Calbee to switch its brightly coloured packaging to black and white because war has disrupted supply of certain raw materials used in ink

Calbee to switch its brightly coloured packaging to black and white because war has disrupted supply of certain raw materials used in ink

  • FarraigePlaisteaċ (sé/é)@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    14 hours ago

    The move to black and white was forced on Calbee by disrupted supplies of naptha, an ink ingredient derived from petroleum.

    So the bright colours we see on shelves involve fossil fuels too. The dystopia knows no limits.

    • CentipedeFarrier@piefed.socialEnglish
      4·
      8 hours ago

      Genuinely so many things come from oil, and a lot of them are dyes. Also some antibiotics, and various other useful chemicals.

      But yeah, a surprising number of dyes come from oil, and its actually a waste product of refinement. It’s a good thing overall with our current gas dependency, but its a fragile system when oil is one of the most sought-after finite-supply things on earth.