Cases
Cigarette pack by British American Tobacco
Naturally perfect print …
is what Pall Mall packs for Malaysia called for, so only solvents based on natural ingredients were allowed.
To meet this special challenge, the Siegwerk experts combined derivative compounds of natural materials and vegetable oils to create Tempo Nutripack. In terms of odor, migration tendency, and color fastness, the results surpassed even the expectations of BAT – and are now being used for other print products in the food sector, too.
Inks | Tempo Nutripack |
Substrate | BATSTAR 208 |
Printing technique | Sheetfed offset |
Cigarette pack by JTI
The letter of the law ...
was binding for these cigarette packs for the Russian market, so only alcohol-free solvents were permitted.
Working in close consultation with the printing team, the Siegwerk experts developed an ink series based on esther. By coming up with an industrial solution at such short notice, the people at Siegwerk proved to the international tobacco company that all customers can always depend on Siegwerk.
Inks | Ethanol-free NC inks |
Substrate | Tako CX |
Printing technique | Rotogravure |
Gold wash foil for BAT & PMI
Faster to market ...
is what every manufacturer wants his products to be. So working in close consultation with print system manufacturers, the Siegwerk experts developed a solution to make gravure printing on gold wash foil significantly faster.
The procedure had to be tailored to the Asian market. Only water-based inks were used. Recently, the solution also performed well on both metallized and paper board substrates at speeds of up to 190 m/min.
Inks | Water-based inks |
Substrate | Foil |
Printing technique | Gravure |





