Packaging Inks and Sustainability

It’s been interesting to see the evolution of packaging and ink. For many consumers, the ink on the packaging is the way they identify the brands they buy; Coke Red and Tide Orange come to mind. The reality, though, is that inks play a much more sophisticated role. As contributing editor Dave Savastano notes in his article, “The Packaging Ink Market,” which begins on page 12, packaging and packaging inks have come a long way in recent years. The inks impart functional characteristics, such as...