From waxes and surfactants and dispersants to rheology modifiers, dispersants and many others, additives play a major role in ink formulations. Depending on the type of additive, the finished ink will have a wide range of properties. It is also a sizable market: In its third Global Coating & Ink Additives study, released last year, Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney estimated the global consumption of the five leading additives (dispersants, rheology modifiers, foam control, slip/rub and wett...