Flexographic and packaging gravure printing

This guidance is for businesses that undertake flexographic or packaging gravure printing.

Effects on the environment from these processes can include:

  • high levels of solvent present in some flexographic inks
  • adding more solvent to solvent-based inks to change their consistency before use
  • solvent emissions to air from solvent-based inks as they dry
  • solvent emissions to air from hot air drying processes for solvent-based inks if used
  • ozone from UV and corona discharge used for drying UV-cured inks
  • solvents or other aggressive chemicals used for cleaning.

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