CTI: Sun-powered inks for cans

Chromatic Technologies’ expanded line of Sun Light sun-powered inks for the metal deco/can industry are photochromic inks that provide fast kinetics which turn on rapidly when sunlight hits it, repeatability which enables the ink to turn on and off, a broad color spectrum palette, and durability in the sun.

Gretchen Edelbrock

Jan 16, 2015

Chromatic Technologies’ line of sun-powered inks for the metal deco/can industry

For consumers, Sunlight Inks transform their product from clear to colorful reminders of their product choice. The ink also dramatizes a brand¹s positioning activity or social media involvement for those who consume it.

Sunlight Inks can be applied to the can itself or its secondary packaging.

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