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The 2019 Raw Material Report

Ink industry executives are watching a range of ingredients, including Pigment Yellow 74 and photoinitiators.

David Savastano, Editor 09.17.19

Chinese Ink Industry Continues to Grow

Packaging, environmentally friendly inks are key opportunities for the ink industry.

David Savastano, Editor 09.17.19

The 2019 Latin American Ink Market

Ink manufacturers are seeing growth throughout the diverse region, and are adding new operations to further their expansion.

David Savastano, Editor 09.17.19

Publishing May Be Staging a Comeback in Europe

New inks and coatings are improving visual impact as well as haptic effects.

Sean Milmo, European Editor 09.17.19

Ink Manufacturers News | Inkjet Inks and Toners | Printers News | Sheetfed Inks

Mercury Print Productions Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Rochester, NY- based company enters packaging segment with new Landa press.

Anthony Locicero, Associate Editor 09.17.19

Ink Manufacturers News | New Products | Screen Inks | Sheetfed Inks | Specialty Inks

Living Ink is Successfully Commercializing its Algae-Based Ink

When we think of printing inks, we think of the materials that help make packaging, publications and much more stand out. The blacks and colors that we see are derived from either pigments or dyes, and for the most part, are petrochemical-based. L…

David Savastano, Editor 09.17.19

The 2019 Top International Ink Companies Report

The global ink industry can perhaps be described as being the status quo during 2018. Sales of inks remained fairly steady.

David Savastano, Editor 07.28.19

Ink Manufacturers News | Inkjet Inks and Toners | Printers News

The Digital Textile Market Continues to Grow

Digital printing has made significant inroads in numerous markets and textiles have the potential to be the largest of them all. Grand View Research, Inc. estimated the global textiles market at $830 billion in 2015, projecting it to grow to $1.2 t…

David Savastano, Editor 07.28.19

Packaging Drives Growth in Asia-Pacific Ink Market

India, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia are seen as particularly strong opportunities.

David Savastano, Editor 07.28.19

Ink Manufacturers News | Metallics and Special Effects Pigments | Suppliers News

The Metallic and Special Effect Pigment Market

The metallic pigments market will be worth more than $2.3 billion by 2024, according to Global Market Insights, Inc. (GMI). Aluminum and copper metallic pigments are experiencing high demand, per GMI’s research. The products are suitabl…

Anthony Locicero, Associate Editor 07.28.19

The UV LED Market in Europe

Ink formulators are facing pressure to develop UV inks that have low photoinitiator content without weakening performance.

Sean Milmo, European Editor 07.28.19

Ink Manufacturers News | Packaging Flexo Inks | Packaging Gravure Inks

COIM Group Brings Expertise to Flexible Packaging Ink Segment

Flexible packaging is a fast-growing market, as one look around a grocery store clearly shows. Inks for flexible packaging are among the most technically challenging, as many of these systems are used for food packaging. For COIM Group, branching…

David Savastano 07.28.19

Graphic Arts Coatings | Ink Manufacturers News | Printers News | Specialty Inks

Cigars Anyone? Corcoran Printing Custom Prints Foiled, Embossed Bands for Your Smoke

‘You come to us with an idea and we bring it to life,’ account executive Bill Corcoran Jr. said.

Anthony Locicero, Associate Editor 07.28.19

Flexible Packaging Ink Market Continues to Grow

Flexible packaging has expanded from the snack aisle to much more in recent years, and there is more to come.

David Savastano, Editor 05.20.19

Ink Manufacturers News | Inkjet Inks and Toners

Packaging Printing Moving to Digital

The corrugated sector is prime for growth.

Anthony Locicero, Associate Editor 05.20.19

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The 2019 Additives Report

Additives suppliers noted that the past year has seen its challenges, but overall, the industry continues to grow, particularly in packaging.

David Savastano, Editor 05.20.19

Resins | Suppliers News

The 2019 Resin Report

Resins help impart the key characteristics that ink manufacturers and their customers are looking for from an ink.

David Savastano, Editor 05.20.19

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Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance from US and Global Perspectives

Printing inks are formulated from a very wide array of organic and inorganic chemical compounds. Although generally a mixing and blending type industry, it is a subset of the larger chemical manufacturing sector. Beginning in the late 1960s (some…

George Fuchs, Director Regulatory Affairs and Technology, NAPIM 05.20.19

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