EFI has its India office in Bengaluru and a representative for it's products is Chennai-based Proteck Machinery.

Verdigris is a not-for-profit research collaboration which aims to help printers and their customers develop a better understanding about the environmental impact of print media. The goal is to raise awareness of the sustainability of the printing industry through co-operative content development shared with an international network of trade publishers.

"As the leading pioneer in ink-jet technologies, software, inks and machines, EFI continues to drive the solvent to UV-curable transition to bring greener practices to all related manufacturing and production processes," says Pradeep NS, EFI India (Bengaluru).

"EFI’s mission is straightforward in that it intends to educate and fulfil the needs of every print service provider, encouraging more sustainable working methods and practices for businesses of all sizes."

EFI achieves this by designing and developing print engines, inks and software platforms that lead to greater efficiencies throughout workflow, production and MIS. These innovative principles, in turn, assist companies wanting to achieve a reduced carbon footprint, minimise levels of product and energy waste and generate greater eco-awareness and responsibility.

Verdigris, the environmental initiative from Digital Dots, the graphic arts research group, launched at Drupa 2008, is a unique project that works closely with the print industry’s key players to provide free research and content to trade publishers, printers, print service providers and end users around the globe.

Participants in the Verdigris Project can use Verdigris content to educate their printing communities about print’s environmental impact, and to help raise print’s positive profile.

Recently, Verdigris welcomed the Hyderabad-based Pragati Group, which has offices in India and New York, as its latest associate member.