Anthony Locicero, Associate Editor11.13.20
COVID-19 has impacted people and businesses across the globe. However, there are ink companies that remained open – serving essential business operations – and reported growth during these trying times.
“The pandemic caused some disruption to the supply chain, but I think the printing industry was able to meet the challenges quite well,” said John Pogatschnik, manager, product narrow web at Flint Group. “Our customers have had varying levels of disruption, depending on the markets they serve. Those customers who are supplying segments deemed essential had strong demand and we worked directly with those customers to keep them supplied. Other customers who were affected by suffering segments like tickets, durable goods and automotive relieved the demand to some degree so we could re-balance our production requirements to keep customers supplied.”
“While COVID-19 has certainly affected all players in the global supply chain, Sun Chemical’s
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