Foster City, CA - EFI, a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, is happy to announce that EFIs 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 Ecolabels 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 industrys first inks to be approved for referencing within a print businesss application for a Nordic Ecolabelling license.
 
"The QS Series r Ink is a great example of the companys 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 Ecolabels goal of sustainable society through sustainable consumerism, and were proud to offer yet another eco-friendly product to our customers."