interpack 2023: Toyo Ink solutions highlight circularity, food safety

Toyo Ink Co., Ltd, Toyo Printing Inks Inc. and Toyo Ink Europe, N.V., member companies of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, will exhibit at interpack 2023. Under the banner of “Packaging Innovation for a Sustainable Future,” the Group will showcase solutions that can help brands and packaging converters make the transition to a circular economy. This entails functional inks and coatings, adhesives and other specialty materials that help to reduce the amount of plastics used in packaging and that support the shift from multi-material to mono-material packaging. The company will be in Hall 18, Stand F16.

“Consumers and brand owners are putting greater emphasis on sustainable packaging now more than ever before,” says Hideki Ohba, General Manager, Marketing Division at Toyo Ink Co. “Brands demand materials that reduce their environmental footprint as they seek to align their brand with consumer expectations. This means all of us in the packaging supply chain need to work closely together to realise better structural designs that ensure the packaging of tomorrow can be recycled or reused after its first use. At this year’s interpack, visitors to the Toyo Ink Group stand can expect to find solutions that address these requirements and much, much more.”

LP-9000 Toyo Life Premium Food LO/LM series of sheetfed offset inks

Solutions for increased circularity

Kicking off this product portfolio is a new line-up of functional coatings used to replace plastic in paper or film packaging as part of the growing drive toward increased recyclability. Product highlights include oxygen barrier coatings and transparent UV-block coatings RV-20010 that serve as a substitute for aluminum in flexible packaging structures. Not only do they shut out unwanted UV rays that can harm packaged content, but they help boost the recyclability of the total package. In addition, a new soft-feel matte coating that protects carton packaging and eliminates the need for a protective plastic layer will make its interpack debut as a product currently undergoing evaluation.

Ultra energy efficient, low VOC ink systems

For paper label and package printers looking to learn more about the energy-saving benefits of Toyo Ink’s high-sensitivity UV LED ink systems, the Toyo Ink Group will be showcasing an updated line of low-energy, low-VOC ink systems for sensitive packaging and label printing applications. Steraflex™ LED Food is the low-odor, low-migration flexo ink engineered to be food-grade compliant in accordance with Swiss Ordinance. Moreover, the Group will show a complete portfolio of UV LED offset inks that exhibit outstanding print and press performance, making it well suited for most label and narrow web applications, and in-mold labeling.

Solutions for enhanced food safety

Toyo Ink Group will showcase the LP-9000 Toyo Life Premium Food LO/LM series of sheetfed offset inks. In addition to being INGEDE-certified for deinkability, LP-9000 systems are engineered and manufactured in accordance with EuPIA guidelines and Good Manufacturing Practices standards.

The Group will also showcase its total solution approach to metal package production, including its popular internal can coatings that are free of any intentionally added bisphenol A (BPA-NI) and fully compliant with food contact regulations.

In other products, the Group will spotlight water-based flexo and gravure inks used in flexible packaging, mineral oil-free sheetfed offset inks for food applications, and many other solutions that are safer for human health but also better for the environment and recycling.