2002 was another difficult year for the U.S. economy. Printers faced a year of disappointing sales, which translated into another challenging year for the ink industry. However, the flexo packaging ink market presented a fairly bright spot amid the economic gloom. Packaging is often thought of as being recession-proof, and overall packaging ink sales through the first three quarters of 2002 were off only slightly from 2001. According to statistics compiled by the National Association of...