Formulating waterborne inks requires many critical steps to achieve optimal performance.
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Energy curing technologies have been a growth area for ink manufacturers in recent years, particularly in packaging, narrow web and inkjet, driven by its production and performance advantages.
Wide format printing has been one of the best performing European graphics sectors over the last few years in terms of sales and profitability at a time of economic slowdown.
There was a time when many major U.S. cities had their own printing ink production clubs, where members gathered outside of work to share knowledge and get to know each other.
While we are drinking a glass of juice from a carton pack, a cup of tea from a metal tin or paying with a credit card, few of us would recognize the enormous R&D effort that has been invested in the associated ink and printing technologies
Raw material prices have stabilized during the past year, although costs remain at high levels. However, stricter environmental mandates are impacting the availability of some key ingredients.
China continues to enjoy economic growth, and ink manufacturers are seeing plenty of opportunities for expansion, particularly on the packaging ink side.