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Water-based inks and coatings for paper and board applications
Siegwerk offers a wide range of water-based inks and coatings for paper and board applications. As materials based on renewable resources, paper and board offer a great potential for the creation of sustainable packaging in the context of a Circular Economy. Subsequently, expanding the usage of paper and board to further application segments becomes crucial to replace other less sustainable packaging solutions.
Here, inks and coatings play an essential enabling role to prepare paper and board to meet the different requirements on material performance and functionality, depending on the application’s end-use purpose. From food compliance and good print-resistance to high printing speeds and good recyclability – the list of requirements is manifold.
Siegwerk develops and drives forward sustainable solutions for paper and board applications. Close cooperation between Siegwerk’s experts and its customers has enabled the development of UniLEAF. A solution shaped by sustainability-driven formulation and rigorous application testing to meet evolving performance and environmental standards. UniLEAF (LEAF = Low Energy Acrylic Free) is a next-generation, acrylic-free flexo ink extender.
Sustainable. Compliant. Powerful.
Siegwerk’s solutions for water-based printing inks and coatings for paper and board packaging
Siegwerk offers water-based printing inks and various coatings for all common forms of paper and board packaging. Our user-friendly ink series are characterized by excellent ink performance, good color strength as well as high resistance and high resolubility, while enabling efficient printing production runs with high printing speeds on both coated and uncoated paper. If you have in-depth questions about this topic, please refer to our paper & board troubleshooting guide.
Additionally, our portfolio includes various low odor and low migration solutions suitable for particularly sensitive food packaging. These offer an especially high resistance to fatty, acidic, and slightly alkaline foods and comply with global food contact standards.
Application examples
Paper and board packaging
- Corrugated board – postprint like fruit and vegetable trays
- Corrugated board – preprint like displays
- Cups like drinking cups
- Wrap for food like cheese, sausage, or fast food
- Paper sacks and bags
- Napkins and kitchen towels
- Wrapping paper
Solution examples
Ink and coating system
- UNIBASE
high concentrated pigment-bases - UniLEAF
next-generation, acrylic-free flexo ink extender - UniNATURE
water-based extenders withvery high content of renewable raw materials - UNI T
Ink series with high concentrated pigment bases designed for printing on transient food contact materials - UNILAC
water-based overprint lacquer - CIRKIT
circular water-based barriers, heat sealing lacquers and protection coatings
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