EcoCan
Safe and sustainable beverage can ink
EcoCan is the industry’s first and only eco-friendly metal decorating ink to receive a Gold Level Material Health Certificate from Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA).
Safe & Sustainable
Beverage Can Ink
EcoCan helps brand owners and metal decorators achieve their sustainability goals and helps consumers feel confident in their product choices.
Environmental Impact
EcoCan meets the Material Health requirements of the multi-attribute Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard.
- Developed according to the C2C® material health principle based on materials that are inert to the environment and safe for human health and enable use in a closed biological loop system.
- Contains no substances on the Cradle to Cradle Certified Banned Chemical List and does not pose any carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reproduction-toxic (CMR) risks
- Formulated LoVOC and manufactured using only optimized materials that do not contain any X or grey assessed materials.
Performance and Efficiency
The metal decorating inks are formulated with LoVOC, and BPA-NI and offer excellent print performance properties for high-speed decorators.
- High strength
- Abrasion-resistant
- Excellent adhesion
- Good mobility
- Low Misting
- Superior fabrication properties
Developing ink solutions according to the C2C material health principle means that the design is based on materials that are inert to the environment safe for human health and enable the use in a closed biological loop system. Hereby, safe, and sustainable packaging components like printing inks are essentially important for the certification of the complete packaging.
