Solvent Prices - Important Update for Our Customers

Last year, the oil price run-up caused significant disruption in the Blanket & Roller Wash market. Prices were increased to end users by an average of 42%. Nova committed to our customers that prices would be reduced as the cost of solvents came down. In the past few months, Nova has reduced its distributor prices three times. Nova was founded to provide high quality pressroom chemicals with great value. Our products still meet that test. If your customers have questions about solvent pricing or are looking for a lower cost alternative, give us a call. We’re here to help.

--Ron Rose, President

Nova Expands into Latin American Market

NOVA Pressroom Products LLC announces the appointment of Mr. Jose Colon, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, as Senior Technical Sales Representative. Mr. Colon joins this technology-based manufacturer of a full line of pressroom products as it expands into the Latin American market.

Mr. Colon brings over 22 years of technical knowledge and experience in graphic arts consumable products including film, chemicals, plates, coatings, inks and press products.

He is widely recognized throughout Central America, the Caribbean and South America as the “go-to guy” to solve a wide range of technical issues.

Ronald J. Rose, President of NOVA stated, “Adding Jose Colon to the NOVA Technical Team has empowered our plans to move into the Latin American marketplace. Jose brings a unique sales and technical background covering all areas of offset printing. He is recognized by dealers and printers in the area as an invaluable resource.”

Founded in February 2007, NOVA Pressroom Products has over 75 years of experience formulating high performance environmentally-compliant products that address problem-solving and regulatory requirement needs of printers throughout North America and Asia.

The corporate office and call center is located in Jacksonville, Florida with a 23,500 square foot manufacturing and research facility in North Jacksonville.

Additional information, product sheets, MSDS’s and technical tips can be viewed on our easy-to-use NOVA website http://www.novapressroom.com/. More new product updates and more information, be sure to visit the NOVA blog http://novapressroom.blogspot.com/. To contact Customer Service or a NOVA Technical Staff member call 904-292-2554.

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For additional information contact Ronald J. Rose toll-free at 866-443-5811 or via email to rrose@novapressroom.com or Jose Colon, Senior Technical Sales Representative at 787-998-0460 or 305-799-6460. SKYPE: jose.colon7 or via email to jcolon@novapressroom.com.

Originally published: March 10, 2009.

Nova Announces N-444 -- Low VOC Blanket and Roller Wash

Nova announces N-444, a 50% (3.5 lbs./gal. VOC) water emulsion blanket and roller wash. This is a low VOC wash for sheetfed and web presses.

A number of you have accounts that were using the Day/Varn Ecolo-Clean 35 which has recently been discontinued. The Nova N-444 is a similar emulsion wash product that should easily substitute for this product. N-444 is available now.

N-444 is a stabilized water / solvent emulsion cleaner for sheetfed and cold set web presses. It has low VOC with 3.50 lbs./gal. VOC and has a high flash point of 145°F. It contains no mineral or vegetable oil and therefore will dry and leave no oily residue. N-444 provides the benefit of a water-miscible wash while having built in low VOC to meet tough permitting requirements.

The product data sheet and MSDS are available on our web site. Contact Ray Brady if you have questions, need samples or want pricing. To contact Customer Service or a Nova Technical Staff member call 904-292-2554 or visit the website at http://www.novapressroom.com/.

CPSIA -- Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

Nova Pressroom Products CPSIA Statement

To Whom It May Concern,

This letter is written to address lead and phthalate compounds content in Nova Pressroom Products as it pertains to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).

Nova has performed a review of the MSDSs and specification sheets for all raw materials used to manufacture Nova products. All materials are compliant with the CPSIA guidelines with regard to the levels of lead and phthalate compounds. The threshold level of compliance for lead in printed materials that fall under the CPSIA regulation is currently 600 ppm, effective February 10, 2009, and subsequently 300 ppm, effective August 14, 2009. There are no Nova products that have a lead content greater than 0.1 ppm; therefore, the use of Nova products during the printing process would not contribute to the failure of a printed material under the proposed CPSIA testing procedures.

In addition, there are no detectable levels of phthalate compounds in any Nova product.

On January 30, 2009, The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) granted a one-year stay of enforcement for testing and certification of children’s products and toys subject to the CPSIA. The stay postpones the requirement for printers to test and certify their products against the new lead and phthalate standards. The new implementation deadline is February 10, 2010.

For more information on the CPSIA, I have included the links below that may be helpful.

http://cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09115.html
http://www.pimn.org/about/CPSIA.htm
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpsia.pdf

Ray Brady
VP Technical Services
Nova Pressroom Products

Download a copy of Nova's CPSIA Statement.