The merger between BASF and ANI Printing Inks is the third major consolidation move in the European printing ink sector during the last five years. But there could be more to come. The biggest was Sun Chemical’s acquisition in 1999 of Coates, which brought together the two largest ink manufacturers in the European market. At the time, this combination was thought to be creating such a dominant player in the sector that commentators predicted that it would run into anti-t...