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EFI - 3/16/2010
EFI’s VUTEk QS Series r Ink Approved by Nordic Ecolabelling Board
EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, is happy to announce that
EFI’s VUTEk® QS Series r Ink has been approved by the Nordic Ecolabelling Board, and print companies may
now refer to the approved ink when documenting their application for a Nordic Ecolabelling license. In order to
achieve Nordic Ecolabelling status, printing companies agree to follow a certain criteria set, which includes the
use of approved media and ink including the VUTEk QS Series r Ink.
Established in 1989 by the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Nordic Ecolabel’s goal is a sustainable society through
sustainable consumerism. Commonly known as the Swan logo, it is the official ecolabel of the Nordic countries,
and it covers 66 product categories, including cleaning products, furniture, toys, hotels, restaurants and printing
businesses. Over 200 printing companies throughout Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Finland are
ecolabel-licensed, meaning they have shown that they and their entire supply chain meet a number of
environmental requirements, which make them some of the least polluting businesses in the printing industry.
The voluntary approval process for inks consists of tests for environmentally harmful substances, health hazards,
problematic chemicals, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and heavy metals such as lead and mercury. The
VUTEk QS Series r Ink is one of the industry’s first inks to be approved for referencing within a print business’s
application for a Nordic Ecolabelling license.
“The QS Series r Ink is a great example of the company’s long-held commitment to the environment,” says Scott
Schinlever, vice president/general manager EFI Rastek and EFI Ink Business. “EFI wholeheartedly agrees with
the Nordic Ecolabel’s goal of sustainable society through sustainable consumerism, and we’re proud to offer yet
another eco-friendly product to our customers.”
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