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    The 2020 Year in Review

    COVID-19 changed the way businesses operated, and industry leaders don’t see us going back.

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    Herbert Forker, CEO, Siegwerk
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    2020 has been a year of upheaval throughout the world. The tragic COVID-19 pandemic changed the way people live their lives and do business. For the ink industry, 2020 saw many changes due to the coronavirus. More people were working from home. Raw material supply was a challenge, and prices increased dramatically. Shows like American Coatings Show were canceled, and drupa 2020 and Labelexpo Americas were among those that were postponed. Other shows, such as the NAPIM Technical Conference/Electronic and Conductive Ink Conference and PRINTING United, became virtual. Even now, key shows are being moved further back into 2021. The mergers and acquisitions front was fairly quiet. INX International Ink acquired RUCO Druckfarben in January 2020, and Sun Chemical acquired Sensient Technology’s digital inks business in June 2020. A huge takeover attempt of HP by Xerox, which dominated headlines for a while in January and February, drifted away once the pandemic struck. Speaking

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