David Savastano, Ink World Editor10.25.05
In late 1999, George Sickinger, who was then vice president and general manager of Borden Chemical’s Ink Division, took the dramatic step of beginning the process to secure funding and acquiring the division himself, and set out to form an independent ink company.
The new company was named Color Resolutions International (CRI), a nod to the importance of providing resolutions to the application of color. The company would focus on its core market of corrugated, where it was the second-largest North American ink supplier.
Looking back on the past four years, it has been a challenging time for the ink industry, and probably as difficult a time as any for a new company to begin. Still, CRI has moved forward, maintaining its strength in corrugated and using its expertise to expand into other packaging segments.
In a further sign that the company is on the right path, CRI recently opened a brand-new $5.5 million, 70,000 square foot facility in Fairfield, OH, on a street app
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