Environmental Data on Gravure and Offset Printing
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| Title | Environmental Data on Gravure and Offset Printing |
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| Abstract | This paper presents environmental data relating to gravure and offset printing. It focuses on the printing steps in the production chain of publication printed products. The other steps in the life-cycle of printed products have also been studied but they are not the subjects of this paper.The study is based on case studies, where almost twenty gravure printers and ten offset printers from around Europe and the United States have been involved.The general, significant environmental aspects of publication printed products have been identified as the following; use of paper, use of energy, consumption (loss) of volatile organic compounds (VOC), including toluene, hazardous waste and environmental management. Transport has also been identified as a significant environmental aspect for printed products but, to a great extent, its magnitude depends on the particular product. The data collected from printers in different parts of the world were compared to environmental data provided by offset printers in Sweden, which were mainly taken from coldset printers.This paper presents significant environmental data for a fairly large number of companies representing a considerable part of the printing capacity, not only in Europe but also worldwide. These data can provide guidance for both printers and buyers of printed products working to achieve continualimprovements and striving towards more environmentally adapted printed products. To some extent, the data can also be used as reference values, since there are few compilations of data providing a general coverage of printers in different parts of the world. |
| Publisher | Acta Graphica |
| Date | 2006-12-07 |
| Source | Acta Graphica Vol 18, No 1-4 (2006) |
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