08.31.21
hubergroup has launched its Hydro-X Green Line Premium, a new water-based ink mixing system, which has been designed to provide more sustainability and flexibility for printers and packaging manufacturers. Customers can use the modular system to select exactly those components from the portfolio that their products require.
All components are Cradle to Cradle Certified at Bronze level so that packaging can be designed to be both sustainable and colourful.
A wide color gamut and a broad field of application combined with sustainability was hubergroup's goal when developing Hydro-X Green Line Premium. “It was important to us to develop more than just one sustainable, water-based product. We wanted to make our entire range sustainable and give customers the flexibility to select those components from it that suit their packaging," says Christian Schirrmacher, global project manager, water-based inks at hubergroup.
To investigate and improve the environmental impact of all components of the ink mixing system with a holistic approach, hubergroup partnered with the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. The Institute is committed to powering innovation for a circular economy and awards certifications based on its Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard covering comprehensive criteria in material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. All components of the Hydro-X Green Line Premium ink mixing system are Cradle to Cradle Certified at Bronze level.
"Through the external evaluation, we want to give our customers transparency and security about the environmental impact of our inks. However, it was also important to us that the certification does not affect the application of our products. So, printers who want to use Cradle to Cradle Certified products of our Hydro-X series do not have to change their processes and can expect the same good performance and shelf life as before. Brand owners can use the same designs and packaging forms as before – only more sustainable," adds Schirrmacher.
All components are Cradle to Cradle Certified at Bronze level so that packaging can be designed to be both sustainable and colourful.
A wide color gamut and a broad field of application combined with sustainability was hubergroup's goal when developing Hydro-X Green Line Premium. “It was important to us to develop more than just one sustainable, water-based product. We wanted to make our entire range sustainable and give customers the flexibility to select those components from it that suit their packaging," says Christian Schirrmacher, global project manager, water-based inks at hubergroup.
To investigate and improve the environmental impact of all components of the ink mixing system with a holistic approach, hubergroup partnered with the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. The Institute is committed to powering innovation for a circular economy and awards certifications based on its Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard covering comprehensive criteria in material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. All components of the Hydro-X Green Line Premium ink mixing system are Cradle to Cradle Certified at Bronze level.
"Through the external evaluation, we want to give our customers transparency and security about the environmental impact of our inks. However, it was also important to us that the certification does not affect the application of our products. So, printers who want to use Cradle to Cradle Certified products of our Hydro-X series do not have to change their processes and can expect the same good performance and shelf life as before. Brand owners can use the same designs and packaging forms as before – only more sustainable," adds Schirrmacher.
