Water-based printing and lamination systems for decorative surfaces.
In decorative materials, the print is never the final step: decor paper is impregnated, PU paper is finished, PVC film is laminated under heat. chemlinkai formulates inks, primers and coatings that survive the steps after printing — and validates them on your paper or film grade before supply.
What we cover in this industry
The decorative segment prints color and woodgrain on paper and film that later becomes furniture surfaces, flooring and wall panels. The chemistry is chosen for what happens after printing: resin impregnation, lamination heat, embossing and the abrasion and light fastness the finished board must hold.
We separate the portfolio by substrate class, because absorption, plasticizer content and surface energy change the ink and coating design completely.
- Substrates: decorative paper (impregnated and base), PU paper, PVC decorative film, PP / PET film
- Processes: gravure printing, digital inkjet (after primer), roller coating, lamination and heat fusing
- Systems: printing inks, pigment concentrates, digital primers, primers and sealers, overprint varnishes
- Verification: adhesion and heat behavior on your grade, color match against your reference, lamination window
Start from your substrate
Each route below defines the testing path for that substrate class.
Decorative paper water-based inks
Gravure inks and pigment concentrates for impregnated decor paper.
View solutionPU paper printing inks
Water-based inks for printing and coloring PU paper.
View solutionInks for PVC decorative film
Adhesion-tuned inks for PVC film that survives lamination heat.
View solutionWater-based inks for PP / PET film
Gravure inks for PP and PET film with a defined adhesion testing path.
View solutionDecorative surface printing systems
Ink, coating and color systems for decorative surfaces — the full stack.
View the hubDecorative materials questions
Why does decorative printing chemistry differ from packaging printing chemistry?
Because the end of the line is different. A decor print is impregnated, laminated under heat and abrasion-tested as a board; a package print is converted, filled and often regulated. The same ink polymer cannot be optimal for both, so the series are separated by substrate class and downstream step.
Can your inks survive resin impregnation of decor paper?
Impregnation compatibility is part of the Series A screen for decor paper: the printed sheet must accept the resin bath without bleeding or blocking, then hold color through the press and lamination heat. We test that sequence on your paper grade.
What is the role of a primer in film decoration?
On low-surface-energy films such as PP and PET, a primer or an anchor coating gives the ink a surface it can wet and bond to. Whether you need one depends on the film treatment level and the ink system — we confirm it in the trial instead of assuming.
How do you handle color matching for woodgrain and decor designs?
Matching starts from spectral measurement of your reference design, then recipe prediction against our pigment platform, then drawdowns checked under agreed light conditions. The matched ink is then validated through the lamination heat step, because color shifts there are common.
Tell us the paper or film you decorate.
Substrate, printing process, lamination conditions and the design you need to match. We scope the system and the trial path from there.