Fujifilm Imaging Colorants, Inc., an inkjet ink technology partner to equipment manufacturers, integrators and ink formulators, has announced its plans to invest $28 million to set up a new manufacturing facility in New Castle, Delaware for the production of aqueous inkjet dispersions. According to the company, the investment will double Fujifilm’s production capacity of pigment dispersions to cater to the fast-growing demand for inkjet printing globally. Fujifilm supplies aqueous inks to digital printer OEMs (Orginal Equipment Manufacturers) and RxD pigment dispersions to ink formulators.
Construction of the new facility, which adds 11,000 square feet of the plant to the Delaware site, began in March 2022 and is expected to be operational by summer 2023. Moreover, to support the increase in manufacturing output across the site, FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants, Inc. is adding 30 positions in quality, engineering, production, and administrative roles by the end of 2023.
Fujifilm’s high purity RxD pigment dispersion products are important to the development of aqueous inkjet inks for a variety of fast-growing inkjet markets, including packaging, textile and commercial printing. They use a proprietary cross-linking technology to lock each pigment particle in a secure polymer cage, resulting in a highly stable dispersion that enables the design of ink formulations that can meet demanding performance requirements.
