PACKAGING INKS MANUFACTURERS SHOWN WAY FORWARD BY NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATORS

BY MARK ROWE TRADITIONALLY, most inks used in packaging have been petroleum based, releasing volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere. But nanotechnology has been a key driver in developing a new generation of efficient, greener inks that are water-soluble, vegetable-based or synthetic, and which are highly versatile; they can be used for a range of applications across the inks industry and recycled into new products at the end of their original working life. However, Dr Peter Harrop, chairman of UK-based IDTechEx, the printed electronics analysts, ...


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