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    Ink Industry Faces Challenges In Determining Carbon Footprints

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    Sean Milmo, Ink World European Editor01.11.10
    Carbon footprints are gaining in importance in the European printing industry as the sector comes under growing pressure from brand owners and retailers for more data to be made available on the amounts of CO2 emitted to make printed products.

    For ink producers the trend poses a big challenge. Although inks make up a relatively small proportion of printed materials, working out their carbon footprints can be difficult because of the wide range of ink formulations and the numerous chemicals within them.

    Carbon footprints comprise the total quantity of CO2 and other global warming gases (GHGs), such as methane and nitrous oxide, which have been emitted along the entire supply chain of a product. T

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