Consolidation and Innovation Drive Inks Market

Last year marked further consolidation in the global narrow web inks market. Ink suppliers wrestled with shortages of key ingredients while meeting the challenges presented by new label materials and production techniques. One of the biggest global consolidations was Siegwerk acquiring Environmental Inks and Coatings Corporation (EIC). EIC serves the packaging and label manufacturing industries in the US and Canada with water-based and energy curable inks and coatings. The newly formed organization will operate as ‘Environmental Inks – a member