Water-based Ink Printing Guide

Struggling with solvent odor in your flexible pouch packaging? Solvent retention often causes smell complaints and food contamination. As a leading flexible packaging manufacturer in China, Zhongjia Packaging utilizes an advanced water-based ink printing process to eliminate organic solvent residues, ensuring 100% odor-free food packaging and FDA compliance. Discover how our eco-friendly food packaging solutions…

Zhongjia Packaging is a manufacturer of flexible packaging specializing in water-based ink printing. Due to its environmentally friendly, safe, and food-contact packaging characteristics, water-based ink printing is becoming an important choice for global food brands and packaging buyers. By adopting water-based ink printing in food packaging, companies can obtain packaging solutions with lower odor and…

In food and beverage packaging, water-based ink is moving from a “better-for-the-environment” option to a practical baseline. That shift is driven by food-contact safety expectations, lower-VOC pressure in printing operations, and the need for packaging that can support sustainability claims without creating regulatory risk. So the real question is no longer whether water-based ink should…

For sustainable and eco-friendly flexible packaging, “water-based ink” is no longer a rare capability. It is becoming a baseline expectation for brands that care about environmental performance, food safety, and export compliance. The real difference is not whether a supplier says it uses water-based ink. The real difference is whether the factory can run the…

In 2025, the global trade landscape is being dramatically reshaped by tariff escalation, geopolitical tensions, and stricter sustainability regulations. At the same time, carbon neutrality goals and digital transformation are accelerating across industries. For the flexible packaging printing sector — a critical bridge between brands and consumers — this is a defining moment. Rising costs,…

Sustainability is now an essential option for snack brands — it is a commercial requirement. As an eco-friendly packaging factory, Zhongjia Packaging helps growing snack companies translate their sustainability goals into manufacturable, cost-effective packaging solutions. In this article, Zhongjia Packaging is delighted to explain how we design eco-friendly snack food packaging that balances barrier performance,…

Choosing the right ink system for roll stock film printing is a technical decision that affects product quality, regulatory compliance, and total cost of ownership. For packaging buyers, converters, and brand teams, the choice between solvent-based systems and water-based ink solutions requires evaluating film compatibility, press performance, VOC and safety requirements, downstream recyclability, and operating…

When a designer hands over final artwork to the printer, one small but decisive choice is often overlooked: which ink? The ink you choose affects production, compliance, product performance—and even the brand story that customers smell when they open the package. Broadly speaking, you’ll be choosing between two families: water-based inks, which are mild and…

In today's fast-growing global healthy snack market, nuts have become the go-to choice for consumers. As the nut market expands, packaging is not just about protecting the product anymore; it’s also a key way to boost brand image and enhance consumer experience. Zhongjia Packaging, as a professional custom pouch packaging manufacturer, focuses on eco-friendly water-based…

In the modern consumer goods market, brand credibility and product authenticity are closely related. Recently, a major incident in the Chinese market has triggered a high level of concern in the industry about how to use anti-counterfeiting technology to protect flexible packaging. Background: Counterfeiting Products Triggers Trust Crisis Sam's Club is widely welcomed by Chinese…