Orion Obtains 'Green Technology Certification' for Eco-Friendly Packaging Manufacturing Technology

'Flexo Printing' Using Only Water-Based Ink with Embossed Printing Method
Ink Usage Reduced by Approximately 50% Compared to Conventional Methods

Orion announced on the 26th that its eco-friendly packaging manufacturing technology, 'Flexo Printing,' has obtained the 'Green Technology Certification' from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

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The Green Technology Certification is a system that certifies and supports promising green technologies or businesses in collaboration with related ministries such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Environment, under the supervision of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, based on the Carbon Neutrality Basic Act. Through certification of new industries, fine dust reduction, and climate change-related technologies, it contributes to industrial development and strengthening corporate competitiveness by increasing sales and creating jobs.

The flexo printing method is an eco-friendly green technology that uses a relief printing method with only water-based ink without any separate solvents, reducing ink usage by about 50% compared to the existing gravure method, and decreasing emissions of total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) and total hydrocarbon (THC) by 29% and 30%, respectively. It has high energy efficiency in the drying process after printing, reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 77%, and contains 40% less residual solvent in the packaging material, providing safer products to consumers.

Currently, it is applied to over 30 Orion brands such as 'Pocachip,' 'Choco Pie Jeong,' 'Peanut Gangjeong,' and 'Sun,' and the company expects to significantly contribute to environmental protection by applying it to existing products and new products to be launched in the future, reducing annual ink and organic solvent usage by up to 800 tons.

An Orion official stated, "With the acquisition of this Green Technology Certification, we will further deepen eco-friendly activities linked to the group's ethical management."

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