Sun Chemical has announced a new platform for sheetfed inks described as its most sustainable yet – The Pace.
The ‘Pace’ technology platform involves formulations based on vegetable oils, and does not use any PTFE wax. It also has new binder technology that delivers higher body and lower tack.
Sun Chemical said the inks were designed to support optimal productivity on high-speed modern printing presses while also providing users with strong sustainability credentials – the inks have an average bio-renewable content of 78%, or optionally 89% on a special process black that uses non-fossil fuel carbon. Printers can also choose to switch up the inks for enhanced certification. The standard CMYK set has a bronze level C2C Certified Material Health Certificate, but this can be upped to platinum by opting for a special version of the process yellow ink.
The first ‘Pace’ is SunPak FSP, currently the manufacturer’s flagship low migration ink for food packaging, which becomes SunPak FSP EcoPace.
