Ink follower composition for writing instruments, and process for its production

An ink follower composition to be provided at the rear end of an ink held directly in an ink container of a writing instrument and capable of going forward with consumption of the ink;

• the composition comprising at least one selected from an ethylene-α-olefin co-oligomer, an α-olefin oil, a purified mineral oil and a polybutene, and added thereto a fatty acid amide represented by the following Formula (1) or (2).
• 3
• wherein R1 represents a saturated fatty acid, unsaturated fatty acid or hydroxyl fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and R2 represents an alkyl group, alkenyl group or cycloalkyl-substituted alkyl group having 8 to 22 carbon atoms.
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• wherein R3 represents a saturated fatty acid, unsaturated fatty acid or hydroxyl fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and R4 represents —(CH2)n—, where n represents an integer of 1 to 8.