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Wright Global Graphics Adds Chemical-Free Printing Plates
April 15,
2013 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Advertising on April 16, 2013
Packaging and marketing solutions vendor Wright Global Graphics will start manufacturing from chemical-free printing plates later this month.
This move will allow Wright to produce significantly less chemical waste during the printing process, reducing the need dispose of harmful chemicals into the environment and decreasing the negative environmental impact often associated with traditional offset printing.
Offset printing is a common printing technique where the inked image is not directly pressed onto the final surface but rather is transferred from a plate to a rubber mat, and finally to the printing surface. The images are typically created on the computer and then burned onto metal plates using a chemical developing process. Chemical-free printing plates utilize water instead, eliminating the need for hazardous chemicals found in traditional water-based printing.
Our company is very conscious of the environmental concerns long associated with the printing industry and we have always been committed to making the printing process as eco-friendly as possible, said Wright President and CEO Greg Wright. The decision to switch to chemical-free plates seemed like a natural progression in reducing our carbon footprint and advancing our environmental mission.
Wright already has adopted eco-friendly policies, including using recycled products, renewable soybean ink, and energy efficient lighting. Most recently, in 2012 the company installed solar panels at their headquarters in North Carolina. Since the initial installation of the panels, the company has generated enough energy to offset 82 tons of carbon emissions.