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For Ink Manufacturers, Flexible Packaging Offers Opportunities and Challenges

Expansions in printing on flexible packaging, particularly plastic, are opening up new opportunities for ink makers but are also offering technological challenges.

By: Sean Milmo

European Editor

Expansions in printing on flexible packaging, particularly plastic, are opening up new opportunities for ink makers but are also offering technological challenges. Polymer resin producers have been developing new plastics from which converters can manufacture films with surfaces with a higher level of printability or offering more scope for eye-catching graphics than before. Still, further improvements are needed to make full use of flexible packaging for presentation and promotional purp...

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