Flint Group shortlists solventless UV ink for sustainable innovation award
Flint Group shortlists solventless UV ink for sustainable innovation award
Flint Group Packaging Solutions has been shortlisted at the 2026 British Coatings Federation Awards, with its Flexocure LEAP ink system named one of three finalists in the Sustainable Innovation category. The solventless, 100% solids UV ink removes VOC emissions and avoids solvent evaporation waste, and offers improved migration safety for indirect food contact packaging. Winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Queens Hotel in Leeds on 12 November.
Recognition of a solventless, low-migration UV ink for flexible packaging signals growing customer demand for VOC-free narrow web printing inks in food packaging supply chains.
Key facts
| Companies | Flint Group Packaging Solutions, British Coatings Federation |
|---|---|
| Chemicals | Flexocure LEAP UV ink system |
| Location | Queens Hotel, Leeds |
| Timing | 2026 British Coatings Federation Awards, 12 November |
| Partners | British Coatings Federation |
| End uses | flexible packaging, indirect food contact packaging, narrow web printing |
Market context
UV-curable inks are widely used in flexible packaging printing, where they dry through photopolymerization under ultraviolet light rather than by evaporating solvent. Solventless, 100% solids formulations eliminate the volatile organic compound emissions and solvent recovery burden associated with conventional solvent-based systems. Demand is driven mainly by food and consumer goods packaging, where printers and brand owners face tightening rules on emissions and on migration of residual ink components into packaged food. Low-migration chemistry is therefore a key purchasing criterion for indirect food contact applications. Narrow web label and flexible packaging printers are the main users of this technology, and their adoption shapes competition among ink formulators, who differentiate on cure performance, migration profiles and regulatory documentation rather than on price alone.
Source: official release on flintgrp.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.
About Flint Group
Printing inks · Luxembourg · No. 270 in the Market Krystal chemical company ranking · chemical sales about $1.8B.
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