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• News
  • 2010 News
    • Introducing Radion UV-Curable Sheetfed & Web Inks
  • 2009 News
    • ThermaSoy LO-VOC heatset inks are now available! · VersaLith ECON - your search ends here · 40-Plus "ULTRA" Base Black makes its debut · Kerley adds new "bio-based" feature to product documentation · Kerley Ink Introduces "EnviroLith" super low-VOC base ink concentrates. Make 100 different inks from only 20 bases & extender vehicles! · Credit Policy Change & New Remittance Address for Invoice Payments to Kerley Ink
  • 2008 News
    • Kerley Ink Announces price increase effective on May 19, 2008 · OIls & Solvents pricing changes · Dollar's Dive & Oil Soars · Kerley Ink Announces price increase effective Jan 28
  • News 2006
    • Price Increase Effective August 14, 2006 · Hydrocarbon resin shortage · Winter Holiday 2006-2007 · Price Increase for Plastic Buckets
  • News Archives
    • News Archive 1997 · News Archive 1998 · News Archive 1999 · News Archive 2000 · News Archive 2005
  • 2007 News
    • Kerley Ink announces winter holiday schedule · Columbian Chemicals announces price increase on Jan 1, 2008
• Products
  • Introduction
    • How we name our products · How we price our products · Symbols used in our Catalog · Packaging Options
  • Finished Inks (Inks ready-to-print)
    • Finished Inks for Heatset Web Offset Presses
      • Econotherm™ Black and Colors · Nova™ Black and Colors · Sigma™ Black for heatset Newsprint · The Kerley Family of Web Book Blacks · Thermasoy™ Heatset Black & Colors
    • Finished Inks for No Heat Web Offset (Coldset)
      • Petroleum-based News Black & Colors
        • Petroleum-based News Blacks
      • Petroleum-based Forms Inks
        • Formsmaster 3 ECON LZR Laser-compatible Forms Black & Colors · Formsmaster 3 PLS series forms colors · Formsmaster™ Black · Formsmaster™ General Information
      • Soy oil-based News Black & Colors
        • Soytab™ Black & Colors · Sonexa™ VOC-free Soy oil-based Colors
      • Soy Oil-based Forms Inks
        • Soytex 3 LZR Laser-compatible Forms Black & Colors · Soytex™ 3 PLS series forms colors · Soytex™ Black · Soytex™ General Information
      • High Resolution News Black
    • Finished Inks for Sheetfed Litho Printing
      • EcoBright VOC-free quickset Black & Colors · Maxi Set™ Small Offset Inks · Speedex™ "PRS" series Quickset Black & Colors
    • Ink Concentrate for all Conventional Paste Inks
      • "EnviroLith" near zero-VOC Color Concentrate System · "Super VersaLith ULTRA" Color Concentrate System
    • Radiation-Curable Finished Inks
      • Radion™ UV-Cure Sheetfed Offset Inks · UViPrint™ UV-Cure Web Offset Inks
    • Specialty Printing Inks
      • Cameron Book Press Blacks · Metallix™ Silver & Gold Litho Inks
  • Ink Components (bases, flushes, vehicles, compounds)
    • Formulations Guide
    • Oils & Solvents
      • Petroleum Solvents, Oils, Grease, and Pitch · Vegetable Oils & Vegetable-based Solvents
    • Pigment Dispersions
      • Black Dispersions
        • Heatset/Quickset Multipurpose dispersions
          • 40 Plus Base Black · 40 Plus FAST Quickset/Heatset Base Black · 40 Plus Lo ODOR Quickset/Heatset Base Black · 45 Plus Base Black · ECON 30 Heatset Base Black
        • Mineral Oil Base Black
        • VOC-free dispersions for Paste Inks
          • Super 36 ECOBRITE Base Black
      • Phthalocyanine Blue Dispersions (process cyan)
        • Heatset/Quickset Multipurpose dispersions
          • HSB 5010 Heatset/Quickset Phthalocyanine Blue
        • VOC-free dispersions for Paste Inks
          • SBB 5030 Soy Oil-based Phthalocyanine Blue
      • Red Dispersions
        • Heatset/Quickset Multipurpose dispersions
          • HSR 3010 Heatset/Quickset Red Lake "C" · HSR 4020 Heatset/Quickset Lithol Rubine Red
        • VOC-free dispersions for Paste Inks
          • SBR 3020 Soy Oil-based Red Lake "C" · SBR 4030 Soy Oil-based Lithol Rubine Red
      • Yellow Dispersions
        • Heatset/Quickset Multipurpose dispersions
          • HSY 2000 Diarylide Yellow (AAA Yellow)
        • VOC-free dispersions for Paste Inks
          • SBY 2020 Soy Oil-based Diarylide Yellow (AAA Yellow)
