A spokesperson for Flint Group, which has installed new grinding mills, mixers and press out units at the site, said that the expansion had been driven by an increase in demand for low migration ink, following several food scares where standard ink used on packaging had migrated through cartonboard containers and trace elements had been found in food.
The cost of the low-migration ink is around 25%-30% higher than that of standard inks.
Juergen Riedlinger, director of product management for sheetfed inks, Europe, said: "This heralds a new and dynamic phase in our drive to be the supplier of choice to the folding carton food packaging sector. Now, with the enlarged facility, we can deliver bigger volumes of these specialist products than ever before, and more than enough to meet projected market growth demand."
