Colors are passion, emotions and personality. At Siegwerk, inks and coatings are our specialty and we use color to bring the packaging and products of our customers to life.
Increase recyclability
Inks & Coatings
Enable non-recyclable waste to work in existing recycling streams
The challenge
The creation of packaging with increased recyclability (such as a 100% recyclable stand up pouch) necessitates the enabling of Surface Print on a monolayer PE stand up pouch to replace PET/PE laminates.
It was important that the packaging could be recycled within well-established PE recycling streams, and that while enabling recyclability, manufacturing efficiency & economy was still delivered through:
- lower material cost
- less conversion cost
- faster conversion process
Solutions would have to match reverse print performance by adding scratch resistant gloss or matt varnishes.
The solution
- Combining market proven ink systems with high performance 2K varnish solutions
- Friction optimized varnish with high thermal resistance compatible with fast packaging lines
- Outstanding scuff and scratch resistance to withstand rough transport conditions
- Optical appearance and tactile impression adjustable: gloss, mat, soft, rough – you decide!
- Inks for Gravure and also Flexo printing available for high speed printing of thin PE film
- PVC free inks for seamless recyclability within the given PE recycling stream