From Green Right Now reports
Increasing global requirements for green packaging is pushing the Chinese ink industry to become more environmentally friendly, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan. Printing ink, one of the most pollutive materials used in packaging, will likely become cleaner as technology advances, the firm predicts.
The current major three types of green Ink are water-based ink, UV ink, and alcohol-soluble ink.
“Water-based ink is currently widely used in flexographic printing for food, pharmaceuticals, and tobacco packaging in China,” Frost & Sullivan’s China Industry Research Manager for Environmental Practice Vivian Chen said in a statement. She said it will increasingly be used as a substitute for solvent-based ink as application techniques are further improved.
