Basic Flowchart

Water-based inks remain the overall favorite, but UV-, solvent-, and soy-based inks all retain solid usage niches.

by Susan Friedman

The objective of the third annual packagePRINTING ink usage survey was simple: Take a back-to-basics look at how solvent-based, water-based, UV, and soy-based inks are faring amid package printers' growing number of substrates, specialized and combination printing needs, and environmental concerns.