


Class Code Information
Phraseology
Paste, Ink (Writing) or Mucilage Mfg.This code will expire on 10/01/2025
Description
Code 4597 applies to employers engaged in manufacturing polishes such as shoe polish, furniture polish, automobile polish, harness polish, metal polish, paste, writing ink, mucilage and dressing.
The process by which writing ink is made consists of using ingredients such as vegetable or mineral oils, solvents, alcohol, resins, hydrochloric and acetic acids, aniline dyes, pigments and wetting agents and dryers that are purchased from others. The ingredients are measured, blended and milled to produce the required smoothness of the ink being produced. Fluid inks may be placed in tanks and diluted. Other inks are pumped into drums, cans or tubes.
Paste or mucilage is made from powder or granule arabic gum or dextrins received from others. Preservatives and plastic or glass containers and caps are also received from others. These materials are mixed and cooked in a steam-jacketed mixer. The mixture is pumped to a filling area where containers are filled, labeled and capped for shipment to the employer’s customers.