Driven by China, India and a host of fast-growing countries, the Asia-Pacific region has become the world’s largest region for printing ink. Ink World estimates the region’s ink sales are more than $7.5 billion annually, with China thought to have the largest share at approximately $3 billion, followed by Japan, India and Korea. The region is home to many of the largest multinational ink manufacturers. DIC, Sakata INX, Toyo Ink and T&K Toka call Japan home, and the rest of the major leaders have large operations in the region. There is also a strong domestic market in China, led by Bauhinia Ink Company Limited, the ink manufacturing subsidiary of Yip’s Chemical Holdings Limited. It is important to note that the Asia-Pacific region is not heterogeneous. Aside from China, Japan and India, South Asia, Southeast Asia and ANZ (Australia-New Zealand) are robust segments. The Asia-Pacific region had been growing quickly prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and like ev