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Schuite & Schuite, TOTAL Special Fluids Combine for Green Printing in Heatset

New Bionomic 2.0 heatset ink using renewable alkanes from palm oil eliminates use of mineral oil from crude oil or gas.

There is tremendous concern today about safety of consumers and the environment in general. While low migration inks get most of the attention, mineral oil is also a concern, particularly in the recycling process. In 2013, Schuite & Schuite Druckfarben GmbH (S&S) developed Bionomic 1.0, a mineral oil-free heatset ink, but the company was looking for ways to improve the formulation. Now, TOTAL Special Fluids has successfully developed Scriptane Biolife, a new biorenewable replacement f...

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