Siegwerk unveils next-gen sustainable water-based inks

Siegwerk’s new sustainable water-based ink range comes along with excellent ink performance and colour strengths, offering similar levels of performance and properties as current water-based technologies. User tests have shown improved dot shape, comparable dot gain, high resolubility, and easy cleaning on press, meaning it can be easily exchanged with current products without the need to change equipment, processes or colour matches. 

Furthermore, high printing speeds on presses, on both coated and uncoated papers, can be achieved with UniNature. The new inks and coatings series is applicable for many paper and board applications including corrugated board boxes, trays and displays, fast food packaging, sacks and bags, as well as cups and wraps. It supports various printing applications whilst meeting the highest market and regulatory standards.

Designed for use with Siegwerk’s Unibase colored bases, UniNature inks can be supplied as ready to use inks directly from Siegwerk. However, UniNature extenders and Unibase colorbases are more frequently supplied to customers to be mixed on demand to dispense equipment directly to the customer.

Ramakrishna Karanth, CEO, India subcontinent, Siegwerk, said, “As we’re venturing into a resource-preservative future, our vision at Siegwerk is to work towards sustainable development. Siegwerk’s consistent efforts for a better tomorrow resulted in the formulation of the Siegwerk ink series made from renewable and natural sources, for a greener future keeping in mind the 3Ss– Safety, Sustainability and Satisfaction of the consumer.”

By providing a combination of best-in-class ink performance, high product safety and extensive sustainability know-how linked with a holistic understanding of packaging, Siegwerk is always supporting its customers to address upcoming trends by meeting their individual needs with cutting-edge solutions and service. UniNature has won Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards 2022. The sustainable ink solution with a high bio-renewable content was selected as the winner in the categories, renewable materials, and the most sustainable innovation, among all 360 entries from across the global packaging value chain.