Portland, OR

The overall strength of the North American packaging market has led to a series of acquisitions of liquid ink companies during the past year. Along these lines, Mosley Holdings announced the acquisition of Graphic Sciences, a water-based packaging inks and coatings specialist headquartered in Portland, OR, late last month. Graphic Sciences will become part of American Inks and Coatings (AIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mosley Holdings. With $68 million in sales in 2010, AIC is the sixth-largest U.S. packaging ink manufacturer. AIC is enjoying excellent growth in flexible packaging and folding cartons, as well as a leadership position in

Pointil Systems, a label converter in Portland, OR, USA, has acquired a flexographic press from J&H Printing Solutions, a distributor of printing and converting equipment manufactured in China. The press installed at Pointil Systems is a JH 1300, 13” wide, inline flexo press for printing and converting mostly pressure sensitive label stock. Pointil Systems President Wes Maughan reports that he chose the J&H press because of its register accuracy and customer testimony about reliability, quality construction, and customer service. “We have enjoyed a great working relationship with all the great people at Pointil,” says Mat Jones, J&H president. “The