Eco-friendly sheetfed ink

Osaka-based printing ink production company in Japan has recently introduced a 100% offset printing paper “Opitone Eco SOY-100” that uses vegetable oil (mainly soybean oil) and VOC-free (volatile organic compound) components. The ink is currently certified by the American Soybean Association and put on the market. According to the company, with the development of new resins and dried catalysts suitable for soybean oil, this new type of ink solves the problems such as drying and rubbing resistance that traditional soybean oil inks often encounter in print quality and printability. , gloss, fountain solution stability, ink stability and other issues.

The development of the ink can not only prevent air pollution, but also delay the depletion of oil. It is a new type of environmentally friendly ink. In addition, the ink is a dual-purpose ink and can be used not only for thin paper such as coated paper and matte coated paper, but also for printing thick paper such as cardboard, and even for E corrugated and fine corrugated paper. Due to the absence of petroleum-based solvents, its compatibility with water-based coating lacquer and UV OP lacquer is excellent in adhesion and glossiness compared to conventional oil-based inks in the post-processing stage. .