On January 22, 2026, the Third Session of the Sixth Council Meeting of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Printing Inks was solemnly held by the scenic West Lake. The meeting comprehensively summarized the achievements in standardization work in 2025 and laid out key tasks for 2026. Participants deliberated on the national standard *Test Method for Blocking Resistance of Printing Inks* and conducted promotion and implementation training for GB/T 18724-2024 *Graphic Technology — Printed Matter and Printing Inks — Determination of Resistance to Various Reagents*. Mr. Zhang Fengnian, Member of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Printing Inks, Senior Engineer, and Chairman of BIC Bright Ink Group, was invited to attend the meeting. He discussed standards with industry peers to lead the high-quality development of the printing ink industry.During the conference, the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Printing Inks commended advanced enterprises in standardization work during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. Leveraging 21 years of technological accumulation in eco-friendly printing inks for water-based and UV-curing systems, as well as continuous investment in ink industry standard development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period—including **leading the formulation of 2 industrial standards and 1 group standard, and participating in the formulation of more than 30 national, industrial, and group standards**—Shandong Bright Ink Co., Ltd. stood out in ink standardization construction and was awarded the honorary title of **“Advanced Unit in Standardization Work of the Printing Ink Industry”**. This represents high recognition and authoritative affirmation of Bright Ink’s standardization efforts from the entire ink industry. Shandong Bright Ink Co., Ltd. is a member unit of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Printing Inks. As **China’s first professional manufacturer to develop and produce flexo UV-curing inks in 2007**, it filled the domestic industrial gap in flexo UV-curing inks. The company is the lead drafter of: - Industrial standard QB/T 5603-2021 *Flexographic UV-Curing Printing Inks* - Printing industry standard CY/T 227-2020 *Requirements and Test Methods for Flexographic UV-Curing Printing Inks* - Group standard T/CAB 0123-2021 *Process Control Requirements for Gravure Water-Based Ink Printing on Paper Packaging* It also participated in formulating the national standard GB 38507-2020 *Limits for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content in Printing Inks*. The company holds **11 technical invention patents** and has been honored as a National Specialized, Sophisticated, Unique, and New “Little Giant” Enterprise, National High-Tech Enterprise, Innovative Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise, Shandong Gazelle Enterprise, and Provincial Single-Champion Enterprise.

Founded in 2004, BIC Bright Ink is a professional manufacturer of high-end eco-friendly printing inks and coatings. From inception, it has upheld the mission: *“Dedicated to the R&D, application, and innovation of safe, eco-friendly printing inks with excellent printing performance.”* It supplies high-end, eco-friendly, and refined products for label printing, cigarette package printing, liquid aseptic packaging printing, instant lottery printing, and industrial UV-LED digital inkjet applications, including: - Flexo water-based inks - Gravure water-based inks - Flexo UV/UV-LED dual-curing inks - Offset UV inks - UV-LED digital inkjet inks - Special-effect/anti-counterfeit inks for brand protection Bright Ink has always placed standardization construction at a strategic level, translating years of R&D and production experience into industry-wide codes and norms, making due contributions to promoting the standardized and green development of the printing ink industry.This award is both an honor and a responsibility. Going forward, the BIC Group will take this recognition as an opportunity to further deepen its standardization strategy, expand participation in the formulation and revision of national and industrial standards, and deeply integrate technological innovation with standard development. By setting higher benchmarks to upgrade product performance and quality, it will continue to drive the high-quality development of China’s printing ink industry and deliver world-class, China-made printing ink solutions to global printing customers.