Printing, packaging & adhesives

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We help you bring printing solutions to the packaging industry that are differentiated, innovative and sustainable. Our broad product portfolio of dispersions, eco-friendly resins, pigments and additives allow your customers to achieve high quality printing results.

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Applications

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Adhesives

Pressure sensitive adhesives.

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Flexible packaging

Quality you can see, properties you can rely on.

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Functional packaging

Functional, yet versatile.

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Paper & paperboard

Economical, yet versatile.

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Sustainable packaging

Packaging that leaves nothing behind.

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Industry Insights

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Bringing extreme clarity to filmic labels

An invisible but important component of a label is the adhesive used to affix it to the packaging substrate. In addition to keeping the filmic labels secure, a high-quality adhesive should be as clear as possible and maintain its clarity when it comes in contact with water.

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Flexographic printing machine with an ink tray, ceramic anilox roll, doctor blade and a print cylinder with polymer relief plate stuck on it. In-line press machine. Rotary or Flexo printing machine.

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Balancing resistance and resolubility with water-based inks

Advancements in emulsion technologies position water-based inks as an effective and sustainable alternative to solvent-based systems in flexible packaging.

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Simon Says: Ensuring supply to essential industries

BASF's printing and packaging team is working hard to provide essential service to manufacturers of food, medical supplies and personal care items while keeping staff, families and customers safe and healthy.

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Is your adhesive compostable? The proof is in the packaging.

Formulate compostable adhesives to help your flexible packaging meet certification standards.

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Simon Says: Just ship it!

“Just Ship It!” is what I like to envision them yelling as they slapped the label on the box; the beginning of the package’s journey to my door.

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Q&A: Add more bio-renewable content to your corrugated ink formulations

Two packaging experts chat about sustainability and share ways to formulate inks with more bio-renewable content.

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Create the recyclable paper cup this generation needs

A water-based polymer makes it possible to create recyclable paper cups with the performance you expect in food service.

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Simon Says: Sustainability takes commitment

Sustainability takes commitment and it takes collaboration. As we move forward with our current and future offerings, we’ll continue to partner along the value chain to enable everyone to deliver on their lofty sustainable packaging targets.

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