Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Beverages Pioneers First Commercial Use of Sustainable Algae Black™ on Beverage Packaging

Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Beverages Pioneers First Commercial Use of Sustainable Algae Black™ on Beverage Packaging News provided by Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Beverages Feb 25, 2026, 08:15 ET Share this article Share to X Share this article Share to X HILO, Hawaiʻi , Feb. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Beverages is proud to announce it has successfully commercialized the use of algae-based inks for its social impact beverage products after five years of deep research and development alongside its strategic partners. The brand is the first in the world to implement and commercialize labels printed with ACTExact® UV Black Algae Ink – an ink made using carbon-negative, algae-derived pigment – thanks to a joint partnership with Living Ink Technologies , ACTEGA , and NextGen Label Group™ . Living Ink Technologies Algae Ink on Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Water's OceanPlast™ bottles Living Ink Technologies