DIC Philippines, Inc. (DICPH) brings “Color & Comfort”, providing superior ink and specialty chemicals solutions that make life better. DICPH is a subsidiary of DIC Corporation (DIC), formerly known as Dainippon Inks and Chemicals, a 116 year old company which has since grown to be the world’s largest ink and specialty chemicals group. DIC has a global footprint of more than 190 sites in over 63 countries.
DICPH was founded in 1974 as DICMARK CHEMICALS CORPORATION. From a joint venture technical assistance agreement between DICMARK and DIC, the relationship eventually progressed to majority acquisition of DICMARK by DIC.
DIC Group’s has a comprehensive portfolio making DIC a “Total Packaging Solution Provider”. DIC product portfolio covers three main businesses: Packaging and Graphic, Color and Display and Functional Products. From these businesses, DICPH can provide a broad range of ink and specialty chemical solutions, both locally manufactured as well as traded from fellow subsidiaries, for the packing and publication industries. Its product range includes:
• Liquid Inks for Rotogravure Printing, including Toluene base and Toluene-Free & Ketone- Free inks, and Inks for Tobacco packaging.
• Flexographic printing, Water-Based & UV for paper, boards, cartons (corrugated), Solvent-based for films
• Paste Inks for Web and Offset for sheetfed, for paper and paperboard substrate, Conventional and Specialty UV Curing inks for paper, films and metal decoration.
• Pigments and Resins
• Adhesive for Solvent-based & Solvent-Free Lamination
• Ink and Color Management Solutions