Print embellishment  includes a variety of clear and pigmented products – some of which are the embellishment in their own right (e.g. a High-Build varnish) and others which facilitate an embellishment  e.g. foil or print-receptive coatings and inks .

The range of print embellishments possible is huge but generally fall into one of the following categories:

• Gloss, Satin or Matt coatings and varnishes for paper., plastic and foil
• Tactile inks, coatings and varnishes (Hi-Slip, Low Slip, Soft-Feel,        “ grippy”)
• “Scratch-Off “  UV-latex inks
• Hi-Build or raised-image effects
• Flow effect (e.g. Hammer Finish, bubble-print) inks
• Metallic solid and metallic process effects
• Colour effects including pearlescent, interference, fluorescent and phosphorescent ink
• Particle effects including pearlescent and holographic inks
• Temperature sensitive effects (thermochromic inks)
• Light Sensitive effects (photochromic inks)
• Light-Resistant colours for demanding environments

“Facilitator”  (Problem Solver)  products  include such products as:

• Print and foil-receptive UV Screen, Flexo and Offset whites for clear plastics as an opacifying print base
• Print and foil-receptive inks, varnishes and coatings
• Varnishes and coatings for thermal stocks to maximise the life expectancy of the thermal heads
• Thermal-ribbon receptive varnishes, coatings  and inks to enhance the durability and scuff resistance of thermal print
• UV cured adhesives for clear and opaque film laminations
• UV Cured adhesives for cold or dieless foiling