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Soy Ink (SoySeal) 

America's Heartland

MINIMUM STANDARDS: The SoySeal may be used by Licensee only on products meeting or exceeding the following established standards.

Soybean oil* as a percentage of total formula weight 

TYPE OF INK

% SOY OIL CONTENT

Black news ink

              40

Color news ink

              30

Cold-set ink

              30

Carbon Ink

   25

Screen Printing Ink

   25

Sheet-fed ink

              20

Business forms ink

              20

Metallic Ink    10
Desensitizing Ink    10

Heat-set ink

                7

UV/EB ink

                7

Stencil duplicator ink  

                6

*Soybean oil must be the predominant vegetable oil, with vegetable drying oils added as needed, but not to exceed the level of soybean oil set out in the respective formulation. Alcohol esters of soybean oil may be substituted directly for soybean oil in news, sheet-fed, cold-set and business forms inks to obtain the minimum concentration standard.  The minimum soybean oil concentration for heat-set inks increased to 15% (by weight) when alcohol esters of soybean oil replace soybean oil in this formulation.

Flexographic ink
(water based)
The vehicle must contain a minimum of 20% soy protein; (water based) a minimum of 15% of the vehicle must be included in the ink.
Download a PDF copy of the Soy Ink License Agreement
 
Access the Online Royalty Payment form
For more information contact:

Julie Hawkins
American Soybean Association
12125 Woodcrest Executive Drive,
Suite 100
St. Louis, MO  63141
Phone:  1-800-688-7692 x1322
Fax:  (314) 754-1350
or (314) 576-2786
Email: jhawkins@soy.org

 

V. 08/25/09

 

 


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