Ipex Preview - Paper and Consumables - Star Product: Bekaert Ecobind

While companies are constantly finding new ways to save money and fretting about the financial future, the environment is one subject that won't take a backseat. With that in mind, Bekaert, a specialist in advanced coatings for steel wire products, has come up with a new product with the green printer in mind.

Called Ecobind, the product is a wire coated with an eco-friendly polymer derived from natural sources. Unlike oil-based solutions, this coating decomposes completely when sent to landfill. Bekaert claims that the amount of CO2 emitted by decomposing green polymers is the same amount as has been absorbed by the plant of which the raw product was derived. It’s a product that’s been in development for several years and will be presented alongside another unusual exhibit, glow-in-the-dark binding wire.

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