Toray Industries : and Chemosvit form a partnership to promote Waterless EB offset as the sustainable solution for the future of flexible packaging
March 22, 2022 at 03:10 am EDT
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Toray and Chemosvit form a partnership to promote Waterless EB offset as the sustainable solution for the future of flexible packaging
Toray and Chemosvit form a partnership to promote Waterless EB offset as the sustainable solution for the future of flexible packaging
Mar. 22, 2022
Toray Industries, Inc.
CHEMOSVIT, a.s.
Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2022 - The result of this cooperation will be a one-of-a-kind flexible film printed by waterless EB offset which could be used in different packaging solutions. As the first example, Chemosvit and Toray today revealed a new mono-material pouch sample with a barrier function, which not only reduces CO2 emissions but also contributes to the circular economy.
Offset printing technology in flexible packaging is still not as widely used as gravure and flexographic printing, but is beneficial especially in short and medium runs as it has a shorter time to market and offers more flexibility for production, as offset plate can be imaged within minutes.
Recently these advantages have been getting more important as food and consumable products are shifting to a broader variety of goods in smaller quantities.Toray and Chemosvit believe waterless EB offset printing is the most environmentally sustainable solution. This technology is working without solvents. According to Toray's estimation, its CO2 emissions are more than 80% below those from gravure printing. On top of it, it enables a 100% VOC-free process. Furthermore, as offset plates are made of aluminum, they can be recycled. In the end, the total energy consumption is much less than in other printing technologies. Chemosvit believes waterless EB offset printing will provide insight into optimizing the film properties to achieve the best printing results. Through this cooperation both companies are working on fine-tuning the new printing technology.
Mono-material barrier pouch
For printing, a water-washable ink for which Toray has developed novel material will be used. Major ink manufacturers are currently working on its development and commercialization.
A strong team ; members of Chemosvit and Toray
About Chemosvit Group
Chemosvit Group is a European supplier of flexible packaging solutions for the food and non-food segments. The company is also a supplier of flexible films intended for the electrotechnical industry, producer of polypropylene yarn, machinery, and packaging machines. Manufacturing sites are located in Slovakia and Ukraine. The companies of the Chemosvit Group are customer-driven with strong orientation on innovation.
For more information, please visit our website at https://www.chemosvitgroup.com/
Toray Industries Inc. published this content on 22 March 2022 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 22 March 2022 07:09:00 UTC.
Toray Industries, Inc. is a diversified group organized around 5 areas of activity:
- fiber and textile production (38.2% of net sales): nylon, polyester, acrylic fibers, non-woven products, etc.;
- plastic and chemical manufacture (38.2%): resins, plastic films, fine chemicals, etc.;
- engineering and environmental services (10.3%): development, construction, and assembly of industrial units, manufacture of seawater desalinization equipment, wastewater treatment equipment, etc.;
- production of carbon fibers (9.7%);
- other (3.6%): primarily fabrication of pharmaceutical and medical products.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (44%), China (19.5%), Asia (19.8%) and other (16.7%).