08.01.17
Kleine Drift 41,
1221 JX Hilversum
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 35 688 44 11
Fax: +31 35 688 44 04
Internet: www.vanson.nl
E-mail: info@vanson.nl
Sales: $130 million (Ink World estimate).
Major Products: Conventional sheetfed inks, waterless offset inks, UV curable, water-based flexo inks and coatings, water-based gravure inks, wide format inkjet inks.
Key Personnel: Wim van Mastrigt, managing director; Jan van der Laan, VP, finance and purchase director; Benno Prijs, sales director.
Operating Facilities: Headquarters in Hilversum, the Netherlands. Subsidiaries: Van Son Holland Ink Corporation of America, Van Son Korea and Van Son Ink Shanghai.
Number of Employees: 275 (Ink World estimate).
Comments: Coming off of a successful drupa 2016, Royal Dutch Printing Ink Factories Van Son had a solid year in 2016, led by its Supreme, The Ultimate and PrimeBIO lines of sheetfed inks, which are designed to be high speed, user-friendly process inks.
PrimeBIO is Van Son’s vegetable oil-based sheetfed ink, using up to 75% renewable resources. It is cobalt-free, and has mineral oil content of less than 1%. The company used its varnish and resin technology to formulate PrimePACK, a low migration ink that is ISEGA-certified. These technologies are helping Van Son grow in the challenging sheetfed offset field.
“Although the commercial sheetfed market is more or less under the pressure depending on the geographical area, the quality and consistency of our leading products (Supreme – Ultimate – PrimeBio) continue to enable our worldwide distributor network to enlarge their presences in local markets,” said Wim van Mastrigt, managing director for Royal Dutch Printing Ink Factories Van Son. “With the introduction of two new CMYK sets, Robusto & UltiMax, in mid-2017 the Royal Dutch Printing Ink Factories further enhances the competitiveness of her distributor network.”
The Robusto Ink Series ensures rapid workflow and efficiency in the print shop with minimum delay. “This newly developed ink quality is based on the latest binder and therefore perfectly suited for the latest generation of offset printing presses,” van Mastrigt noted. “The incorporated technology relating to surface tension ensures high rub resistances and extremely fast processing. Of course the new inks comply with ISO 2846-1 and print in accordance with ISO 12647-2.”
Also new as of mid-2017 is the UltiMax Ink Series, a cobalt-free high performance ink featuring a fast controlled ink-water balance and excellent press stability.
Van Son Liquids – the water-based flexographic ink division – continued to grow in 2016, therewith benefiting from the organically growing water-based flexo and packaging market.
“This growth was not only released in the direct sales in Western Europe but also in other countries in EMEA,” said van Mastrigt. “Additionally, slowly but surely Van Son Liquids is expanding its indirect channel via distributors with dispensing possibilities at and tech support to the local markets.”
Van Son is particularly known for its distribution network, which it supplies from its operations in The Netherlands, Shanghai, Korea and New York. The company is driving growth in Central and Latin America, with Van Son Holland Ink, its US subsidiary, leading these efforts. Growing in these regions continues to be an important emphasis for Van Son.
“During the remainder of 2017, our focus will lay on further strengthening our presence in markets around the world in close cooperation with our existing and newly appointed distributing partners,” van Mastrigt concluded.
1221 JX Hilversum
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 35 688 44 11
Fax: +31 35 688 44 04
Internet: www.vanson.nl
E-mail: info@vanson.nl
Sales: $130 million (Ink World estimate).
Major Products: Conventional sheetfed inks, waterless offset inks, UV curable, water-based flexo inks and coatings, water-based gravure inks, wide format inkjet inks.
Key Personnel: Wim van Mastrigt, managing director; Jan van der Laan, VP, finance and purchase director; Benno Prijs, sales director.
Operating Facilities: Headquarters in Hilversum, the Netherlands. Subsidiaries: Van Son Holland Ink Corporation of America, Van Son Korea and Van Son Ink Shanghai.
Number of Employees: 275 (Ink World estimate).
Comments: Coming off of a successful drupa 2016, Royal Dutch Printing Ink Factories Van Son had a solid year in 2016, led by its Supreme, The Ultimate and PrimeBIO lines of sheetfed inks, which are designed to be high speed, user-friendly process inks.
PrimeBIO is Van Son’s vegetable oil-based sheetfed ink, using up to 75% renewable resources. It is cobalt-free, and has mineral oil content of less than 1%. The company used its varnish and resin technology to formulate PrimePACK, a low migration ink that is ISEGA-certified. These technologies are helping Van Son grow in the challenging sheetfed offset field.
“Although the commercial sheetfed market is more or less under the pressure depending on the geographical area, the quality and consistency of our leading products (Supreme – Ultimate – PrimeBio) continue to enable our worldwide distributor network to enlarge their presences in local markets,” said Wim van Mastrigt, managing director for Royal Dutch Printing Ink Factories Van Son. “With the introduction of two new CMYK sets, Robusto & UltiMax, in mid-2017 the Royal Dutch Printing Ink Factories further enhances the competitiveness of her distributor network.”
The Robusto Ink Series ensures rapid workflow and efficiency in the print shop with minimum delay. “This newly developed ink quality is based on the latest binder and therefore perfectly suited for the latest generation of offset printing presses,” van Mastrigt noted. “The incorporated technology relating to surface tension ensures high rub resistances and extremely fast processing. Of course the new inks comply with ISO 2846-1 and print in accordance with ISO 12647-2.”
Also new as of mid-2017 is the UltiMax Ink Series, a cobalt-free high performance ink featuring a fast controlled ink-water balance and excellent press stability.
Van Son Liquids – the water-based flexographic ink division – continued to grow in 2016, therewith benefiting from the organically growing water-based flexo and packaging market.
“This growth was not only released in the direct sales in Western Europe but also in other countries in EMEA,” said van Mastrigt. “Additionally, slowly but surely Van Son Liquids is expanding its indirect channel via distributors with dispensing possibilities at and tech support to the local markets.”
Van Son is particularly known for its distribution network, which it supplies from its operations in The Netherlands, Shanghai, Korea and New York. The company is driving growth in Central and Latin America, with Van Son Holland Ink, its US subsidiary, leading these efforts. Growing in these regions continues to be an important emphasis for Van Son.
“During the remainder of 2017, our focus will lay on further strengthening our presence in markets around the world in close cooperation with our existing and newly appointed distributing partners,” van Mastrigt concluded.