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Environmentally conscious consumers and tighter legislation are creating a demand for media with clear, proven, environmental certi�cations. The choice that labels and packaging converters have today in providing substrates with environmental attributes to their customers is growing. No longer limited to recycled media, multiple classi�cations of media are available that enable converters to obtain the right product for their business while keeping the environment in mind. The following information is intended to outline the certi�cations and classi�cations that can be associated with the environmental attributes of media.
HP Indigo embraces partners that offer certified green media and media treatments for HP Indigo presses. Whether it’s a totally new composite media developed from recycled material or environmentally viable primers, varnishes, or adhesives, HP Indigo continuously seeks to offer solutions for this growing awareness.
Recycled paperPaper is the world’s most recycled product. In the US, some 63% of paper products are recycled, and this figure is even higher in parts of Europe. A proportion of the printed paper recovered is recycled back into printing papers, rather than being used for products such as tissue or cardboard. Using paper with recycled content can help to conserve natural resources. US Environmental Protection Agency guidelines recommend that uncoated papers contain 30% recycled content based on Post Consumer Waste (PCW) and that coated papers contain 10% PCW. However, many papers are available with up to 100% recycled content. The HP Indigo media locator tool provides details of the recycled content of each paper listed.
FSC—Forest Stewardship CouncilThe Forest Stewardship Council is an international certification recognised and regarded around the world. The FSC logo identifies products which contain wood from forests managed with respect for people and the environment. More information at www.fsc.org.
PEFC—Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certi�cationThe Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification is an umbrella organisation that works by endorsing national forest certification systems developed through multi-stakeholder processes and tailored to local priorities and conditions. For more information please visit www.pefc.org.
SFI—Sustainable Forestry InitiativeThe Sustainable Forestry Initiative is an independent, non-profit organisation that aims to promote sustainable forest management. SFI-certified papers are available mainly in North America. More information at www.sfiprogram.org.
ECF—Elemental Chlorine FreeThe need for high bright papers continues to increase, while there is demand to limit the amount of chlorine used in the paper industry due to environmental concerns. The solution is to use a method of brightening that is kinder to the environment. ECF papers are produced from pulp that has been bleached with a chlorine derivative such as chlorine dioxide (ClO2), that is free of elemental chlorine (Cl).
The following table represents media manufacturers and substrates that are certified for HP Indigo labels and packaging presses and are independently certified or meet specific environmental standards. Not all media from these manufacturers qualify for all ecological certifications. To find out if the substrate you are interested in meets your requirements, contact the supplier for more details. Additional substrates are certified frequently.
For more up-to-date information, check the HP Indigo Media Solutions Locator on the customer portal at www.hp.com/go/medialocator or contact each manufacturer for a list of their certi�ed products.
HP IndigoLabels and PackagingEco Media Guide
Supplier Recycled Content
SFI FSC PEFC ECF Region
Avery Dennison • • • • NA, EMEA, APJ, LA
Document Security Systems • NA, EMEA
Finch Paper • • • NA, EMEA
Iggesund Paperboard • • • NA, EMEA
Innovia Films NA, EMEA, APJ
International Paper • • • NA, EMEA, LA
M-Real • • NA, EMEA
MacTac • NA, EMEA
Manter • • EMEA, APJ
Masterpiece Graphix • • • NA, EMEA, LA
Mayr-Melnhof Karton • • • NA, EMEA, LA, APJ
Mead Westvaco • NA, EMEA, APJ, LA
On Demand Paper • NA
UPM Raflatac • • NA, EMEA, LA
Wausau Coated Products • • NA, EMEA, LA
Witcel S.A.–Arjo Wiggins Security
• • NA, EMEA, LA
North AmericaHewlett-Packard Company5555 Windward PkwyAlpharetta, GA 30004USATel: +1 800 289 5986
Europe, Middle East, and AfricaHewlett-Packard Española S.LCami de Can Graells, 1 – 21 08174 Sant Cugat del VallesBarcelonaSpainTel: +34 902 027 020Fax: +34 935 82 1 400
Asia Paci� cHewlett-Packard Company138 Depot RoadSingapore 109683Tel: +65 6727 0777Fax: +65 6276 3160
Latin AmericaHewlett-Packard Company5200 Blue Lagoon DriveSuite 950Miami, FL 33126USATel: +305 267 4220Fax: +305 265 [email protected]
IsraelHewlett-Packard CompanyKiryat WeizmannP.O. Box 150Rehovot 76101IsraelTel: +972 8 938 1818Fax: +972 8 938 1338
Avery Dennison
Wausau Coated Products
Witcel S.A.–Arjo Wiggins
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4AA3-9324EEW, April 2012. This is an HP Indigo digital print.
