
| Raven 1185 Ultra | Raven 1185 Ultra is a medium-high surface area carbon black designed with high structure to enable rapid, more thorough dispersion, while the surface modification provides desired viscosity and dispersion stability. A high level of purity enables use in food and skin contact applications. | | | |
| Raven 900 P | Raven 900 is a moderate structure, powder carbon black design to enable rapid, more thorough dispersion and limit pigment penetration into porous substrates. The product is especially suited for flexographic inks. | | | |
