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News Release from: Sun Chemical Europe | Subject: M-Cure UV Photoinitiator
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 June 2004
Food Packaging Odour And Taste Concerns
Tackled
A new UV platform technology for inks and coatings is being offered by Sun Chemical.
A new UV platform technology for inks and coatings is being offered by Sun Chemical M-Cure is a new UV photoinitiator package primarily for use when printing sensitive food, drug and cosmetic packaging with UV products
The product is claimed to dramatically reduce odours and off-taste concerns sometimes associated with UV printing.
It also introduces a new level of safety in these critical packaging areas.
M-Cure technology can be used in offset and flexo inks, as well as UV coatings.
John Adkin, sheetfed product director for Sun Chemical Europe, said: "For many years converters have been using UV-cured inks in packaging but with some limitations for food packaging applications.
Now, Sun Chemical is offering a new package of photoinitiators that avoid materials migration and can be safely used in these sensitive applications.".
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