artience Archives | Market Krystal https://www.marketkrystal.com/chemical-news/company/artience/ Voice of Chemical Industry Leaders Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 148046184 artience unit wins IFCA award for water-based gravure and flexo inks https://www.marketkrystal.com/chemical-news/artience-unit-wins-ifca-award-for-water-based-gravure-and-flexo-inks/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.marketkrystal.com/chemical-news/artience-unit-wins-ifca-award-for-water-based-gravure-and-flexo-inks/ Toyo Ink India Pvt. Ltd., a member of the artience Group, won the "Innovations in Ink" category at the IFCA Star Awards 2026, presented at a ceremony in Mumbai on…

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]]> Toyo Ink India Pvt. Ltd., a member of the artience Group, won the "Innovations in Ink" category at the IFCA Star Awards 2026, presented at a ceremony in Mumbai on September 24, 2026. The recognized products are the JW252 retort-compatible water-based gravure ink, which significantly reduces VOC emissions and delivers high lamination strength, and the HW870 water-based flexo ink, a fast-drying CI flexo ink with a low-residual-solvent formula for film packaging.

Why it matters

Packaging converters and brand owners gain low-VOC, retort-capable water-based gravure and flexo alternatives to solvent-based inks, supporting tighter environmental and hygiene requirements in flexible packaging supply chains.

Key facts

Companies artience, Toyo Ink India Pvt. Ltd., Indian Flexible Packaging & Folding Carton Association (IFCA)
Chemicals water-based gravure ink JW252 series, water-based flexo ink HW870 series
Location Delhi, India
Timing 2026-09-24, 2026-10-21
Partners Indian Flexible Packaging & Folding Carton Association (IFCA)
End uses flexible packaging, film packaging, retort packaging, brand owners, packaging converters

Market context

Gravure and flexographic inks are used to print graphics and barrier-relevant layers on flexible packaging films, labels and cartons. Traditional versions rely on solvents, so demand for water-based alternatives has grown as converters seek lower volatile organic compound emissions and cleaner workplaces. Flexible packaging serves food, snack, beverage and pharmaceutical brands, and retort-capable structures, which must withstand high-temperature sterilization, add a demanding performance requirement for laminating inks. Lamination strength, drying speed and low residual solvent content determine whether a converter can run water-based systems at production speeds. Growth in packaging demand in India and other fast-growing markets supports interest in these formulations. Ink suppliers that can match solvent-based performance with water-based chemistry tend to gain qualification with converters and brand owners, while the broader shift can reshape competition among ink makers and the pricing of conventional solvent-based products.

Source: official release on artiencegroup.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.

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]]> 2638 artience and DIC Set Common Japanese Protocol for Film Packaging Recyclability https://www.marketkrystal.com/chemical-news/artience-and-dic-set-common-japanese-protocol-for-film-packaging-recyclability/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.marketkrystal.com/chemical-news/artience-and-dic-set-common-japanese-protocol-for-film-packaging-recyclability/ artience group, through Toyo Ink Co., Ltd., and DIC Corporation have jointly established what they describe as the industry's first common protocol for evaluating deinking and debonding of flexible film…

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]]> artience group, through Toyo Ink Co., Ltd., and DIC Corporation have jointly established what they describe as the industry's first common protocol for evaluating deinking and debonding of flexible film packaging in Japan. The protocol standardizes test procedures, evaluation criteria and reporting formats so converters, brand owners and recyclers can compare recyclability on shared domestic standards. Both companies will showcase the protocol at TOKYO PACK 2026 at Tokyo Big Sight, October 14 to 16, 2026.

Key facts

Companies artience group, TOYO INK CO., LTD., DIC Corporation, artience Co., Ltd.
Chemicals printing inks, laminating adhesives, recycled plastic
Location Japan
Timing October 7, 2026, September 2026, October 14-16, 2026, TOKYO PACK 2026
Partners DIC Corporation, converters, brand owners, recyclers
End uses flexible packaging, food packaging, daily necessities packaging, pharmaceutical packaging

Market context

Flexible film packaging is built from multilayer plastic laminates held together by adhesives and decorated with printing inks, which gives it barrier protection for food, pharmaceuticals and everyday consumer goods. That layered construction is what makes it hard to recycle, because the inks and adhesives must be separated from the base films before the plastics can be reprocessed. Demand for printing inks and laminating adhesives tracks packaging volumes in these end markets, so suppliers in this segment are closely watched for how their formulations affect recyclability. Shared test methods for deinking and debonding give converters, brand owners and recyclers a common basis for comparing designs, which can influence material choices and the economics of recycled plastic streams. Standardized evaluation tends to shift competition toward products that perform well under agreed criteria rather than under individual company tests.

Source: official release on artiencegroup.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.

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