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ACTEGA, chemical manufacturer for the print and packaging industry, has announced a new partnership with Fujifilm to integrate ACTEGA’s ECOLEAF solution to Fujifilm products.
The ECOLEAF solution enables the production of metallic label embellishments and is designed to have a significantly improved environmental profile and intricacy in comparison to traditional foiling methods.
By moving from traditional foiling techniques to ECOLEAF metallisation, printers and converters remove the need for PET carrier film and foil reels. This can significantly reduce waste and plastic consumption and cut CO2 emissions.
With ACTEGA’s new partnership with FUJIFILM Integrated Inkjet Solutions, All ECOLEAF units can now be equipped along with the FUJIFILM 46kUV Inkjet Printbar to print a higher resolution trigger image consistently.
The FUJIFILM 46kUV Inkjet Printbar, first launched in 2024, can be added to an analogue printing press for the addition of variable data on labels and packaging at 1200dpi.
Greg Balch, senior vice president and chief operating officer of FUJIFILM Integrated Inkjet Solutions, says: “Our collaboration with ACTEGA adds yet another dimension of quality and productivity to this already innovative, industrial-scale technology.
“We have every confidence that ECOLEAF has the potential to transform the way the label industry views metallization. ECOLEAF’s ability to avoid wasted foil is fantastic news for brands looking to meet strict and necessary environmental targets and also don’t want to lose their competitive edge.”
Harald Jasper, managing director of ACTEGA, adds: “There is a huge appetite for change among brands and suppliers when it comes to reducing environmental impact.
“Switching to ECOLEAF is one way that the industry can make the progress needed, and we’re so pleased to have leaders like Fujifilm embrace the technology and the opportunity it presents for more sustainable metallic embellishments.”
ACTEGA recently partnered with Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) on its EnviroMetal solution, which again utilises ECOLEAF technology for enhanced metallisation capabilities in a reported ‘world first’ for the sector.
The EnviroMetal solution is designed to embellish both coated and, for the first time, uncoated substrates for the wine and spirits market, aiming to offer metallic effects without the environmental drawbacks of traditional hot and cold foiling.
