GE07: Consumables and Substrates — Sustainability: Here to Stay

The Flint Group spotlighted its newest “renewable source” ink offerings: Novavit F 918 Supreme BIO, which is low in VOCs due to its linseed oil base, and the energy-curable Arrowstar and Gemini Hybrid lines.

“Right now, sustainability is an ecological issue,” said Rodney Balmer, Flint’s director of global research/product development, sheetfed inks. “But, at some point, carbon emissions will probably be taxed, so sustainability will jump to being a major business issue.