This will give printing companies peace of mind that the inks will meet the chemical requirements of Standard 100 by Oeko-Tex.
Being awarded the Eco Passport means that these water-based inks can be used in sustainable textile production, and Genesta had to go through two rounds of verification to achieve this.
The stages included the screening of chemicals at ingredient level against Oeko Tex’s restricted substance list. The second round consisted of screening for chemicals against the manufacturing restricted substance list. This guide makes sure that the inks can be used in the production of human and ecologically-friendly textiles.
We are very proud to have received the Eco Passport certification for all our Genesta - our top textile inks”
General manager of Epson’s strategic planning department, Tomoaki Kuwata, comments: “We are very proud to have received the Eco Passport certification for all our Genesta—our top textile inks.
“It assures us all Monna Lisa users around the world that Epson complies with the necessary environmental legislations and is the next step to promoting a new, sustainable printing methodology after the previous Eco Passport achieved by the Ultra Chrome inks.”
Developed with Fortex, the full range—acid, reactive, pigment, disperse, and sublimation-disperse—have all achieved the status. To make sure that little is wasted, minimising its environmental impact, Epson have made sure that the Genesta inks are stored in thermos-sealed multilayer aluminium cartridges.
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