As we continue into 2009, the economic news remains sluggish at best for most business sectors, and the printing ink industry is no exception. With printing levels declining in the past year, ink manufacturers have been impacted as well. Naturally, that means that suppliers to the ink industry have also faced difficult times in the past six months. Pigment and additive manufacturers tell similar stories when it comes to sales and pricing. This issue, we focus on pigments and additives, and loo...