The Trulli printing works will use an anti-virus varnish

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“It is a complementary prevention solution” in the fight against Covid-19 or any other virus.explains Henri Rosset, head of the research center at Bioguard & Co., the company that developed this revolutionary varnish with Brancher, the last French ink manufacturer.

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The unveiling of the varnish took place at the Trulli printing works, in Vence, in partnership with the GMI (Grouping of printing and communication professions) and in the presence of MP Loïc Dombreval, Senator Dominique Estrosi-Sassone, the vice-president of the Departmental Council Anne Satonnet, the mayor of Vence and vice-president of the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis Régis Lebigre.

Neighboring printers were also present. “It’s a first“, rejoiced Sylvain Trulli, president of the printing press.

“This varnish can be applied by our machines and has the particularity of protecting documents from viruses, bacteria and fungi. It is self-disinfecting that is to say that the bacteria does not land on it. The purpose of this day is to offer all regional printers this varnish so that they can be ambassadors of this solution. When there was Covid-19, the majority of our customers asked us if we had anti-virus ink or paper and I had no solution to offer. Today we have this solution“, added Sylvain Trulli.

Explicit results

: The first tests. ©SG

Pour Stephanie Brusageneral manager of the GMI, this kind of event allows “demonstrate that the graphic arts sector is an innovative and modern sector“. “Yes, paper is a biodegradable and environmentally friendly material“, she added. “The printing industry has always been able to adapt to be at the cutting edge of technology“, noted on his side Dominique Estrosi-Sassone. The transparent varnish used by the Trulli printing house, deposited on documents (posters, catalogues, etc.) after printing, is the result of collaborative work between Bioguard & Co and Brancher inks. A few years ago, the Oberthur Fiduciaire group, which prints banknotes for central banks, offered banknotes resistant to bacteria and fungi.

In January 2020, just before the spread of Covid, the group created Bioguard & Co in order to “put the benefits of this health protection at the service of other papers“, explained Henri Rosset. Bioguard & Co. then worked with Brancher “in the development of a varnish”.With their potion, we ‘bioguardise’ our Isogliss product“, has indicated Emmanuel Tetu, CEO of Brancher. “We went to the lab a few weeks ago and saw the results, which are self-explanatory. With Bioguard varnish, all bacteria and fungi disappear, whereas with a classic varnish, there are bacteria everywhere. Visually, it’s impressive. We are proud to partner with Bioguard. We work between French companies. Our goal is to develop other varnishes“.

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Front cover photo: Michel Trulli and Flavien Lozano, engineer at Bioguard & Co, check the correct application of the varnish under the eyes of Dominique Estrosi-Sassone, Régis Lebigre and Henri Rosset. SG

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