A lithographic printing plate precursor having an image-recording layer on a hydrophilic support, in which the image-recording layer includes an organic polymer particle, and the organic polymer particle is a reaction product obtained by at least reacting an aromatic polyvalent isocyanate compound having a structure represented by Formula PO and water, a method for making a lithographic printing plate having excellent printing resistance in the case of using an ultraviolet-curable ink in printing, a new organic polymer particle, and a resin composition including the organic polymer particle. ##STR00001##

An on-machine development lithographic printing plate precursor includes an image-recording layer on an aluminum support having an anode oxide film, wherein an end portion of the lithographic printing plate precursor has a shear droop shape, the image-recording layer contains a compound having a support adsorptive property, having a molecular weight of 1,000 or less, and not having an unsaturated double bond group in a molecule, and a content of the compound is substantially the same in a plane of the image-recording layer.

A lithographic printing plate precursor including a hydrophilized aluminum support, and a water-soluble or water-dispersible negative type image recording layer provided on the aluminum support, in which an arithmetic average height Sa of a surface of an outermost layer on a side where the image recording layer is provided is in a range of 0.3 μm to 20 μm; a method of producing a lithographic printing plate precursor; a lithographic printing plate precursor laminate formed of the lithographic printing plate precursor; a plate-making method for a lithographic printing plate; and a lithographic printing method.

The present disclosure provides an aluminium alloy strip for lithographic printing plate supports, which has a rolled-in surface topography on one strip surface. Further, a method is disclosed for manufacturing the aluminium alloy strip and a printing plate for lithographic printing, with a printing plate support made of aluminium alloy. The object of proposing an aluminium alloy strip for lithographic printing plate supports is that it provides a long service life in the printing process and is roughened with less charge support entry. This is achieved in that the surface of the aluminium alloy strip has a mean peak number measured perpendicular to the rolling direction of the aluminium alloy strip.

Provided is a lithographic printing method including a preparing step of preparing a lithographic printing plate precursor which includes an aluminum support, and an image recording layer containing an acid color developing agent and an acid generator on the aluminum support, an exposing step of exposing the lithographic printing plate precursor, a developing step of supplying acidic dampening water to the exposed lithographic printing plate precursor and removing a non-image area of the image recording layer, and a printing step, in which the aluminum support includes an anodized aluminum film, the anodized film has micropores, and a value ΔS is 15% or greater and 60% or less.

An object of the present invention is to provide a lithographic printing plate precursor which has excellent on-press developability and is capable of suppressing generation of slip stains and from which a lithographic printing plate with satisfactory printing durability is obtained, and a method of producing a lithographic printing plate and a printing method using the lithographic printing plate precursor. The lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention is a lithographic printing plate precursor including an aluminum support, and an image recording layer, in which the aluminum support includes an aluminum plate and an anodized aluminum film disposed on the aluminum plate, the anodized film is positioned on a side of the image recording layer with respect to the aluminum plate, the anodized film has micropores extending from a surface of the anodized film on the side of the image recording layer in a depth direction, the micropores have an opening ratio of 20% to 70%, a steepness a45 on the surface of the anodized film on the side of the image recording layer is in a range of 3% to 25%, and an arithmetic average roughness Ra on the surface of the anodized film on the side of the image recording layer is in a range of 0.25 to 0.60 μm.

A lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed including a support and a coating comprising (i) a photopolymerisable layer including a polymerisable compound and a photoinitiator, and a top layer provided above the photopolymerisable layer; characterized in that the top layer includes a non-polymeric polyfunctional compound in an amount between 2 mg/m.sup.2 and 80 mg/m.sup.2 which comprises at least two carboxyl and/or carboxylate groups.

This application discloses cold rolled surfaces having a dulled gloss finish. The finish has a fairly uniform glossiness with a slightly matted appearance and with minimal directionality. The surfaces are prepared from work rolls having an Ra value of from 0.2 to 0.4 μm and an Rz value of less than 3.0 μm. Methods of preparing the surfaces are also described herein.

This application relates to coating and inks compositions comprising starch derivatives, their uses and substrates comprising such compositions.

A method of preparing a lithographic printing plate includes the steps printing a liquid on a lithographic support to form a printing area which corresponds to a raster image, wherein the raster image includes a section which has a tone-value from 90% to 100%, and the jetted liquid droplets for this section, on a corresponding part from the printing area on the lithographic support, are contactless with each other.