Inkjet Innovation Starts Here: Evonik’s Additives for High-Performance Printing
Inkjet printing must deliver more than just color - it must perform flawlessly across substrates, formats, and environments. Evonik empowers formulators with advanced additive technologies that elevate inkjet inks to new levels of brilliance, adhesion, and stability.
Whether you're developing water-based, solvent-based, or radiation-curable inks for packaging, textiles, ceramics, or wide-format printing, our portfolio helps you overcome formulation challenges and unlock exceptional results.
Why Choose Evonik for Inkjet Ink Formulation?
- Substrate Compatibility – Achieve excellent adhesion and wetting on even the most challenging surfaces.
- Enhanced Print Quality – Improve dot sharpness, color vibrancy, and long-term pigment stability.
- Faster Print Speeds – Optimize ink flow and drying behavior for high-throughput applications.
- Low-Migration Support – TEGO® Rad additives are crosslinkable silicone acrylates that become integrated into the cured network, supporting low-migration formulations for demanding applications.
Solutions by Application Area
Packaging & Commercial Printing
- TEGO® Addbond – Boost adhesion on plastics, foils, and coated papers.
- SURFYNOL® & DYNOL™ – Ensure uniform wetting and eliminate surface defects.
- ZETASPERSE® – Stabilize pigments for vibrant, long-lasting color.
Textile & Industrial Printing
- SILIKOPUR® – Add flexibility and wash resistance to textile inks.
- TEGO® Glide & TEGO® Wet – Improve surface slip and wetting on synthetic fabrics.
- TEGO® Humectant – Maintain moisture balance for consistent jetting.
Ceramic & Specialty Substrates
- AEROSIL® & AEROXIDE® – Control rheology and enhance ink stability on porous surfaces.
- AERODISP® – Enable sharp image definition and controlled ink penetration.
Radiation-Curable Inks
- TEGO® Rad & TEGO® Res – Deliver durable surface effects and optimized curing behavior.
- TEGO® Twin & TEGO® Foamex – Minimize foam and improve ink homogeneity.
The Evonik Advantage
- Comprehensive Portfolio – One partner for all your inkjet additive needs.
- Radiation-Curing Expertise – Radiation-curing formulations are cross-linked by ultraviolet, LED or electron beam sources, cure fast and produce hard, chemically resistant finishes. Evonik offers additives for substrate wetting, foam control, flow and levelling, matting and scratch resistance in these systems.
- Expert Collaboration – Our specialists work with you to tailor solutions for your specific ink system.
Ready to Formulate the Future of Inkjet?
Discover how Evonik’s inkjet additives can help you achieve the wetting, slip, release and foam control your ink system requires. Whether you're printing on paper, plastic, fabric, or ceramic—Evonik has the chemistry to make it work.
Explore our solutions or contact our experts to discuss additive selection for your substrate and curing technology.