| abstract |
An ink composition for waterless lithography having good printing properties which makes it possible to print from a lithographic printing plate with one fluid without using any kind of water fountain system to mask a non-image area, said ink composition containing high-boiling petroleum solvent mixtures which have a boiling point higher than 200 DEG C. and which contain less than 5% by volume of aromatic components, and in addition to the above containing an aliphatic acid ester, an aliphatic dibasic acid ester and/or a phosphoric acid ester. |