The world is moving ever more closely to key themes like sustainability and the Circular Economy, and the ink industry plays a role in this. From recyclability and compostability to using best manufacturing processes, the printing ink industry is partnering up and down the supply chain to provide its own improvements. That is the message from the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers’ (NAPIM) virtual Technical Conference, held as the first three days of Ink Week. This year’s conference theme was “Formulating for the Circular Economy.” The conference, held virtually, featured experts from the entire printing and printing ink supply chain and offered key insights into the Circular Economy and sustainability. “The NAPIM/NPIRI Technical Conference is a one-of-a-kind event for the printing ink industry,” said John Copeland, executive director of NAPIM. “This virtual event did not diminish this characteristic of the event, and in fact