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8501 Hedge Lane Terrace
West Chicago, IL 60185
Phone: (630) 231-6500
Fax: (630) 231-6585
www.cicink.com
Sales: $58 million.
Major Products: Web offset, heatset, coldset, sheetfed, flexo and UV/EB inks; pressroom chemicals and blankets.
Key Personnel: Dan Breen, CEO; Gregg Dahleen, president; Scott Feigleson, CFO.
Number of Employees: 150 (Ink World estimate).
Operating Facilities: West Chicago, IL; Plymouth, MN; Menomonee Falls, WI; Swedesboro, NJ; Sparks, NV.
Comments: As an offset ink specialist, Central Ink Corporation (CIC) faced challenging times during COVID-19, but the company rebounded and showed its resilience.
“We came together as a company,” said Central Ink CEO Gregg Dahleen. “We handled the adversity very well.”
Dahleen noted that the company was impacted heavily during the early part of the pandemic, with an initial production drop of 30%, but through the restrictions and shipping challenges, everyone stayed safe.
Raw materials were a concern, leading Central Ink to push through its own price increases. “That impact is being felt at unprecedented levels,” Dahleen noted.
Central Ink has been investing in new product lines. Last year, the company introduced LED and HUV offset inks, and this past year saw the company move add new coatings.
“CIC recently diversified into the manufacturing of water-based and energy curable coatings,” Dahleen reported. “We are very excited for this development.”
Above all, Dahleen is seeing a return to normalcy and stability now.
“We are seeing volumes return to a normal level,” he added. “However, raw material availability and cost pressures are weighing heavily on production planning.”
West Chicago, IL 60185
Phone: (630) 231-6500
Fax: (630) 231-6585
www.cicink.com
Sales: $58 million.
Major Products: Web offset, heatset, coldset, sheetfed, flexo and UV/EB inks; pressroom chemicals and blankets.
Key Personnel: Dan Breen, CEO; Gregg Dahleen, president; Scott Feigleson, CFO.
Number of Employees: 150 (Ink World estimate).
Operating Facilities: West Chicago, IL; Plymouth, MN; Menomonee Falls, WI; Swedesboro, NJ; Sparks, NV.
Comments: As an offset ink specialist, Central Ink Corporation (CIC) faced challenging times during COVID-19, but the company rebounded and showed its resilience.
“We came together as a company,” said Central Ink CEO Gregg Dahleen. “We handled the adversity very well.”
Dahleen noted that the company was impacted heavily during the early part of the pandemic, with an initial production drop of 30%, but through the restrictions and shipping challenges, everyone stayed safe.
Raw materials were a concern, leading Central Ink to push through its own price increases. “That impact is being felt at unprecedented levels,” Dahleen noted.
Central Ink has been investing in new product lines. Last year, the company introduced LED and HUV offset inks, and this past year saw the company move add new coatings.
“CIC recently diversified into the manufacturing of water-based and energy curable coatings,” Dahleen reported. “We are very excited for this development.”
Above all, Dahleen is seeing a return to normalcy and stability now.
“We are seeing volumes return to a normal level,” he added. “However, raw material availability and cost pressures are weighing heavily on production planning.”
