EcoSmart is the first and only environmental certification program for commercial printing ink in the United States. EcoSmart responds to the growing demand for environmentally friendly products.

HBP’s conventional four color process inks meet each of the following requirements qualify for EcoSmart certification:

• Contain no more than 5% Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Test Method 24, or as calculated from accumulated data on the ingredients contained in the product
• Contain a minimum of 45% of renewable resource content as calculated from accumulated data on the ingredients contained in the product
• Contain no more than 5% by weight of petroleum distillates
• Meet Council of Northeast Governors Coalition (CONEG) regulation for packaging, with a combined heavy metal total of less than 100 ppm of mercury, lead, cadmium and hexavalent chromium