Processless plates the new reality
12 August 2019
Processless platesetting, makes for more efficient and sustainable production, because it removes the need to chemically remove unexposed plate coatings.
Sustainability
Green printers sought for industry recognition
12 August 2019
If you think you that you can put your green credentials up against the rest of the digital print industry, make sure to put yourself…
The beast that is HP Inc.
15 July 2019
HP Inc is without doubt the biggest player in the graphics industry. Net revenue in 2018 was a cool $58.3 billion.
European Union reclassifying papers
8 July 2019
The EU has a special board that, among other things, determines evaluation criteria for the EU Ecolabel for products and services.
Plastics out at Waitrose
1 July 2019
Waitrose has joined the growing list of retailers trialing new approaches to packaging.
Magic touch brought to bottles
26 June 2019
The Magic Touch has unveiled an image transfer process designed to decorate and personalise vaccuum bottles.
Ricoh awards sustainability prize
24 June 2019
It’s surprising that there are so few sustainability prizes that award cash, but Ricoh is leading the way, especially in the USA.
Soyang bags green deal for PVC with Blue Castle
18 June 2019
Soyang Europe has established a PVC print waste recycling partnership with waste management specialists Blue Castle Group.
Danish printing company building a circular economy
17 June 2019
There are signs that Circular Economy thinking is gaining traction in the printing business.
HP achieves green certification for inks
13 June 2019
HP Indigo digital printing inks have been certified by TUV Austria, which awarded the ‘OK Compost Home’ and ‘OK Compost Industrial’ marks.
Offsetting carbon
10 June 2019
For graphics businesses looking to satisfy their customers’ eco itches, try CarbonCo’s offsetting programme. This organisation works with the World Land Trust to provide money…
Composting plastic
3 June 2019
We’ve come across a rising number of compostable alternatives to plastic of late. The ideas are heading in the right direction, but there needs to…
Plastics and the circular economy
28 May 2019
By 2025 the European Union’s (EU) Circular Plastics Alliance expects ten million tonnes of plastic to be recycled every year.
European Union Ecolabel getting tighter
20 May 2019
Earlier this year the European Union (EU) published some updates to its ecolabelling criteria.