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Sun Chemical's WetFlex System Wins Environmental Innovation Award
LONDON, UK
- November 08, 2007
-- Sun Chemical’s ground-breaking WetFlex™ system and UniQure™ inks
have been recognized for their low environmental impact with “The
Award for Innovation – Environmental” at the Flexotech International
Print and Innovation Awards (London, UK).
The WetFlex technology delivers wet-on-wet flexographic printing and
represents the latest technology in environmentally-friendly print
solutions. It is designed to meet the needs of the flexible packaging
market for improved print quality, efficiency, and low environmental
impact.
WetFlex uses the UniQure inks, a new generation energy curable ink
technology specially developed for the process. The inks contain no
alcohols, organic solvents or volatile compounds other than water. Ink
trapping is achieved without inter-station drying, so no solvent
recovery system or incineration is necessary when using the inks in
normal printing operations; no VOC is released during printing and no
carbon dioxide is emitted when using this system. The
environmentally-friendly WetFlex technology consumes low energy and
delivers the highest quality flexo printed package to present, protect
and preserve the product as it was intended.
“We are committed to leading our industry in developing and producing
products which minimize the impact and our customers' impact on the
environment,” said Tony Palmer, general manager of Sun Chemical UK’s
Packaging Division. “WetFlex is not only evidence of this commitment,
but underlines the potential environmental credentials of the
technology. We look forward to building on the growing interest in
this innovative concept from customers in the UK and mainland Europe.”
***Photo of Sun Chemical Accepting Environmental Innovation Award is Available upon Request***
About Sun Chemical
Sun Chemical, the world's largest
producer of printing inks and pigments, is a leading provider of
materials to packaging, publication, coatings, plastics, cosmetics, and
other industrial markets. With annual sales over $3 billion, Sun
Chemical has over 11,000 employees supporting customers around the
world. The Sun Chemical Group of companies includes such established
names as Coates, Hartmann, Kohl & Madden, and US Ink.
Sun Chemical
Corporation in the U.S. and Sun Chemical Limited in England are
subsidiaries of Sun Chemical Group B.V., the Netherlands. Sun Chemical
has headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A.; Slough, England;
and Weesp, the Netherlands. For more information, please visit our Web
site at www.sunchemical.com. |