Comexi promotes sustainable flexible packaging

The event presented the technological advantages of printing with offset or flexo Electron Beam curable inks and its use in a wide range of flexible packaging applications.

‘In partnership with SP Group, Elif, Chemosvit, Amcor, Vishal Containers, ESI, Sun Chemical, INX International, Dow, ExxonMobil, and Toray, we have shown brand owners the benefits that can be obtained by using EB printing technologies,’ commented Felip Ferrer, the offset brand manager of Comexi's printing business unit. 

‘Inviting brand owners to explore the way in which sustainable packaging can be sustainably created while adding value to their products was the objective of the Green Packaging Showroom,’ added Jordi Puig, flexo brand manager of printing business unit at Comexi.

Various partners showcased their technologies during the event and presented real examples of flexible packaging and sustainable trends. The benefits of EB Flexo and EB offset printing technologies were also discussed as well as issues related to print quality and energy reduction of the printing process. These included EB inks, EB curing, packaging recyclability through the use of thinner films, monomaterials, and reduction of layers, as well as a global scale reduction of the carbon footprint.