The increased application of inkjet printing within ceramic tile decoration creates a need for advanced ink formulations, engineered to perform optimally at every stage of product use.

RBP Chemical Technology has appointed Jonathan Beaton to be the company’s Eastern Regional Sales Manager.

Sun Chemical’s Maurice Carruthers has been honored with two print industry awards, the 2014 National Association of Print Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM) Pioneer Award and the Metro New York Printing Ink Association (MNYPIA) 2014 Man of the Year.

As power and efficiency of UV/LED devices have improved, they are being used in more processes

Flint Group has appointed Inken Steinhauser as General Manager Sleeves.

 New nanoparticle ink technologyopens up new prospects for coating applications because these inks are not only compatible with so many deposition processes but also fit the many substrates types and the final product design. 

INX International Ink Co. and The Oldham Group recently agreed to expand their distributor partnership to include UV, traditional offset and UV flexo and water flexographic inks.

Information Management Institute Inc. (IMI) announced that its 22^nd Annual Ink Jet Printing Conference will be held January 30-February 1, 2013, at the Scottsdale Cottonwoods Resort & Suites in Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ.

Flint Group is increasing prices for all cold-set, heat-set, publication gravure, sheet-fed, packaging and narrow web inks and coatings, and press room chemicals. 

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.