Four of Plymouth, Michigan-based Flint Group's most popular offset ink series earned bio-renewable content (BRC) certification by the ink industry's only standard.
K+E, Arrowstar and Starbase sheetfed series, as well as Arroweb heatset inks, were certified by the Bio-derived Renewable Content (BRC) Labeling Program run by the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers.
Printers can rely on BRC indices as an objective way to grade the sustainability of inks. Flint Group's certified sheetfed inks received a BRC index of 70, signifying high levels of bio-renewable materials. The certified heatset inks are formulated with various renewable resources, including soy, earning a BRC index of 30. This is a commendable rating because heatset ink rarely surpasses 35 percent bio-renewable content.
"Printers get the quality and performance of standard offset printing inks in sustainable products," said Michael Podd, business director of sheetfed and heatset inks for Flint Group.
Flint Group expects more inks to be certified in the future.
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