SONORA Plates cut out the processing phase of plate making, which requires chemicals, water, and energy while generating waste. SONORA Plate volumes continued to grow in 2017 as the industry ramped up its demand for clean printing solutions.
With both economic growth and environmental sustainability determinedly front-of-mind when it comes to printers’ strategic investments, Kodak is forecasting this trend to continue and anticipates that 30% of the company’s plate volume will be process free by 2019.
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S. — Alcom Printing provides integrated solutions for print, direct mail marketing, and business development solutions. The company is focused on continuous improvement projects such as converting to controlled LED lighting throughout the facility, recycling of virtually all materials used in print production and overall operations, and installation of a complete energy efficient IT infrastructure.
Japan – ASCON CO., LTD.’s extensive lines of business include printing brochures and direct mail materials as well as developing tools used for promoting sales in stores, publishing city information magazines, producing websites and videos, cross-media marketing, and more. ASCON has taken such innovative initiatives as preventing malodors by regularly monitoring, measuring and exchanging the catalyst of printing machine deodorizing equipment, reducing electricity consumption by replacing factory compressors with newer machines equipped with inverter controls. The company is also involved with Kodak’s signature “Print for Good” program as an ideal SONORA Plate customer.
Argentina — Cartocor S.A. manufactures and prints cardboard packaging products in Chile and Argentina using recycled materials. Their materials are sustainably sourced and then used in multiple configurations and over successive generations. The company has an environmental strategy and regularly measures its performance, recycles, monitors energy and water usage, and reports sustainability accomplishments in their annual Performance Management System.
Korea – CHANGSUNG P&Tech monitors energy use, has upgraded to energy-efficient equipment, and has created an aggressive power-saving plan. The company also utilizes eco-friendly glues and toners and holds quarterly meetings focusing on environmental initiatives. In its plants, it has adopted far-infrared radiation panels and LED lighting.