Process for producing ink composition for offset printing and ink composition for offset printing produced by said production process

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of producing an ink composition for offset printing, which can improve the productivity of inks considerably, and the ink composition for offset printing obtained by the production method. The present invention pertains to a method of producing an ink composition for offset printing, including the steps of wetting 300 parts by mass of a neutral carbon black with 30 to 900 parts by mass of a wetting agent containing at least water, performing flushing of the wetted neutral carbon black using an oil-based varnish for a printing ink containing at least one component of four components consisting of gilsonite, an aliphatic hydrocarbon resin having a softening point of 120 to 125° C., extracted from gilsonite, a petroleum resin and a heavy oil, and then removing the wetting agent.

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