Cytec launches updated Web site.(industry NEWS)(Website
overview)
Cytec Industries Inc. has launched new web pages related to its
activity in the paint and coatings and graphic arts and inks industries
on www.cytec.com.
By significantly expanding the depth of . . .
Plenty of M&A news among ink industry suppliers: Dominion
Colour, Wolstenholme, Huber's kaolin business all involved in
M&A acti
The ink industry has seen much merger and acquisition activity in
recent years, and the same is true of its suppliers. M&A activity
appears to be picking up, as can be seen in a trio of . . .
Micro Powders appoints Archway Sales as Midwest
representative.(industry NEWS)
Effective April 1, 2008 Micro Powders, Inc. has appointed Archway
Sales (formerly Decks & Co.), Cincinnati, OH as their exclusive
agent in the Ohio territory to represent their product line . . .
Hangzhou Baihe Clariant expands HPP plant.(industry NEWS)
Clariant International Ltd. and Zhejiang Baihe Chemical Holding
Group have announced the expansion of the Hangzhou Baihe Clariant
Pigments Co. Ltd. joint venture by investing in a world-scale plant . . .
Irving Gray joins S.P. Morell.(inkies)
Irving Gray has joined S.P. Morell's technical sales team. Mr.
Gray graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering
from North Carolina A&T State University. He has worked in
engineering . . .
Prisco names Steve Zunde president--Prisco Digital
Division.(inkies)
Printers' Service (Prisco) appointed of Steve Zunde
president--Prisco Digital Division. Mr. Zunde will be responsible for
driving the company's strategy and operational execution into the
digital . . .
Danny Sheikh appointed EVP of Stork Prints
America.(inkies)
Danny Sheikh has been appointed executive vice president of Stork
Prints America. During his 13 years' senior management experience
within the Stork Prints group, Mr. Sheikh has enjoyed . . .
Organizational changes at Cognis functional
products.(inkies)
To better align its strategy and intensify focus on key global
product groups in its radiation curing business, Cognis announces the
following organizational changes:
Simon Poulton has taken the . . .
EFI names Bill Bieger sales director for North America/GA
Solutions.(inkies)
In order to ramp up its efforts in the North American graphic arts
(GA) market, EFI has appointed Bill Bieger sales director for North
America/GA Solutions. Mr. Bieger will concentrate his efforts . . .
Calendar 2008.(Calendar)
MAY
May 13-15--The Color Pigments Manufacturers Association's
(CPMA) 2008 International Color Pigments Conference, "Color
Matters--New Business and New Products in a Global . . .
Sustainability for inks and printing.
The idea of products and packaging that are sustainable is at least
two decades old, but has been re-energized with the public focus brought
by Wal-Mart, among others, since around 2006.
The . . .
Plays so well with others: new dispersing resin technology offers
viscosity control, compatibility, efficiency and higher pigmen
For printers, it's never business as usual. Higher strength
inks must roll onto ever finer line screens. Presses speed up as
substrates diversify. Large runs split into smaller jobs that . . .
The RFID report: the RFID market continues to enjoy excellent
growth as adaptation of the technology expands rapidly, and some m
There has been tremendous interest in the areas of printed
electronics and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. This
interest is understandable, considering that IDTechEx, a Cambridge, . . .
The gravure report: gravure must continue to improve turnaround
times while remaining competitive on cost in order to expand mar
Gravure printing has always been a popular printing process for
both the publication and packaging markets because of the high quality
it delivers.
Although other processes, notably flexographic . . .
The resin report: higher raw material prices, led by crude oil,
continue to impact resin manufacturers, but the surge in new pro
As has been the case throughout he ink industry supply chain, he
rising price of crude oil has had a direct impact on resin
manufacturers. At press time, crude oil had reached $119 a barrel,
nearly . . .
Ink manufacturers take the stage at drupa 2008.
By virtually any statistic, drupa, the printing industry's
largest trade fair, is a staggering undertaking. At the last drupa in
2004, 394,478 visitors from 122 nations attended the . . .
Paper, ink manufacturers collaborate to develop innovative new
products.(european report)(Company overview)
The paper industry in Europe looks set for a period of innovation
which could lead to substantially improved performance of inks in
publishing, packaging and other print sectors while also lowering . . .
Market for conductive silver inks set to grow: new NanoMarkets
reports states that market for conductive silver inks will expand
According to a new report from NanoMarkets, an industry analyst
firm based in Glen Allen, VA, the market for silver conductive inks will
almost triple over the next eight years to reach $2.4 . . .
EFI, 3M team to deliver new UV ink series, media.(fresh
INK)
EFI announced the commercial release of its new 3M Piezo Inkjet Ink
Series 2800 UV for use with EFI's VUTEk QS2000 and QS3200 superwide
printers and a wide range of opaque, clear and translucent 3M . . .
Nazdar launches Lyson's TX6500 digital water-based dye
sublimation ink sets.(fresh INK)
Nazdar has introduced the new Lyson TX6500 Series digital
water-based dye sublimation inks formulated for use in Mimaki, Mutoh,
Roland and Epson digital printers.
The Nazdar TX6500 Series of . . .
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