£ A number of MAP's paperboard suppliers are recognized as being industry leaders in aspects of environmental, economic, and social matters and can be found within the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.

£ MAP's ink supplier continues to reduce the volatile organic compound (VOC) amounts and hazardous content of their flexographic inks while improving its quality.

£ For years, inks supplied to MAP have contained a soy based resin.  Soy provides excellent print characteristics and environmental improvement over conventional resin systems.  MAP invites you to read more about the benefits of soy ink.

MAP invites you to read more about the standards, certifications, and best practices that are embraced by MAP paper manufacturers and suppliers:

• Sustainable Forestry Initiative Standard (SFIS)

• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certificate

• Best Management Practice

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Mid-Atlantic Packaging's ink supplier has been manufacturing printing inks for more than 70 years and their focus has always been in the packaging markets.  In the 1950's, MAP's ink supplier was among the first ink manufacturers to develop water based flexo inks to replace the environmentally harmful solvent based products.  Water based flexo provides excellent print quality and efficient production via an environmentally friendly product.

£ Mid-Atlantic Packaging formulates in-house its own corn-based starch adhesive that is used in the production of its corrugated board.