DuPont features Cyrel ReNew plates at Loupe

DuPont Cyrel has introduced two new flexographic plates, Cyrel Easy ESXR and Cyrel Easy Fast EFXR, on the opening day of Loupe Americas. Expanding its Cyrel ReNew portfolio, the two plates give label and packaging converters more options to help reduce the carbon footprint of plate production while maintaining the print quality, consistency and productivity expected from modern flexographic platemaking.
 
ReNew is the company’s newest innovation in sustainable flexographic printing. 

The photopolymer used in Cyrel ReNew plates contains more than 50 percent ISCC PLUS-certified bio-circular raw material. Through a mass balance approach, renewable feedstocks can be integrated into existing manufacturing processes while maintaining the material characteristics required for high-quality flexographic printing. The approach also provides traceability of renewable inputs through the supply chain.

'Expanding the Cyrel ReNew portfolio gives converters more opportunities to introduce renewable raw materials into their existing platemaking operations,' said Tucker Norton, vice president & general manager, DuPont Printing & Films. 'Our objective is to make sustainability practical, providing solutions that deliver measurable environmental benefits while maintaining the performance, consistency and productivity our customers depend on.'

DuPont Cyrel Easy ESXR is a digital solvent-processing plate featuring built-in flat-top dot technology. It combines high ink transfer and resolution with robustness, clean running and a wide tonal range. Its high platemaking latitude and uniformity can help reduce press setup time, while its smooth surface is well suited to micro-screening and special print effects.

DuPont Cyrel Easy Fast EFXR is designed specifically for the DuPont Cyrel Fast thermal system. It combines the print performance characteristics expected from the Cyrel Easy platform with the speed and efficiency of thermal platemaking. Plates can be processed in less than one hour with no drying step, supporting just-in-time platemaking and helping converters respond quickly to production demands.

'The addition of ESXR and EFXR is an important step in the development of the Cyrel ReNew portfolio,' said Norton. 'Customers have different equipment, workflows and production requirements, so there is no single route to more sustainable platemaking. By extending ReNew across solvent and thermal technologies, we are giving converters greater choice while keeping the focus firmly on print performance.

'Cyrel ReNew was developed around a simple principle,' added Norton. 'Sustainability should not require customers to compromise the performance of their existing production processes. With the expansion of the portfolio announced today, more converters can now explore the benefits of renewable raw materials while continuing to produce the quality and consistency their customers expect.'

The introduction of the two new Cyrel ReNew plates further strengthens the company’s commitment to advancing sustainability across the flexographic platemaking workflow, building on the established Cyrel FAST thermal system and recent GreenCircle certification.

Cyrel ReNew was recognized with the Sustainability Excellence Award at FTA Forum Infoflex 2026, reflecting growing industry interest in technology and products that can reduce reliance on fossil-based raw materials while maintaining the performance required for packaging production.

In addition to discussions around Cyrel ReNew, visitors to the DuPont booth at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center in Chicago will be able to explore how the company’s broader portfolio supports operational efficiency, quality and sustainability objectives in flexo. Underlining the power of integrated flexo workflow systems, the booth will also feature the Esko CDI Quartz plate imager. The Quartz ecosystem features a dual-optics system that merges the enhanced optics of the CDI Crystal with the latest Quartz Optics technology, which, when combined with the DuPont Cyrel Fast system, creates high-quality plates. Three Cyrel plates – Cyrel Easy ESXR, Cyrel Easy EPR2 and Cyrel Fast Easy EFXR – have recently been certified for the Esko Quartz workflow.