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    China’s Ink Market Recovers from Impact of COVID-19

    Packaging ink market has returned to close to pre-pandemic levels, while publication and commercial ink sales are still lower.

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    David Savastano, Editor09.21.20
    China is perhaps the fastest-growing nation in terms of ink production. The country’s ink industry is a mix of international ink manufacturers, led by a pair of joint ventures (Hangzhou Toka Ink Co., Ltd., with T&K Toka, and Toyo Ink’s Tianjin Toyo) and domestic ink producers, the largest of which is Yip’s Chemical Holdings Limited. China was the first to feel the wrath of COVID-19, and the Chinese government essentially shut down the country in early 2020. As a result of these actions, China’s ink industry has come out of the pandemic relatively well. Masamichi Sota, executive officer, GM, Printing Material Products Division, DIC Corporation, noted that China’s stay-at-home orders led to the shutdown of most industries, including ink. “Just after the Chinese New Year at the end of January, China implemented ‘Moving Control,’ a stay-at-home order that caused the Chinese ink market to shut down because of the novel coronavirus

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