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Ink World Q&A: John Copeland of NAPIM

As Copeland heads toward retirement, he looks back on his time in the ink industry, and discusses the ink industry’s future.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

It is a time of change for the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM). The ink association has brought in a management company, Seven 12 Management, to manage NAPIM . Meanwhile, John Copeland, NAPIM’s executive director for the past six and a half years, is retiring. During his 44 years in the ink industry, John has seen the industry evolve. He began his lifelong in-terest in the graphic arts as a high school student. After high school, he enlisted in the US Army and serve...

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