BRAND-NEW
DSM Expands its Skins Range with Sandy-Feel Resin Skins® Sandy is the newest addition to Royal DSM Skins® range of haptic coating resins. The new resin will enable print and packaging manufacturers to add sand-like textures to a wide range of materials, including food packaging.
T
o respond to the growing
to meet the print and packaging
texture can be obtained with a single
demand for tactile elements
industry’s need for more brand
coating without fillers or additives,
that allow to differentiate
differentiation options. In particular,
making application easier, especially
products and brands by providing
Skins® Sandy addresses the growing
for mono-material packaging that
a sensory experience, DSM has
demand for sandy-feel coatings that
can be easily recycled.
developed Skins coating resins
are sustainable and easier to apply
Skins® Sandy is compatible
range, which allows to obtain different
at industrial scale. We’ll continue to
with one-component waterborne
textures in a range of print and
expand the Skins family to offer more
systems, avoiding the need for
packaging materials.
options for haptic differentiation. And
potentially harmul solvents.
The latest addition to the range is
above all, we’ll show that these options
The new resin also offers high shelf
Skins® Sandy, a coating resin which
can be delivered sustainably, creating
stability and production
offers sandy-feel textures from fine
a brighter, more textured world for
yield, delivering competitive
to coarse, and which is particularly
all”, says Adri van der Waals, Product
cost-in-use. Its lightweight allows
suitable for overprint varnishes, paper
Launch Director, DSM Coating Resins.
manufacturers to reduce energy
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and material usage.
& board, and flexible packaging, and
For further information:
“With Skins® Sandy, we’re continuing
With Skins® Sandy the sandpaper
www.dsmskins.com
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including flexographic and gravure.
Features and benefits of Skins Sandy
a wide range of printing processes,
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