24 Jun 2020 --- Printing ink supplier Siegwerk has joined forces with overprint varnish specialist Varcotec to market the latter’s products created using Lock 3 antimicrobial coating technology in the EMEA region. The first pilot applications on plastic films using Lock 3 are already underway, while an expansion of the application range is still under development. Siegwerk affirms that this varnish is currently the “only fully effective antimicrobial technology on the market” that functions independent of moisture and temperature conditions and remains effective on dry surfaces.