      • Green Dispersions
        • Heatset/Quickset Multipurpose dispersions
          • HSG 6000 Heatset/Quickset Phthalocyanine Green
        • VOC-free dispersions for Paste Inks
          • HSG 6010 Soy Oil-based Phthalocyanine Green
      • Alkali Blue Dispersions
        • Heatset/Quickset Multipurpose dispersions
          • VSA 1000 Heatset/Quickset Alkali Blue (Green Shade) · VSA 1010 Heatset/Quickset Alkali Blue (Red Shade)
        • VOC-free dispersions for Paste Inks
          • SBA 1070 Soy Oil-based Reflex Blue (Green Shade)
      • Opaque White Dispersions
        • VSW 500 Opaque White
      • Miscellaneous Dispersions
        • HSP 7010 Heatset/Quickset Rhodamine Red (BS) · HSR 7000 Heatset/Quickset Rhodamine Red (YS) · VSV 8000 Heatset/Quickset PTMA Methyl Violet
    • Printing Ink Compounds & Additives
      • Ink Additives
        • Gel Plex™ OMPE curable viscosity modifier · Gel Plex™ viscosity modifier · Litho Dri CO 6 cobalt paste drier · Litho Dri MN 6 manganese paste drier · LithoTrol™ ink/water balance additive
      • Wax Compounds
        • PolyMax CQS 50 Polyethylene wax compound · TetraMax QS 50 PTFE wax compound
    • Printing Ink Vehicles
      • Heatset Letdown Vehicles & Extenders
        • Crystagloss FF High Tack Freeflow Heatset Vehicle · Econotherm Vehicle FF · Nova Extender · ThermaSoy™ S-50 Soy-based heatset Letdown Vehicle · Utiligel LT Heatset Web Offset Vehicle
      • Quickset & Litho Letdown Vehicles & Extenders
        • Crystagloss QS High-tack Freeflow Quickset Vehicle · Crystagloss QS METALLIC Quickset Vehicle · Maxi Set™ Small Offset Extender Vehicle/Transparent Ink · Maxi Set™ Small Offset Vehicle · QSG FFG Free-Flowing Quickset Gel Vehicle · QSG NS High-Performance Quickset Gel Vehicle · QSG™ Quickset Gel Vehicle · Speedex™ Extender Vehicle/Transparent Ink · Speedex™ Quickset Gel Vehicle
      • No Heat Web (coldset) Letdown Vehicles & Extenders
        • No Heat Web Forms Vehicles & Extenders
          • Soytex Extender · Soytex Extender FFG · Soytex Extender LZR laser-compatible vehicle
        • No Heat Web News Vehicles & Extenders
          • Soytab Extender · Soytab Extender C-40 · Soytab Extender ELF · Soytab Extender FFG
      • Dispersing/Flushing Vehicles
        • OmniSperse™
      • Alkyd Vehicles
        • Z-Kyd · Z-Kyd LSO
  • Coatings & Overprint Varnishes
    • AquaMax™ water-based Coatings & OPV
    • LithoGard™ Lithographic Overprint Varnishes
      • LithoGard™ DULL Low-Gloss Quickset Conventional OPV · LithoGard™ EXTRA DULL Quickset Conventional OPV · LithoGard™ LSO Gloss Quickset Packaging OPV · LithoGard™ SST Gloss Quickset Conventional OPV · LithoGard™ WF DULL Wax-Free Conventional OPV · LithoGard™ WF Gloss Wax-Free Conventional OPV
    • Radion™ Energy-Cured Coatings
    • ThermaGard™ Heatset Web Offset Overprint Varnishes
      • ThermaGard™ DULL Heatset OPV · ThermaGard™ HG DULL Heatset OPV · ThermaGard™ HQ Gloss Heatset OPV · ThermaGard™ HQ SATIN Heatset OPV · ThermaGard™ HQ WF DULL Heatset OPV (Wax-free) · ThermaGard™ HQ WF Gloss Heatset OPV (Wax-free) · Thermagard™ SATIN Heatset OPV · ThermaGard™ UB TL Gloss Heatset OPV
• Contact
• About Us
  • Kerley Ink History in Photos
    • Raymond Ambrose Kerley 1893-1956 · Ray Kerley & Family · "Mill Row" 1955 · Mixing Room in 1955 · Original Van Buren St. Plant - Chicago · View of 12th Ave Plant - Broadview · Mixers at 12th Ave Plant · 3 Generations · Tom Sharp -Technical Director · Every Morning - Tanker Dropoffs · Color Plant & Offices · Inside the Color Plant... · Our Clients Include... · We can do it! · Pigment to Ink
• Technology
  • EPA's Multi-Media Enforcement & Inspection Program · What's in an ink?
• FAQ
  • Packaging Questions · Pricing Questions · Products & Questions about Product Names
• Downloads
  • 2009 Ink Components Catalog
  • 2007 Inks Catalog
  • 2007 Coatings Catalog
  • The Kerley Story
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    • Speedex Pamplet · Super VersaLith Formula Guide · Sample Submission Form- PDF · May_19_2008_whlsl_prices · October 2008 Price Increase
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