A market report by London-based Visiongain indicates that the global packaging coatings, inks and additives market will reach a value of $15.27 billion in 2012, as increased demand for packaging in the emerging economies boosts the market.
HP Latex Inks and HP A50 Inkjet Web Press Inks are the first water-based inkjet inks to achieve the Sustainable Product Certification from UL Environment, a business unit of Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
The International Paint and Printing Ink Council’s (IPPIC) 3rd Global Paint & Coatings Industry Market Analysis Report (2011–2016) is available for pre-order.
Cabot Corp., a manufacturer of aqueous inkjet pigment dispersions, has completed a $10 million capacity expansion project at its Haverhill, MA, inkjet facility.
Key technology suppliers and players in the inkjet industry will convene in Rosemont, IL, at the Rosemont Hyatt for IMI's Inkjet Technology Showcase 2012 on September 5-6, 2012.
Flint Group North America has announced an 8 percent price increase on spot color inks and overprint varnishes used in sheetfed and heatset applications.
Jan Paul van der Velde, Senior Vice President of Procurement, Flint Group, has provided industry insight into expected raw material cost developments in 2012.
A proposed new ASTM standard will be the first compilation of definitions for terms commonly used in the printing ink vehicle industry. ASTM WK 35704, Terminology for Printing Ink Vehicles and Related Materials, is being developed by Subcommittee D01.37 on Ink Vehicles, part of ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications.
