N. Rajendran, Vice-Chancellor, Alagappa University, has said demand for bioplastics, produced from renewable sources, has increased by manifold in the recent times after India and several other countries banned single use and other plastic items, which posed threat to the environment.
BOBST announced the launch of the BOBST NOVA RS 5003 gravure press engineered to deliver superior performance with water- or solvent-based ink printing on a wide variety of flexible packaging materials including the new eco-friendly substrates.
Conventional grease-resistant papers achieve barriers by using fluoropolymers – chemicals that turn into plastic. In contrast, a plant-based barrier on a primary fibre paper makes Basix Repel Pure a 100% natural grease-repellent paper for bags.
By commissioning a fully automated production facility at the Siegburg site, Siegwerk is setting a new quality standard for the production of customized printing inks and varnishes, while continuing to push forward its own digitization.
