Résumé : |
With the ever increasing demands for wetting additives to meet regulatory demands and low migration in food packaging, the author, Evonik Resource Efficiency, discusses the company's latest developments.
Food packaging is an ever-growing segment within the printing inks market. A general growth trend is observed all over the world, with more specific trends seen within the various regions. For example, the European food packaging market experiences a trend toward small packaging sizes; in Asian there is a higher demand for packaged food due to expansion of the population and changes in consumer behaviour. In the food packaging market, the preferred printing technologies are flexo and gravure printing, with regional preferences for either techniques. Nevertheless, the market development toward smaller lot sizes and the marketing trend toward customisation pushes the industry to develop offers for fully or partially digitally produced food packaging. Depending on the end applications, different ink technologies are utilised. |