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it was a matter of producing gloss and glitter effects with
extremely small powdery particles, which are required for
offset
printing. As a rule, pulverization leads to the oppo-
site effect, a grayish color shade. On the other hand, a
substance that was suitable for contact with food had to be
identified that would meet the technical challenges that
these particles pose. In the end, ECKART researchers succeeded
in developing pigment formulations that produce
different
visual effects depending on the size of the particle
(between 5 μm and 10 μm).
ACTEGA agreed to a partnership with the world’s
largest brewery group, Anheuser Busch InBev, for the Chinese
market. The company set up a production line in the
southern Chinese city of Foshan expressly for this purpose.
ACTEGA is manufacturing PVC-free sealing materials for
crown corks there. These sealing materials have set worldwide
standards for food packaging, because they can
dispense
with harmful plasticizers and at the same time hermetically
seal the bottles.