The development of water-based ink for aqueous tipping paper

With the development of the tobacco industry, there will be new changes in the technical requirements and market prospects for the future. The Printing and Packaging Department of Wuhan University is very optimistic about this market, and has developed the industry-leading level of water-based gravure paper intaglio printing ink to meet the needs of the tobacco printing industry.

As a special food, cigarettes are very sensitive to odors during the smoking process. In particular, the safety and environmental protection of tipping paper is even more important. The traditional tipping paper ink is alcohol-soluble. Despite strict requirements for solvent residues, there are also problems with health and post-printing solvent residues that affect the smell of cigarettes. In some developed countries, toluene-like aromatic solvents have been banned from food packaging inks. The United States also has environmental laws to control the release of volatile organic compounds. To strengthen competitiveness, tobacco companies also hope to strengthen control in this regard. The formula of the aqueous corrugated paper water-based gravure paper ink adopts the scientific orthogonal design theory, using water-based polymer resin, foreign advanced auxiliaries and water, supplemented by special production processes. The product has high consistency, low viscosity, good dispersion stability, and good wetting and leveling ability. It can adapt to the printing base paper and printing speed; the printing product is smooth, heat-resistant, ink-resistant, with clear dots, strong sense of layering, and no blocking. The edition can print for a long time without any color change or discoloration. And the product quality is stable, absolutely green environmental protection products, non-toxic, no residual odor.

The success of the development of aqueous inks for tipping papers undoubtedly provides opportunities for companies that are good at seizing opportunities. With the adjustment of the structure of tobacco companies, brand concentration will be greatly increased, and will inevitably increase the single market share of the tobacco industry. This makes it possible to use intaglio printing, which is known for printing large-scale orders, and believes that water-based gravure printing inks Demand will increase as a result, and its market potential is considerable.