Michelman offers primers for digitally printed compostable packaging

Michelman is offering DigiPrime primers and DigiGuard for OPVs for an array of end-use applications.

Many of the company’s primers have recently passed ecotoxicity, heavy metals and fluorine content testing according to ASTM and the European Committee of Standardization for use in compostable packaging. 

Lisa Digate, Michelman’s vice president of printing and packaging, said: ‘Our purpose is innovating a sustainable future and we are proud to facilitate a circular economy by developing advanced materials that help packaging regenerate into our natural systems.’

Also, for HP Indigo digital press owners expanding into markets such as home and personal care, Michelman will feature DigiGuard 901 for Pack Ready for Labels, a strengthener for HP Indigo validated UV OPVs used with Michelman’s in-line primers, which enables enhanced water, chemical and thermal durability. Mixed with off-the-shelf UV overprint varnishes, it allows label converters to achieve higher levels of durability.