About Arctic Materials
Arctic Materials makes industrial coatings, printing inks and sealants at its plant in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Much of what we supply began as a customer’s problem: a substrate that will not bond, a raw material withdrawn, a line running faster than before. We formulate against that problem, prove the answer on the customer’s own line, then make it the same way in every batch.
Who we are
We formulate and make coatings, printing inks and sealants for packaging converters and printers, can and closure makers, and manufacturers of vehicles, appliances and electrical equipment. Our products are made at our own plant, on the same site as the laboratory that develops them.
Our formulation work draws on organic synthetic chemistry and polymer chemistry. Current systems include UV and LED-UV curing inks and coatings, epoxy and polyurethane coatings, epoxy-phenolic can linings and two-component clearcoats.
If a brief cannot be met, we say so while it is still on paper and name what would have to change. We do not derive service-life claims from accelerated test data.
The range
Our catalogue runs to over 550 products in 28 categories, arranged in nine groups. Packaging and printing inks make up the largest part, alongside coatings for vehicles, appliances, infrastructure and electrical equipment. Much of the range began as one customer’s brief: when the answer solves the same constraint for other plants, we develop it into a range item with its own data sheet, and when it stays specific to one line, it stays with that line. You can browse every category on the products page.
How we work with you
Every development runs against a written brief. Before any formulation work, we agree the substrate, the process and line conditions, the service environment, the failure being solved and the compliance regime that applies. Acceptance criteria are fixed at the same stage, each tied to a named test method and limit, so both sides know in advance what a pass looks like.
- Formulation in the laboratory. We start from the range where it fits and formulate against the problem described where it does not.
- Trial on your line. The product is taken through a pilot batch or press trial on production equipment, then qualified on your own substrate and line with the agreed criteria applied unchanged.
- Batch control against an approved reference. Once a product is qualified, we retain a reference sample, test each batch by the same methods and limits, and release it with a certificate of analysis. No raw material is substituted without requalification.
- Fault diagnosis on samples. If a problem appears in production, send us the sample. We examine it against the retained reference sample.
Specifications and test reports are written against published methods, for example ISO 2409 for adhesion, ISO 9227 for salt spray and ASTM F88 for seal strength. Where a test is run at an external laboratory, the report names that laboratory and the version of the standard used. Our research and development page sets out the process in more detail.
The technical centre and plant in Greater Noida
We have one technical centre, on our site at D265, GNEPIP, Industrial Area Site-5, Greater Noida, alongside the production line. Formulation and reformulation, batch control against the approved reference, and fault diagnosis on samples returned from customer plants all run on the same benches. Keeping them together means the reference sample and the development record are on hand when a batch needs checking or a fault needs explaining. The production line itself is set up for batch-to-batch consistency, with the Technical Data Sheet as the controlled specification for each product.
Development work also continues here. We choose projects that anticipate tighter controls, such as those signalled by the REACH SVHC candidate list, OEM and retailer restricted substance lists, and Indian rules on solvent emissions and heavy metals. We work to replace raw materials of concern, such as toluene, cobalt driers and heavy-metal pigments, and prove the whole property set of the new formulation rather than one headline result. On packaging, we treat recyclability as a property of the whole pack structure, not of the varnish on it, so it is tested on the structure rather than asserted.
Documentation
The technical centre issues the Technical Data Sheet, Safety Data Sheet and regulatory declarations for each product it proposes. They are issued on request and written against the product supplied, so the documents you file describe what was delivered to your plant. To request them, write to tech@arcticmaterials.com or info@arcticmaterials.com.
We also publish two reference guides openly. The application guide covers nine processes, from wide-web gravure to can-end lining, and the troubleshooting guide covers ninety-three faults across gravure, flexo, coating, sealing and curing.
Start with the problem
Send us the substrate, the process and the failure you need to solve, and we will tell you whether we can meet it and what it would take. Call +91 93190 31693, email info@arcticmaterials.com or use our contact page.