11.16.17
Expanding its range of in-mould label products and presenting non-UV print shops the ability to compete in this growing segment, Flint Group announces the global availability of NovastarD 2000 IML BIO formetallisedpaper and non-absorbent substrates.
“Over the last five to six years, global production of in-mouldlabels has grown at around 4% per year, due in part to the ability of the technology to enhance the product visibility and brand identification in the market,” said Jürgen Riedlinger, director global product management, sheetfed for Flint Group, “And we believe in-mouldlabelling will continue to grow significantly as the manufacturing efficiencies and visual quality it brings gets wider endorsement. Currently in-mouldaccounts for less than 3% of all labeling, so there is plenty of room for it to grow.”
“While Europe currently holds the largest share of the global IML market, the main growth opportunities going forward are in North America and, due to an increase in demand for food and beverage products, the emerging markets of China, India and South America,” Riedlinger concluded. “We also see potential in the high-value markets like paint pails andnutraceuticalcontainers, with high-impact, decorative and eye-catching metalliccoloursbecoming more popular.”
Novastar D 2000 IML BIO is a mineral oil free, low migration sheetfed ink to be used for label printing without direct food contact. Suitable for printing work corresponding to ISO 12647-2, Novastar D 2000 IML BIO is suited to printing onmetallisedpaper and other non-absorbent substrates.
It offers high color strength and good printability with excellent dot sharpness and fast oxidative drying, the company reported. Basedon renewable raw materials and produced conforming to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), ithas good adhesion and scratch resistance while it is very versatile in high as well as sub-zero temperatures.
“Over the last five to six years, global production of in-mouldlabels has grown at around 4% per year, due in part to the ability of the technology to enhance the product visibility and brand identification in the market,” said Jürgen Riedlinger, director global product management, sheetfed for Flint Group, “And we believe in-mouldlabelling will continue to grow significantly as the manufacturing efficiencies and visual quality it brings gets wider endorsement. Currently in-mouldaccounts for less than 3% of all labeling, so there is plenty of room for it to grow.”
“While Europe currently holds the largest share of the global IML market, the main growth opportunities going forward are in North America and, due to an increase in demand for food and beverage products, the emerging markets of China, India and South America,” Riedlinger concluded. “We also see potential in the high-value markets like paint pails andnutraceuticalcontainers, with high-impact, decorative and eye-catching metalliccoloursbecoming more popular.”
Novastar D 2000 IML BIO is a mineral oil free, low migration sheetfed ink to be used for label printing without direct food contact. Suitable for printing work corresponding to ISO 12647-2, Novastar D 2000 IML BIO is suited to printing onmetallisedpaper and other non-absorbent substrates.
It offers high color strength and good printability with excellent dot sharpness and fast oxidative drying, the company reported. Basedon renewable raw materials and produced conforming to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), ithas good adhesion and scratch resistance while it is very versatile in high as well as sub-zero temperatures.