Why we choose soy ink?

Compared to traditional petroleum-based ink, soy ink has been widely adopted by many printers of children’s books, as it is safer and more environmentally friendly. It also comes with the following advantages:

Low toxicity

Traditional ink contains volatile organic compounds (VOC) that may cause harm to the health of workers during the process of ink manufacturing, printing, and drying, while also causing damage to the environment. Having soy ink as an alternative can greatly reduce damage to the health of workers and lessen the destructive impact of chemical substances on the planet.

Requires less resources

Traditional ink is mainly produced with non-renewable petroleum resources. Comparatively, soy ink consumes fewer natural resources as it is made from raw and renewable materials.

Renewable

Soy oil is a key ingredient of soy ink. It is a sustainable and biodegradable resource that can help reduce carbon emissions through a circular economy.

HONOR prohibits the use of six toxic substances across its products

The impact of these harmful substances on human beings, other living organisms, and the natural environment as a whole can be dire. As the digital world advances rapidly, more smart devices containing toxic elements are created, bringing more risks to our health and to the environment.

To better promote product recycling, avoid the discharge of toxic substances, and eliminate pollution caused by waste incineration, HONOR has strictly prohibited the use of illegal and harmful elements. These include polyvinyl chloride (PVC), brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, beryllium, phthalates, and antimony trioxide (Sb2O3). HONOR is committed to creating a better tomorrow by lessening the negative impacts to the environment and complying to all global environmental regulations.

HONOR started introducing halogen-and-PVC-free flame-retardant cables in 2014. We worked with multiple suppliers and underwent many trials to find out the right formula to achieve the perfect balance between performance and safety. Today, HONOR has achieved a 100% halogen-free status across the production of charging cables for smartphones and tablets.

We also started to use halogen-free PCBs to assemble safer and more environmentally friendly products. Since 2016, HONOR has invested hundreds of millions of RMB yearly in smartphones, tablets and wearable development to reduce the use of legal but harmful substances, such as brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, PVC, beryllium and its compounds, phthalates, and Sb2O3 proactively.