Consolidation and the Printing Industry

There has been much discussion on the recent increase in merger and acquisition activity within the ink industry. Some of these moves have been driven by consolidation within the printing ranks.     Up until the past year or so, the publication printing market has been a major focus of consolidation efforts, with R.R. Donnelley and Quad/Graphics purchasing competitors. There was no such movement this year, as the focus was primarily on packaging.   The largest acquisition of the year was the com...