Recently, HONGSAM "JETALL®" water-based pigment ink participated in the tabulation of Green Consumables Award.

About the Activities of 2011 Green Printing in China 

Green printing is an overview of printing solutions with two core attributes of "environmentally friendly" and "healthy". It mainly refers to printing methods and related industrial behaviors that do not damage the ecological environment, do not threaten human health, and save resource consumption. Green printing embodies the concept of sustainable development.

Under the call of the State Administration of Press and Publication to create a "green" printing and reproduction industry, the printing industry begun to march towards "green printing". In September 2010, the General Administration of Press and Publication and the Ministry of Environmental Protection jointly signed the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement on the Implementation of Green Printing" to vigorously promote the development of green printing in China. In 2011, green printing became the benchmark and mainstream of the future development of the printing industry. The development of green printing also became the main direction of the printing industry in our country and the world.

The series activities of “Green Printing in China” were guided by the Printing and Distribution Management Department of the State Administration of Press and Publication. The series activities were supported by China Printing Technology Association, China Institute of Printing Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Printing Environmental Protection Technology, Beijing Green Printing Industry Technology Innovation Alliance, Beijing Green Printing and Packaging Industry Technology Research Institute, Shanghai Jinshan National Green Creative Printing Demonstration Park, etc.

The 2011 "Green Printing in China" series of activities aimed to promote green concepts in the printing industry, praise pioneers and models of green printing companies, and set a benchmark for green printing. The series of activities consisted of three parts: the 2011 "Green Award" selection, the 2011 Green Printing Development Forum, and the 2011 "Green Award" award ceremony. At the same time, the "Green Printing Guide" that guides the development of green printing in the industry will be published".

All participating units and individuals participated in the 2011 "Green Award" do not need to pay any fees. All awards will be judged by the Expert Review Committee, and the members of the Review Committee are all composed of well-known experts in printing and related industries. The activity will select five categories of awards: "Green Enterprise (Institution) Award", "Green Equipment Award", "Green Consumables Award", "Green Printing Award" and "Green Elite Award". At the same time, the "Green Printing Network Popularity Award" will be selected through special online voting. The event was launched in early 2011, entered into the awards process in July 2011, and held the awards ceremony in September 2011.

At the beginning of this year, HONGSAM integrated piezoelectric inkjet printer and its independently developed "JETALL®" water-based pigment ink, and launched a coated paper printing solution for prepress proofing and short-run printing.

The "JETALL®" water-based pigment ink uses water as the solvent, uses imported nano-scale raw materials, and adopts resin wrapping technology to evenly disperse the pigments in the aqueous solution to form a water-based pigment ink with stable performance. It is completely water-based and environmentally friendly, harmless to human body.

The launch of "JETALL®" water-based pigment ink broken the situation that water-based inks cannot print coated paper, and companies who are forced to use eco-solvent inks to print coated paper see the hope of environmentally friendly coated paper printing.

When using water-based pigment ink for pre-press proofing or short-run printing, it saves intermediate links and avoids the investment in equipment and labor costs. At the same time, there is no emission of any waste water, waste gas and solid waste in the whole process, even the ink also achieves zero waste due to drop-on-demand inkjet printing equipment. The operation is simple and convenient, highlighting personalized services. It can be printed at any time and can be printed as needed. At the same time, because the ink is environmentally friendly, it protects people's health.

Regarding the safety of "JETALL®" water-based pigment ink, HONGSAM commissioned the National Building Materials Testing Center to test the product in March 2011. The test results showed that the VOC test results of this product complied with the limit indicators stipulated standard of HJ/T371-2007 "Technical Requirements for Gravure Inks and Flexographic Inks for Environmental Labeling Products"; the test results of benzene + toluene + ethylbenzene + xylene, free formaldehyde, and soluble heavy metals comply with the national mandatory standard GB18582-2008 "Limits of Hazardous Substances in Wall Paints of Indoor Decoration and Renovation Materials".

After the product was launched on the market, it also attracted widespread market attention. As a representative program to encourage the scientific and technological innovation, the “Innovation Unlimited” column on CCTV 10 made a special report on HONGSAM JETALL® water-based pigment ink on June 14, 2011.