Printing ink specialist hubergroup Print Solutions has revised its UV ink series and improved the deinking process. They can now be safely recycled.
UV printing inks offer great potential due to their fast drying Advantages in the printing process. However, they are often difficult to recycle as they leave visible traces in the recycled paper.
So that the corresponding print products harmless in the recycling process hubergroup has now revised the UV ink series NewV set UEL4000, NewV pack UG5000 and NewV poly UP5000. In addition, the newly developed NewV news UNL4000, an LED UV ink series for web offset printing, can also be deinked.
Focus on the recyclability of UV printing inks
The UV ink series for sheetfed and web offset printing as well as for continuous printing achieved very good results in deinking tests and were therefore awarded Deinking certificates. The majority of the raw materials for these colour series are hubergroup in the company's own Chemicals Division The company is able to ensure a sustainable value chain.
The PMV department of the Technical University of Darmstadt evaluated these ink series using Ingede Method 11 and certified very good deinkability on coated papers. The NewV set and NewV poly series are also characterised by good deinkability on uncoated papers.
The deinkable UV ink series from hubergroup can be used in commercial, packaging and newspaper printing.
„We are constantly working to improve the environmental footprint of our products. This enables us to offer our customers even more sustainable production. It was therefore important to us to ensure good deinkability of our UV printing inks - while maintaining the same print quality, of course.“ Roland Schröder, Product Manager UV Europe at hubergroup
Sustainability also plays an important role in the production of printing inks: as a large proportion of the raw materials come from the company's own Chemicals division, hubergroup Define your own environmental standards and ensure a sustainable value chain.
[infotext icon]The hubergroup is a family-owned company based in southern Germany with a 255-year history. The business division Print Solutions produces and sells printing inks and printing auxiliaries for packaging and commercial printing. The Chemicals division markets raw materials such as pigments, resins and additives, which are produced in India. In 2020, the hubergroup generated annual sales of around €620 million and employs around 3,500 people in over 30 countries worldwide.Source: hubergroup
