Vegetable Inks

Vegetable oil based inks

Vegetable oil based inks can be made from a variety of sources including soy-bean, corn and linseed oils. By replacing mineral oil with vegetable oil, this means that APG reduce or even cut out volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions. VOCs are carbon-containing gases and vapours that are released from solvents used during the printing process. The most significant environmental impact of VOCs is their formation with vehicle exhaust to form photochemical smog. However, in liquid form VOCs can effect water and soil quality. This is why APG use vegetable oil based inks.


This paragraph just explains some of the ingredients used to make vegetable inks and how using this cut unwanted emissions and help protect the environment.