Characteristics of Starcolor eco-friendly water-based ink
Date: May 15 2025 From: Star Color Views:
As the printing industry accelerates its transition to green practices, environmental water-based inks have ushered in unprecedented development opportunities. Starcolor, with its persistent pursuit of environmental technology, has deeply cultivated the field of eco-inks for years, becoming a pivotal force driving the industry's green transformation. Its developed environmental water-based inks not only align with global environmental trends but also provide printing enterprises with efficient and green printing solutions through superior performance and innovative technologies.
I. Analysis of Core Product Features
2.1 Environmentally Non-Toxic Formula
Starcolor eoc-friendly water-based inks take innovative formulations as their core, implementing green concepts from the source. All main ingredients use eco-friendly materials, and through scientific 配比 (proportioning), they ensure ink performance while minimizing harm to the environment and human body. The following is a comparison between the formulation of Starcolor eco-friendly water-based inks and the components of traditional inks:
| Component Type |
Starcolor Water-based Ink |
Traditional Ink |
| Solvent |
Water (30%-40% proportion), no harmful organic solvents |
Large amounts of organic solvents (e.g., toluene, xylene, 30%-50% proportion) |
| Resin |
Environmentally friendly water-based resin, biodegradable |
Resins containing harmful components like formaldehyde and phenol |
| Pigment |
Inorganic eco-pigments, free of heavy metals |
Pigments containing heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium |
| Additives |
Environmentally friendly dispersants and defoamers |
Additives containing harmful substances like benzene and phenol |
With its eco-friendly formula, Starcolor water-based inks strictly control VOC (volatile organic compounds) content at ≤5%, far exceeding the requirements of international standards such as
GB 38507-2020. This reduces harmful gas emissions from the source, effectively improving the working environment in printing workshops and lowering air pollution. Meanwhile, the product contains no heavy metals or harmful solvents and has successfully passed authoritative certifications such as
FDA,
RoHS, and
REACH, ensuring no harm to human health or the ecological environment during production and use.
2.2 Excellent Printing Performance
In terms of printing performance, Starcolor environmental water-based inks demonstrate strong competitiveness. Compared with traditional solvent-based inks, their color rendering is almost identical, capable of accurately presenting rich color layers and making printed products vivid and lifelike. Their excellent adhesion ensures tight bonding between the ink and the substrate, effectively reducing issues like color fading and peeling. In terms of drying efficiency, when paired with high-speed flexographic printing machines, they can achieve a printing speed of
over 400 meters per minute.
2.3 Wide Applicability
Starcolor environmental water-based inks have a broad scope of application, compatible with various common printing materials such as paper, plastic film, and corrugated paper, meeting the diverse needs of different customers. They are particularly suitable for safety-sensitive fields such as food packaging and children's books. When used for food packaging printing, their non-toxic and eco-friendly properties ensure no contamination of food; when used for children's book printing, they keep children away from harmful substances during reading, safeguarding their healthy growth.
2.4 Economic Efficiency and Sustainability
From a corporate cost perspective, using Starcolor environmental water-based inks can significantly reduce environmental treatment costs. Due to their eco-friendly nature, enterprises do not need to invest heavily in complex waste gas treatment equipment, reducing environmental compliance pressures. Additionally, these inks have low corrosivity to printing equipment, effectively extending equipment service life and reducing maintenance and replacement costs, bringing long-term economic benefits to enterprises.
II. Customer Cases and Market Feedback
A leading Chinese food packaging enterprise faced unprecedented challenges and opportunities amid the green transformation wave. As consumers increasingly focused on food packaging safety and environmental regulations tightened, the enterprise's original traditional ink printing process not only faced enormous environmental compliance pressures but also saw shrinking profit margins due to high waste gas treatment costs. After in-depth market research, the enterprise resolutely chose to partner with Starcolor to fully introduce environmental water-based inks.
In the early stages of transformation, Zhongzhixing technical team deeply engaged with the enterprise's production line to jointly formulate ink switching plans. Based on the enterprise's printing equipment characteristics and production processes, Zhongzhixing's technicians precisely adjusted the water-based ink formulation and printing parameters. During the trial production of the first production line, although initial challenges arose in matching ink drying speed with equipment, Zhongzhixing's team responded rapidly within
24 hours, optimizing the drying equipment and adjusting the ink formulation to quickly improve production efficiency.
After three months of full application, remarkable changes emerged. Tested by a professional third-party institution, the enterprise's carbon emissions decreased by
28% compared to before. The pungent odors previously lingering in the workshop vanished, replaced by fresh air, with employees widely acknowledging significant improvements in the working environment. Economically, the enterprise saves over
$140,000 USD annually in waste gas treatment equipment operating costs and received a
$70,000 USD green production subsidy from the government for its outstanding green production performance.
Moreover, food packaging printed with Starcolor eco-friendly water-based inks features brighter and more vivid colors, significantly enhancing product appeal on store shelves and helping the enterprise secure more customer orders. In numerous user feedbacks, "easy operation" and "environmental compliance" became frequent keywords. The enterprise's printing workshop supervisor commented: "Starcolor eco-friendly water-based inks are simple to operate, allowing workers to get up to speed quickly. We no longer need to worry about environmental inspections, enabling us to focus more on production."
III. Conclusion and Industry Outlook
Starcolor environmental water-based inks have formed a strong differentiated competitive edge through their environmentally non-toxic formula, excellent printing performance, wide applicability, and good economic efficiency and sustainability. In the global context of advocating sustainable development, Zhongzhixing has provided high-quality water-based ink solutions for the printing industry through practical actions. We call on more printing enterprises to actively adopt environmental water-based inks, jointly promoting the industry's transformation toward green printing and contributing to protecting our green mountains and clear waters.
Note: Note: Starcolor is Zhongzhixing's water-based ink brand in Chinese Mainland
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