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Decotherm™ 1720C
Decotherm™ 1720C is a metal decorating varnish that has been created for inks applied on drawn aluminum cans which are printed on a spindle press. It is used in standard steel and tin plate lithographic inks as a result of its faster cure rate. Decotherm™ 1720C has good pigment wetting and scratch resistance properties and apart from drawn aluminum cans and steel and tin plate lithographic inks, is also suitable for use in color cans and not white cans.
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