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The document discusses the use of rosin derivatives from pine trees as a sustainable alternative to traditional petroleum-based acrylic resins in water-based flexographic inks. Rosin ester technology has been used to replace 40-50% of the acrylic resin in ink formulations. Inks made with this mixture showed improvements like reduced pigment loading allowing for higher press speeds while using less energy, and eliminated issues like bronzing and ghosting. Using rosin esters from renewable resources helps red

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